Recent content by haddock

Wow, that bow look's like a bass's mouth! Not much I can add here, but Beldar Boathead recently pointed me to Intensity Sails for a replacement daggerboard (mine is currently toast)... Intesnsity's got bow handles too, for $20. Link: Bow Handle for Sunfish® & Force 5® Best of luck, and hope you...

Oh, yes. Gotta go to the specialty flannel shop for replacement hoser plugs, though they also sell the best poutine there so ya don’t mind the trip. :rolleyes:

Thank you, as am I :D. I will put the above into action, and let you know how it goes! Us Canadians are strange... while we better understand temperature in Celsius, we better understand distances in inches/feet/yards and weight in pounds; so no conversions on this one!

Ha! Good eye, I am, born and raised :) Not sure where you’re at, but hope your wind and water is as fun as here’s!!

That's right on, will buy a new one, and keep the current as a spare / repair practice opportunity! Good to know the above about Intensity boards, this Sunfish has migrated from a freshwater lake to mouth of a river on the Atlantic :D

Great point here, thank you! I factored-in buying a new board when I bought the boat (last weekend!). Did a quick search for Sunfish daggerboards once I realized how bad the board is, but thought a new one'd clock in around $4-500; quite sure that quote was on sunfishdirect.com, didn't know...

Not seeing a video as part of your message, but thank you! Having a roam around YouTube; is this the video you're referring to?

Brilliant, thanks very much!

Haha! No, a bit further north; though I think it was the shark from Jaws which got to it :)

Hi everyone, a quick hello/intro from me, a first-time boat owner of a new (to me) Sunfish. She's an 05' Vanguard, previously sailed in fresh water only; a bit more salty now :cool: Grew up spending my summers learning how to sail in C420s, and the occasional Opti. Was lucky enough in my...