Re: How to install an hicking strap on a 1979 Sunfish
I have one installed on my 83 SF. There is a lot of force on a strap and rivets into fiberglass would certainly pull out at a most inopportune time!!
You can mount the back of the strap using two eye bolts drilled through the 'lip' of the...
You have a few options.
If you get a small boat trailer you can keep the sunfish on it right-side-up and rig it at the ramp and launch(5 to 10 mintes). Alumilite makes a very light trailer that can be launched by hand.
Sietech makes a great dolly that can be used at the ramp or a beach to move...
I have installed more than a dozen mast Halyard cleats. DON'T drill all the way thru the mast, BAD idea. The nuts on the other side will rub the sail when on port tack and I have seen masts break and drilling through both sides only weakens it unnecessarily. .#8 by 1-1/2 inch long stainess...
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