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Mast bottom cap fastener pin diameter?
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I don't have a micrometer, but I do have a new mast base cap and a set of drill bits. My eye says that the pins are the same diameter...
Yesterday at 7:45 PM
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rope steering on a Sailfish
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It works!! I test-sailed this prototype for a couple of hours, circa 5-7 pm yesterday, at speeds up to 4 mph in wind up to 8 mph, but...
Jun 16, 2022
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Laser Falling Down Mountain
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I thought "Laser falling down mountain" was going to be the first line of a Haiku!
Jun 15, 2022
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rope steering on a Sailfish
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OK thanks. So if I follow this, that essentially was a way of turning your Grumman rope steering back into something like the standard...
Jun 15, 2022
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rope steering on a Sailfish
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Why? (a) Mast is more nearly vertical, hence easier for it to turn. This pennant is tied to the fishing rod, so the whole rod has to...
Jun 14, 2022
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rope steering on a Sailfish
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I don't get this. Is this tiller in front of you, like I am trying to do, or behind you, like a conventional rudder? Or is the...
Jun 14, 2022
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rope steering on a Sailfish
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An issue with just clamping the line is that I also want eventually to be able to clip and unclip the steering lines from the rudder...
Jun 14, 2022
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rope steering on a Sailfish
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Thanks for your input. Yes, I totally agree about the end-grain eyelets; I just put them in that way when I first had the idea and...
Jun 13, 2022
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I put a double-wide bench seat on my 1962 Super Sailfish Mk2 so I can hike out a bit by sliding over, while still having back support...
Jun 12, 2022
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Sailfish/Sunfish Identification Help
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So, what is the smallest serial number yet known to have been stamped on the rudder mount or marked on the hull somewhere? Is this...
Jun 9, 2022
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Sailfish/Sunfish Identification Help
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Can you post a picture of the rudder mount showing the '677' stamped on it? If I'm following what Signal Charlie just posted, I'm...
Jun 9, 2022
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water in my Sailfish hull
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I couldn't find any precise numbers on-line, so here are mine. With the set-up shown above (3.5 inch 47 CFM muffin fan masked by its...
Jun 8, 2022
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Sailfish/Sunfish Identification Help
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You may mean the 'Sunfish timeline' document. I believe that includes all of the Alcort products, including the Sailfish, and that the...
Jun 6, 2022
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How not to capsize while learning?
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Yes, I know everyone says that, and I suggested at least one reason why: namely, because with the mast and daggerboard in their standard...
Jun 6, 2022
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How not to capsize while learning?
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Sunfish purists often seem to recoil in horror at the idea, but in my view the best way to avoid capsizing is to mount outriggers on...
Jun 6, 2022
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