shorefun
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Sort of local to me a Laser dolly is up for sale. How close is it to a Sunfish dolly?
Any reason it wont work on a sunfish?
Any reason it wont work on a sunfish?
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I’ve always had a Laser dolly with a Sunfish front piece. I think the balance fore and aft is a bit off but it has worked for me since 2001.The person sent me a picture showing the distance is about 63" across at the belt supports for the laser dolly.
The Sunfish dolly is about 50" across.
It's a 1971 boat with aluminum trim and, like you said, it just falls off the handle part no matter how tightly I tie it off. I'll call Dynamic and see what parts they can offer.
Thanks very much
The HF3 fits the shape of all Sunfish, so it will provide better support that the laser handle fitting that has a larger radius. The older Sunfish do not have the notch for the fitting to fit in, so the older boats do not hold well on it while moving. I look forward to hearing how it works for you. I will be using my new to me laser dolly for awhile and reevaluate.Ah, ok, that's unfortunate. I chatted with Chris at Dynamic yesterday and he steered me toward buying the Sunfish handle fitting (Dynamic HF3) with the edge trim rather than the keel V support which I did. I'll test more as well when I receive the part.
Thanks for your response.
Thanks for this update. I am going to try with an extra V brace I have and see if it helps with a Sietech laser dolly I am using with my 1976 Sunfish.Called Chris at Dynamic Dollies, and I re-learned today that there are two different setups for the Dynamic Sunfish dolly, one dolly is for the Sunfish with metal edge trim, it comes with a V-Brace on the tongue to secure the keel and a V-Brace on the bow tube to secure the bow. The Dynamic Sunfish dolly for the 1988 and newer rolled edge Sunfish has a V-Brace on the tongue and a fitting on the bow tube that fits under the rolled edge. For those who have to bump over rocks, roots, small farm animals, etc... it helps to run a bow line from the bow handle to tie down the bow to the bow tube.
The non-gunwale hung dolly SKU is SKU: 10117
The rolled edge gunwale hung dolly SKU is SKU: 13003-1
Please let me know your source for $200 Dollies!Thanks guys.
Even with the rolled flange they do not always stay on the plastic in front. At least that is my findings.
As for the rims and tires.
I have been taking care of a bunch of them from our club and I hate them!!!!
Cracked tires from being outside all the years.
Low on air and they pop the bead. I have the stuff to put them back on at home. But then you miss a bit of dirt on the bead and they leak down. Even putting a bunch of slime in them does not alway seal them.
The most dangerous are the rims that are bleached white by the sun. Do not try to do anything with them. I have and had one pop off the edge of the plastic bead explosively and just miss my head. I stopped messing with trying to put tubes in and such. Depending on the surfaces it is just best to use the solid wheels. We have some solid wheels at the club and they just work.
At $200 for a dolly I figure it will work fine for my third sunfish. I just have to travel almost an hour to get it.