Recent content by cantgrowup

Thanks for the offer, but I'm going to try these square tipped ones for awhile. The metal grommets on the new sail are larger and cover the sharp corners on the new clips.

What the heck.... I just decided to go with the new rings. They wouldn't have made them like that if they weren't "engineeringly" sound.

I'm replacing sail and rings on my 1976 Sunfish and the new sail rings I bought don't appear as well made as the 42 year old rings that I'm taking off. The new rings have sharp square corners (on the snap latch ends) which look like they could conceivably puncture the sail fabric. The old...

I have a question about the O-ring on my 1976 plastic bailer. When trying to reinstall my bailer with a new o-ring, the bailer is not being drawn up flat against the hull bottom... it's tilted (touching the nose against the hull, but there is a gap of 1/4" or so between trailing edge and hull...

Ah! There is indeed an HIN molded into the transom and it is a 1976 hull. Thanks!

Thanks! I'll upload some pics after I get it in the water. New sail and parts are on their way now. I think it's a 1976 model according to the Chrysler Boat info plate on the trailer (assuming the trailer was bought new with the boat). The top of the hull has diagonal red/blue stripes in...

I've taken a post-73 Sunfish "new-style" bailer apart and the nylon ball looks like it seats directly against the bottom of the cap without any rubber seat. However, the Sunfishdirect.com part number 91301 ball kit includes rubber seats for the ball to seal against. Does my bailer need these...