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I'm on the gulf coast, but I sailed a Sunfish once on Blue Mountain Lake(?) in New York and that was fun. Rented a powerboat on Lake George (also NY), and that was fun. Honeymooned on Ocracoke Island (NC?) and that was fun. River sailing can be nice too.

Starting in Covington, LA. I used to go to Navarre Beach when I was a kid; my best friend's family had one of the first raised cabins in the neighborhood. Great memories sailing a Dolphin Sr. and a Jetwind (long before my Sunfish days) in the Sound there.

I'm going to Destin for a week and bringing the sunfish. Can anyone recommend a good launching spot?

We were staying at the east end of Perdido Key (just west of Pensacola). I launched at the ramp in Big Lagoon State Park. Big Lagoon is a fun place to mess around. I love sailing in new places. I can highly recommend this one.

Got it, thanks.:)

:confused: Huh? uhhh, I don't understand.

I don't know of any around me, but the deep south is brutal to wood boats. There have been a few posts on here about wood boats, but I doubt there a very many. If you do a nice job, it should be a head-turner. :)

If you are serious (and only if, because this will be a lot of work), remove all the paint down to bare wood. If there is any rot hiding underneath the paint, this should help you find it. If the wood is fiberglassed under the paint, I wouldn't disturb the glass unless it seems to have come...

In case ye've been a-plunderin' and ain't heard http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html

That's quite a bo-bo! :eek: The foam plug idea is kind of attractive to me. Fill the hole with foam, then carve away at it until what's left is the shape of the interior volume. Feather the edges of the glass around the hole. Then pile on layers of glass, feathering out over the remaining...

You are going to have to post pics to get an intelligent discussion going.

I agree. That fold may go away once there is some wind pressure on the sail. Then you can adjust the outhaul properly. Bottom line : this is a good thing. :)

A couple of options http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=15114&familyName=Ronstan+Tiller+Extensions#...

I was hoping someone would offer a dissent.

Those look more like scratches than scuff marks. Assuming this is gel coat, not paint, wet sanding with a series starting with 320 or 400 and going finer until you are satisfied should get them out, or at least to something you can live with.

I would let the sailmaker do it.

Certainly there will be different set-up and fine-tuning issues between a Sunfish rig and a Cape Dory, but if you are new to sailing, there is a lot to learn that will transfer to any other boat. The set-up and tuning part is akin to handling differences between cars. You are learning how to...

I don't know what Canyon Lake is like, but from sailing on Lake Travis near Austin when I was in college, I can offer one piece of advice. "Close to shore" in that kind of lake is "crazy wind". The shore terrain can really play havoc with the wind. It is puffy, and the direction changes...

"dagger board has cracks along the very top where the handle is bolted on. They don't extend down the board beyond the handle, but I can see the bolts looking at the board from the top. I can't really afford a new one right now" I was in exactly that situation. I had a very good outcome by...

Wayne, did you use 3, or are 2 supports enough. Using 3 seems like it would just complicate matters unnecessarily.