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    NEW YORK Excellent Condition 14ft Alcort Sunfish

    14ft Alcort Sunfish sailboat. Excellent condition. All original and lightly used over the years. Hull is light weight, clean, and has a nice shine. No patches or repairs. Alcort matching sail is crisp and has no holes or repairs. Wood blades are also in great shape - and has the new style...
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    CALIFORNIA 14ft AMF Alcort Sunfish

    hello, im trying to help my dad sell this sunfish that he's been trying to get rid of for years! we are unsure the year, but we do have all the parts to it (dagger board, tiller, mast, sail...). if you have any interest, or any information on it, please feel free to message me! im not quite sure...
  3. B

    Question  Fatheading a pinhead Minifish cat rig

    So I bought this minifish2 (for those who don’t know what that is, which is likely most of you because this boat is incredibly uncommon, it’s a cat rig Minifish, see the attached photos) at the beginning of the summer and I’ve been sailing the hell out of it. I want to get a new sail for it...
  4. B

    Expired  NEW YORK Red/white/blue 14ft Sunfish - Excellent Condition

    Classic red, white, and blue 14ft AMF Sunfish sailboat. Sunfish is in excellent condition. Very lightly used over the years and always stored indoors. Hull is clean, has a nice shine, and no patchwork. Light weight hull. Sail is in like new condition, no rips or tears. Blades are also in great...
  5. Trumanwalker

    Wooden Sunfish Floor Boards

    So I am working on this wooden sunfish and it did not come with original floorboards. So I made some quick out of 1/4" okoume marine plywood and put a coat of primer on them. I know there should be finger holes but I'm not sure if I got the dimensions quite right and would appreciate any insight...
  6. Seashells

    Question  Sunfish similarities to the Butterfly?

    Hi all, I’m a complete beginner to sailing. My friend and I recently acquired a Sunfish but haven’t had a chance to take it out yet. I also recently went on a vacation at a lake house and had full access to a Butterfly sailboat for about a week. That was my first time ever sailing. I got used to...
  7. JC sunfish

    Missing world sailing plaques on 2021 and newer boats

    Heads up to anyone out there with a 2021 or newer sunfish. The following are the recent emails from the ISCA regarding the forged or missing world sailing plaques, just discovered my boat doesn't have one: #1 "World Sailing Plaques: Additional news is that ISCA has been working closely with...
  8. LostSailor

    Vang Solution with a Deck Cleat Only?

    Hey Now, I rigged my sunfish for the first time this morning — just in time for the wind to die out. I followed a how-to video showing the rigging of a mast with a cleat on its side, but my boat only has a deck cleat, so the procedure for tying my vang had to differ. Eventually, I managed to...
  9. LostSailor

    Old-Style Rudder Cheeks?

    Hey now, This 81 sunfish belonged to my late father. I took her on, and as I was prepping to sail later this week, I discovered there's no damn rudder cheek assembly (main bolt, tension springs, etc) — looks like he never got around to mounting his latest homemade blade. God knows where the...
  10. N

    Paddling/Motoring from canal out to lake

    Hey everyone! New to the forum here. I've been sailing Sunfish on and off now for close to 10 years, and finally got the chance to buy my first boat. This forum has been super handy for advice for getting the boat dry, cleaning up the bottom gelcoat, and repainting the top (previous owners put...
  11. G

    Help identify “sunfish” please

    Looking for help identifying a possible sunfish. I don’t know the full history but I’m guessing this boat is pre-1980’s given how long it’s been in our family. The molded coaming is throwing me, can’t seem to find anything definitive online. I do know the rudder bracket is custom made, so...
  12. C

    Boat repair and upkeep - advice wanted!

    Howdy everyone! I am a counselor at a summer camp in Maine currently in possession of four sunfish sailboats. These boats are very well loved and highly under cared for, with ages ranging from 4 years - long before my time. I grew up and learned to sail in some of them and would love to provide...
  13. Sailing Sasha

    Hull Repair Advice for a "Sunfish Clone"

    Now before anyone gets mad at me for posting about an imitation sunfish in the Sunfish Forum, here me out! I have a Lockley-Newport Panther that is essentially the same thing as a Sunfish, so I imagine the hull repair would be the same, hence this seemed the most relevant place to ask. Also...
  14. M

    Help identify this 1978 craft. Minifish or Flite 12?

    Hello, I have just purchased what was listed as a 1976 Sunfish. I have since learned that it was an inaccurate listing! I knew something was off when I bought it, but I just figured I was misremembering what a Sunfish looked like as I’ve only used one a few times and it was probably 10+ years...
  15. Benswingin

    Wood roof-rack for Tacoma

    First post, just joined today. Heading to Lake Moomaw. My wife bought me a sunfish for $50. I was scared to open the sail bag, but turns out the sails are new. Lucky me! Boat has been sitting turned over in the woods in a pile of leaves for 3 years. I built a wood rack for it a couple of nights...
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    How to transport a sunfish

    Hey all! I'm heading up to Maine next weekend and would like to bring my sunfish up there with me. Gonna get a hitch installed on my car... then I need to figure out what sort of trailer I can get to do this. Looks like Load Rite has some that would work, but they're pretty expensive. I'm...
  17. Sailing Sasha

    Beat up used Sunfish vs. Newport Panther - is it worth it?

    Hi everyone, this is my first post on this forum. So I just got back from sailing a friend's sunfish and have decided I really want one. After checking my local Craigslist, I found one that has certainly seen better days, and I'm not sure if it is worth the $250 asking price. The hull looks...
  18. 4cpus4me

    Sunfish Rack

    Here's my attempt at a rack for my Sunfish when I keep it in the lake. Just 2" schedule 40 pipe over some aluminum posts I augered into the lake bottom. I lift the front end and slide it into the goal post which sort of holds it while I walk around to the back end and lift it up on to...
  19. Clark_Lake

    1965 Sunfish Restoration

    Hi, I'm new to the forum and thought I'd share some pics of my "quar-project"...restoring my grandma's old Sunfish. My parents took it out a few years ago so I know it floats, and other than that it's been in a garage or basement the past 25+ years. I think most of the parts are original, but...
  20. WolfHertzberg

    Sunfish Mainsheet Block Installation

    Hi all, I see that there've been a lot of threads on various mainsheet upgrades, with a ratchet block sitting on a stand-up spring seemingly the best option. But what I can't find a conclusive answer to is whether it's enough to simply drill the eye strap directly into the deck with machine...

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