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    Varnish Stripper

    Thanks Saltydog, I have a heat gun, I’ll try it.
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    Varnish Stripper

    Sorry. No need for replies. I did a search and a found alot of good information.
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    Varnish Stripper

    Will varnish remover damage the mahogany dagger?
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    Trailer bunk location

    I believe I read on the forum the bunks run the length of the cockpit on the outer edge of the hull. Correct? I plan on making 6” carpeted bunks with padding. Any suggestions on padding. My trailer is here and my Sunfish is there. Can anyone tell me the measurement from the bow to the...
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    Anti-Turtling

    Thanks, we’ll hit the next sting armed with noodles, zip ties and a gallon milk jug to experiment. I will be doing capsize drills with my 6 year old granddaughter. Righting a turtled boat will when she is completely comfortable.
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    Anti-Turtling

    Mashmaster, does the pool noodle stop turtllng or just slow it down?
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    Anti-Turtling

    Thanks Alan, will do. Looking forward to spring. Ben
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    Anti-Turtling

    I want introduce my granddaughter to Sunfish sailing next summer. I want to keep the boat from turtling if (when) we capsize. If I use gallon milk jugs, how many and where to attach them? Top of mast or top of the gaff?
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    Just some sailing pics from the Netherlands

    Wow, 90F seems awfully warm for the Netherlands even in August. Is this normal or heat wave? Please post more pictures of Lake Gooimeer.
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    Sentimental Sunfish story

    Kristie, thank you for sharing your story. It brought back many warm and pleasant memories of my aunts cabin at the lake. Fremont, that someone was the water rat, Ratty in the Wind in the Willows. He was a very wise rat. Ben
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    Hull cradle

    Great idea. Do you think 4" straps are wide enough to support the weight without deforming the deck?
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    Hull cradle

    I want to build a cradle to store my Sunfish on our deck. Does anyone have or know of plans or templets for a cradle. I want to store the hull “deck side down” and “bottom side up”.

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