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    Questions on buying a boat and light repairs

    New England is a pretty big area, if you narrow it down there might be help near by
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    Vang rigging ?

    I use a small plastic cleat with stainless screws, drill pilot holes and put a drop of 5200 on the threads. I unexpectedly tested it in 36 knot winds and it held fine. To tie in a vang, use the extra halyard from the deck cleat, back through the deck fairlead, up over the gooseneck and back...
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    When is it time to call it quits?

    I will quit sailing when I die at the tiller
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    Strange goings-on in the Sunfish class

    I see this turning in to a royal cluster flip and the losers are going to be us.
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    The tiller extension on my 69 sf

    I guess you could say when I'm hiked out like that I am mostly overboard
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    The tiller extension on my 69 sf

    When fully hiked out I need an extension, I sit as close to front of the cockpit as I can
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    New (to me) Fish

    Welcome I'm just up the road, if you need help feel free to ask
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    Looking to start competing

    A good skipper with an average boat will usually beat a poor skipper with the best boat.
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    Turtle

    I have never adjusted my rig to set the clew, I adjust goose neck and halyard location. The clew ends up where it ends up. If it's getting buried in the waves, sail flatter, flat is fast.
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    Daggerboard aerodynamic advice

    A boat, is a hole in the water, you throw money into. All of them
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    Whoops there's foam here: On inspection ports

    I thought about it. Then I said screw it and went sailing. Waste of energy and just makes a mess.
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    Whoops there's foam here: On inspection ports

    I had the same thing, used a sheet rock saw to cut the foam.
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    Turtle

    Take your mast and put it in the water and see if water is getting in. I sealed the caps with 3M 4200
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    New Sailor: which Sunfish for me??

    I consider myself a sailor, nothing more nothing less. Knowing how to get the best from my boat makes my experience better. In light wind, my boat moves when others don't, in heavier air, my boat stays upright while others are turtling. I'm not elite or special, I have a 1968 that I upgraded a...
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    New Sailor: which Sunfish for me??

    The "extra" adjustments such as vang cunningham and outhaul are NOT just for racers. Having them and learning to use them is called "learning how to sail" Sails need to be properly adjusted to have the correct shape for the current wind and water conditions, it's called "sail trim". By having...
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    Sunfish sail pricing - whaaaaa????

    You can buy blocks direct from Racelite for less then half what LP charges.
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    Intensity dagger board

    I have the Intensity board, works well. I glassed and installed bushings in my wood rudder.
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    Why do you own more than one sunfish

    I would like a cubby and a shiner finish
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    Why do you own more than one sunfish

    I only have one, it's a 1968 close as I can guess, would like to get my hands on a newer one also
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    New to the forum...

    Mine were wood screws, a bit corroded, I replaced them stainless wood screws, about 3/4 longer then what came out. It was tested in 36knt winds, held fine.

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