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    Older boat better condition, or newer but rougher?

    Thanks all for your advice. The need to acquire a boat in time for a vacation and in a relatively convenient location off the I-81 corridor. The Phantom fit my criteria best. I tossed the boat in the water immediately after arriving at the lake, sailed for 5 solid days and don't have a single...
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    Phantom Inspection Port Location

    I have a Phantom with a small crack in the hull near the chine on the starboard side, fore and aft even with the footwell. I'm planning on installing an inspection port to make this fix. The easiest location for access to the damaged area would be on the starboard vertical face of the footwell...
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    Uh Oh- Drain plug stuck and spinning right down to "thing" underneath...

    sailcrafttri: Any chance you still have Phantom bailers?
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    Older boat better condition, or newer but rougher?

    I'm sure this question has been asked many times in many ways on this forum. I apologize for asking again. If I have a line on an older, pre-71 Sunfish, single-family owned, stored indoors and recently cleaned and waxed vs. any number of slightly newer models with modern rudder hardware but...

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