Alan S. Glos
Well-Known Member
Here is something for Forum readers to mull over. It is my understanding that installing a drain plug on the bottom of the transom on a Sunfish (like the standard issue Laser rig) could render the boat illegal for racing. This strikes me as odd as it does not result in a speed advantage of any kind other than having a lighter boat. Face it; most Sunfish leak a little, but to drain the interior one has to turn the boat on its side and hold it that way for the time it takes to drain. If the boat is on a trailer or a dolly, it is much easier to simply lift the front of the trailer or dolly, put the bow up and the stern down and let all the interior water run to the transom. If there were a drain plug there it would then be much easier to drain the hull.
-Do most of you believe that allowing a transom mount drain plug is a good idea? and...
-If so, how to we petition the Class to allow the builder to make this rig standard issue or at least allow sailors to
make the retrofit without jeopardizing "race legal" status?
Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY
-Do most of you believe that allowing a transom mount drain plug is a good idea? and...
-If so, how to we petition the Class to allow the builder to make this rig standard issue or at least allow sailors to
make the retrofit without jeopardizing "race legal" status?
Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY