Recent content by jpowersny2

The bay sounds good. The ocean...again, it depends on conditions. Now if you were using the buddy system, two Sunfish going out together, that would be a lot safer. But say you're out there alone, you have 5 foot chop, 25 knots off shore, and your rudder splits or your mast comes down. What are...

The Sunfish can go in the ocean. I don't know what your conditions are like, but I've had it in 6ft and 25mph. It's a wild ride. Things can break and you don't want to be lost at sea. Rinse the boat off with fresh water when done to avoid corrosion. How many people can you put in a sunfish...

Yes, I know, but newbies may not. :)

Or at least they would be except for rule: 3.5.9 One cleat of any type may be installed on the mast not more than four (4‟) feet from the base, for cleating the line used to tie the „Jens Rig‟ (Ref. Rule 3.7.3). It may also be used to cleat the halyard. If utilized, there must be some means...

Or sail ties (small line), which are class legal and often work better.

No, not unless you want to see through the sail :eek:. About weights: Since any sail supplied by the builder is class legal and since they came in different materials, weights, and cuts, there is no way to answer your question about class legal weights. You apparently aren't interested in...

That's perfectly normal for an old Sunfish. The hook was there to aid in holding the sheet. The first Sunnies didn't even have that. Get rid of it. Drill holes to put in a hexarachet.

Until this past long Winter, I had never considered mid-Winters. My son and I decided a couple of months ago to do the 2009 event. I have a lot of vacation, but he doesn't get time off of school, so a long weekend would be best. Are there any plans for 2009 yet...yeah, I know it's way early for...