Headley Grange
Member
Hello all,
I joined up on the forum about a month ago but this is my first post. I've been checking out all the Sunfish pages and links and have learned quite a bit.
My first introduction to sailing was when my father had a Penguin (anyone remember those?) when I was about nine or ten years old. I didn't pay much attention to how he was sailing it, I just enjoyed the ride and remembered to lower my head when he shouted "Hard alee!"
Fast forward to about 25 years ago. I got the bug and took a sailing class. I learned on a Lido 14. I then bought a 16-foot sailboat that was in need of some repair. It was plywood covered with fiberglass and weighed a "freakin' ton" (technical term). I made the repairs and took it out on the water a few times. The problem was that it took two men and a small boy about 30 minutes to rig and de-rig it. My wife didn't like the look of it sitting in our driveway and I ended up giving it to the Sea Scouts.
I needed to get a boat that was easy enough for one person to move around and set up. Enter the Sunfish. I was able to get a great deal ($100) on a pre-1966 Sunfish (It has the dual drain plugs). came with the mast, spars, and the rudder and tiller, but was missing most of the deck hardware. So far I refinished the fins, patched some minor dings in the hull, primed and painted the bottom, and attached a fairlead and halyard cleat. I bought a Harken 240 and was starting to install it yesterday when I noticed that there is a slight rise in the deck where it meets the cockpit. Here's my question: do I need to fabricate a riser to attach the 240 to the deck? There's not enough room to move it back the inch or so that it would take to mount it on the flat area.
I have some "before" photos on Photobucket. None of the area in question, though.
Thanks in advance
I joined up on the forum about a month ago but this is my first post. I've been checking out all the Sunfish pages and links and have learned quite a bit.
My first introduction to sailing was when my father had a Penguin (anyone remember those?) when I was about nine or ten years old. I didn't pay much attention to how he was sailing it, I just enjoyed the ride and remembered to lower my head when he shouted "Hard alee!"
Fast forward to about 25 years ago. I got the bug and took a sailing class. I learned on a Lido 14. I then bought a 16-foot sailboat that was in need of some repair. It was plywood covered with fiberglass and weighed a "freakin' ton" (technical term). I made the repairs and took it out on the water a few times. The problem was that it took two men and a small boy about 30 minutes to rig and de-rig it. My wife didn't like the look of it sitting in our driveway and I ended up giving it to the Sea Scouts.
I needed to get a boat that was easy enough for one person to move around and set up. Enter the Sunfish. I was able to get a great deal ($100) on a pre-1966 Sunfish (It has the dual drain plugs). came with the mast, spars, and the rudder and tiller, but was missing most of the deck hardware. So far I refinished the fins, patched some minor dings in the hull, primed and painted the bottom, and attached a fairlead and halyard cleat. I bought a Harken 240 and was starting to install it yesterday when I noticed that there is a slight rise in the deck where it meets the cockpit. Here's my question: do I need to fabricate a riser to attach the 240 to the deck? There's not enough room to move it back the inch or so that it would take to mount it on the flat area.
I have some "before" photos on Photobucket. None of the area in question, though.
Thanks in advance