Recent content by chucklane92

Hope I didn't toss the bl.... I just replaced. Great idea

I guess we are all in the same "boat" LOL, I didn't know it was the geezer rig but, I also ran it a bit high to avoid ducking.

I was amazed at the fact she was moving at all, not sure if you can tell but the lake was like glass lol, barely any breeze and I was making headway, slow but moving. I think my super may have had the "scuttlebutts" there was some adhesive that I couldn't remove from the wood. It cause a little...

First run of the mini, almost becalmed :confused:

Hadn't thought about it. Not sure and Thank you :)

My wife is coming to watch from shore, should be pics, maybe video, perhaps entertaining, hopefully upright lol Valuables will be in her keeping. I am rigging a bow line or something similar, no good attachment point on the bow so... creativity required Wind is supposed to be light, 5-7 mph...

next hardware

Just rigged my minifish, Going to take her out tomorrow. First time sailing in 35 years. Hope I don't spend all day turtled lol I definitely need better rope for the mast but, this should work for now. I think it will work. Anything wrong?

Thanks! getting there, should be done next week :) Hopefully the following week , I'll see how she sails Then the Sunfish begins, also have to replace a strut in the FOLBOT, winter damage :(

2nd coat done. Rub Rails installed per signal charlie's advice.

Progress! Added something for @signal charlie , I thought it was a great idea, used the dimensions from the sunfish to make them. Second coat about to start.

First coat of finish, some flaws showed up. OH well next time :)

While stripping her, under about 4 coats of paint, I found her original name, FLOTSAM, I'm going with that. The 57 Sunfish, which is my next project has no name so far, I will probably name her JETSAM, seems like they go together somehow. LOL Thanks for the cheerleading. My dream since I* was a...

Standard sailfish sail, Honestly haven't looked closely at it. I saw white or off white. White or offr white, standard super sailfish sail, I haven't opened it up yet. Looked in the box, seemed ok.

Nothing is nailed down in the pics I am posting now, shiny spots are epoxy, which I used in damaged areas. Waiting a couple days for it to dry, then final sand and finish, almost there :) Thanks for the tip Signal Charlie!