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I've read a number of threads on this forum about painting a Sunfish and have learned quite a bit. I was wondering if after you've painted your fish do you then apply a coat of gel coat? Could you mix the gel coat with the paint and apply it that way? Thanks!

Great advice here, it was at most a 30 minute job! Thanks for all the tips, now if we could just have some wind please!

I've got a 1970 Sunfish that I think I'll be replacing the bailer on. Is there an advantage to going to the new style bailer? I understand it's plastic which concerns me with beach landings and overall durability. Thanks!

Seems as if I'm missing an important component to my self bailer. Shouldn't this have some sort of cap to it? When I'm sailing it's fine, when I stop for any reason the cockpit fills with water.

The top part of my centerboard, where you grab it, has come almost free. The screws that hold it in place have worn a hole to the end of the board. Is there anything wrong with taking some marine epoxy and gluing those two pieces together? Thanks!

I'm the proud new owner of a 1970's vintage Sunfish. It's got the old style rudder and what I've been told is the old style self bailing cock pit. The only problem with the self bailing cock pit is that the part that's under water is facing the wrong way. Is this worth fixing? I've been told by...

Hello and thanks for reading and hopefully responding to this thread. I plan to teach my daughter to sail a bit this summer and was wondering if there's a big difference between the Laser and the Sunfish. I suspect the Laser is a bit faster then the Sunfish but from a learning perspective is it...