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    How to signal LACK of distress?

    I can't believe someone actually took the trouble to model this. What publication is it from?
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    How to signal LACK of distress?

    So I took the '82 fish out this week, for what will likely be the last sail of the season, with a plan to carry out a capsize and recovery drill. I've been sailing very conservatively since I bought the boat in August, because it's been years since I single-handed. Most days the wind has been...
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    Wet suit advice

    Andy, if you are still here after almost a year, what would you consider "fairly cold conditions" requiring more than a 3/2? I have only a .5mm Hydroskin top and bottom, and the air temp was around 65 today; might be about the same water temp because it is a very shallow lake. I know I need...
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    Refurbished junked trailer

    Yes, correct. Cheshire Reservoir is my go-to for quick outings, but it is very weedy and I am often the only sail visible. There are a couple of bigger lakes in Pittsfield that I mean to tackle next spring. I'm keen to learn where else in MA is good for sailing but it may be a while before I am...
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    Refurbished junked trailer

    Great. I spoke with one garage that did make it seem simple, but thought for a moment they might be shining rainbows in my direction, so as to take over the repairs themselves! Where in MA are you. danpal?
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    Refurbished junked trailer

    Oh no. I live in MA and haven't registered the 80's trailer I got in NY. Guess I am in for a ride!
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    Restoring a Split Rudder

    Oh my. Your advice is appreciated; it's a pity that I do not appear to speak the language! I work as a conservator of museum objects, specifically glass and ceramics, and minimum intervention on original material has been drilled into me for decades. So: - Must I really cut into the rudder...
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    Inspection ports for ventilation and/or hiking strap?

    So I bought this 1982 fish, in a hotel parking lot with no time for inspection, because it was in a town I was driving through and 1982 was my high school graduation year. It was cheap and presented as "sail ready", and it literally had water still in the mast step from being sailed the...
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    Restoring a Split Rudder

    I'm wondering now if I might get away without the bowtie joints at all, and stick with the West 610? The cracks go through the blade, but they're not as severe as what you started with. More like Breeze Bender's at the top of the thread. I'm all about minimum intervention, and I can always go...
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    Restoring a Split Rudder

    This looks amazing. Can I ask what tool you used to rout the bowtie joints, and cut the bowties so precisely? Did you have the rudder strapped together when you cut them out? I am a glazier, not a woodworker. The Google based research I've just done suggests that you need a router, which for...
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    Restoring a Split Rudder

    You guys are inspiring. I have a split and poorly glued rudder on a 1982 boat and was thinking I'd have to replace it. Now I've got tons of options.
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    Another mast step repair thread :)

    How could you tell the hull was dry? I just bought an '82 Alcort and god knows what's in there. Without an inspection port I certainly don't.
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    So I seem to have a problem.....

    I think I need to live near you! Am still trying to work out if I got a good deal on my '82. It has many existing patches and the gelcoat seems very brittle. But repairs seem to be an accepted ritual, here in the Sunfish ownership tribe. Happy glassing, and post photos of before/afters if you...

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