clemsparks
New Member
Hi all,
If this isn't the right place to post this, I apologize.
My grandfather gave my cousin and I a Sweet 16 about 15 years ago. We did a whiz-bang restoration on it and sailed it a few times. I decided, having kids, that that was more of a boat than I needed here in MO where we have poor wind and small "lakes."
That boat was languishing at my cousin's place and was sold recently to someone who could potentially restore it or use its few remaining parts.
Fast forward to last week. I posted an ad on the "wanted" section of my local Craigslist that I was looking for a Sunfish, specifically, or something similar.
I received a response from a nice gentleman (who lived 3 blocks from me, coincidentally) that was ready to pass along his abandoned project. So, yesterday, my daughters (7 and 10) and I picked up our "new" sunfish.
It has this hole in the hull, which has been there for at least 10 years (while the boat was stored upside down outside).
I've been reading up here about drying out a sunfish (I still need to weigh mine, but it feels heavier than I think 120 lbs might feel...so probably needs drying).
The Sail is shot (very discolored/faded with several small holes). It looks like replacements are very cost effective. I'll also be looking for a good used one.
The daggerboard has been partially covered (poorly) in fiberglass. I'm not sure what I'll do about that. I'll post up some photos and get suggestions at some point soon.
I was given this fine link by someone on an automotive board I'm on (thanks grassrootsmotorsports.com!): http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/17.htm. That should help me through the hull repair.
So...that's me for starters. I learned to sail at Boy Scout Camp on similar boats, and really look forward to exploring the small local lakes and giving my girls the opportunity to learn to love to sail!
Thansk for looking!
Clem
If this isn't the right place to post this, I apologize.
My grandfather gave my cousin and I a Sweet 16 about 15 years ago. We did a whiz-bang restoration on it and sailed it a few times. I decided, having kids, that that was more of a boat than I needed here in MO where we have poor wind and small "lakes."
That boat was languishing at my cousin's place and was sold recently to someone who could potentially restore it or use its few remaining parts.
Fast forward to last week. I posted an ad on the "wanted" section of my local Craigslist that I was looking for a Sunfish, specifically, or something similar.
I received a response from a nice gentleman (who lived 3 blocks from me, coincidentally) that was ready to pass along his abandoned project. So, yesterday, my daughters (7 and 10) and I picked up our "new" sunfish.
It has this hole in the hull, which has been there for at least 10 years (while the boat was stored upside down outside).
I've been reading up here about drying out a sunfish (I still need to weigh mine, but it feels heavier than I think 120 lbs might feel...so probably needs drying).
The Sail is shot (very discolored/faded with several small holes). It looks like replacements are very cost effective. I'll also be looking for a good used one.
The daggerboard has been partially covered (poorly) in fiberglass. I'm not sure what I'll do about that. I'll post up some photos and get suggestions at some point soon.
I was given this fine link by someone on an automotive board I'm on (thanks grassrootsmotorsports.com!): http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/17.htm. That should help me through the hull repair.
So...that's me for starters. I learned to sail at Boy Scout Camp on similar boats, and really look forward to exploring the small local lakes and giving my girls the opportunity to learn to love to sail!
Thansk for looking!
Clem