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PRACTICE beats PANIC!! With the season right around the corner, when the wind picks-up, I have started to get antsy to get out on the water. This last Sunday we had mid 70’s temp here in mid TN, with a wind out of the southwest around 12-15 mph. The lake surface temp is 52, which didn’t...

Thanks... I will order the Rick White one!

Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the "Back to Basics for Sunfish World Championship Speed" DVD? I have seen another DVD listed on a couple of sites, "". Has anyone watched either of these? Steve

That would be helpful! I am going to have to try that one as well. Where do you keep your phone stored on board? I end up with mine double ziplocked in a pro storage fat bag. My boat stays dry inside, I guess I am just paranoid about the phone.....

The one I used is Map My Fitness. It seemed to work pretty well! Have you had a chance to check any others?

I hope that everyone enjoyed the season as much as I did! My first year in the Sunfish was GREAT! The last time out I used a Running Ap on my I-Phone to track my day on the lake.... 15 miles in 3 hours and 20 minutes! Not a speed record, but it was a GREAT day on the lake!! I was...

Yes I did. I never thought that the "roll and tip" method would work so well!

I was wrong! I used Interlux on the deck.... and the Rustoleum was what I used on the bottom of the hull.... I guess I'm getting old!

I used Rustoleum on the deck. After the first coat of primer I waited 24 hours. Temp was in the mid 60's. But I learned to do the coats early in the morning, before it warmed up too much. After the paint was no longer tacky, I set the boat out in the sunshine until sundown. I also tried to keep...

Finished! :)

Finally done! Almost…

I think there is a technical term for what I ended up with..... "OVERKILL"!

I did one coat of Rustoleum primer along with two coats of Rustoleum Topcoat. I went over the bottom before priming with a sandable paste made by bondo, filled the cracks and sanded it all smooth. I also sanded with 220 between each of the coats. One tip I can give you is to do it early in...

Thanks to everyone! I found an older Sunfish that I have been going thru and cleaning up the last couple of months....

When I bought the boat it had a spring, and was mounted to the inside of the lip of the footwell with an eyestrap. If the spring was stronger, the block would have been sticking into the middle of the footwell! Back in February I had posted a question about the block and spring. That is why...

I was trying to install my mainsheet stand up spring and boot. After repeated tries (and a LOT of cussing!) :mad: I gave up using string to compress the spring enough to mount it. I ended up using tie straps and a tightening gun for them. It allowed me to FULLY compress the spring. Three tie...

Today I put the Race Stripes on the deck! They came out pretty good! Now I have to add the coaming and other parts....

The last coat of paint went on pretty well today!

Tomorrow morning I put the final coat of paint on the deck.... I am really amazed how well the paint has gone on!

I am in the process of cleaning up my Sunfish. So far I have repainted the trailer, added new bunks and refinished the bottom!