thanks very much. I'll compare these measurements to those that I find on a full size template that another forum member was generous enough to mail me.
When it comes to wood working and machining, I'm stuck in my ways with the English system. However, here at school, I work almost every...
hey guys,
I'm going to have a go at making Sunfish rudder blades and selling them, as one of many jobs to help pay for college. I made a few rudders and dagger-boards a while back, and they sold quickly.
anyway, I went home to Long Island this past weekend, and made a template for...
I don't like the idea. Wouldn't be race legal, would be real expensive, would degrade and delaminate over time. Plus, if you wanted to improve the performance of a sunfish by changing the rig to something that isn't race legal, and would be pretty expensive, you might as well just replace the...
John, I don't think that you can buy an aerosol can of paint to use on the deck. I ended up spraying my deck with white brightside polyurethane, using an automotive type spray gun and a compressor.
you can find cheap guns at harborfreight.com - search "spray gun" You'll also need a decent...
I do custom woodworking to make money. I personalize a lot of stuff by burning initials, names pictures, sentiments... into the piece. Once I was doing a big burning job in a Mahogany piece, and the smoke gave me a twitch in my right eye that lasted about a week. That probably doesn't help you...
Yeah, APS has the gelcoat from each year, and in my experience, it matches well for touch ups. Are you sure you want to paint the boat? It might just need to be cleaned, compounded, polished, and waxed. What's wrong with it?
If you use paint over the gelcoat, and don't do the whole...
I put a 4" port on the vertical face at the forward end of my minifish cockpit to install a block on the deck for the mainsheet. It didn't seem to take aything away structurally, and was perfect for storage (you can get the little bag things that attach to the port). To dry out the hull you'd...
Thanks for the advice guys,
I've beed doing some more reading, and a lot of sources say about 2 coats without wax, then a final coat with wax, to kick it all off. However, I bought the stuff with wax in it. I guess that means that I won't be able to spray multiple coats without removing the...
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=43760
or
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93205
what do you guys think?
I know that this has been posted before, but I need a little more info. I will be regelcoating my deck soon. (Gelcoat! I'm not using awlgrip, Imron, two part polyurethane etc. no matter how good it looks or how easy it is or how much more durable or shiny or easier to maintain than gelcoat it...
Hey Starfish,
I have made a few sets of rudders, tillers, and boards. I am friendly with the guys at the local marina, who also happen to be sunfish dealers. I traced the shapes of the parts, and made templates, including where all the holes and fittings go. Other than that, I use the...
Joseph, I can definitely see you not wanting to spend $30 for the bow handle when you have the resources and tools to make your own, but for the record, I don't think that the handle is still made out of the relatively short lived plated brass. Correct me if I'm wrong guys, but isn't the new...
mike,
The marconi super rig is fastr than the lateen racing rig. The super's portsmouth rating is slower, because it was rated before the sunfish got the many improvements, like he racing board and sail.However, I do agree that it probably is more worth it to get a racing board and sail than...
throw a laser rig on it. I was thinking about making a "super" sunfish rig, and really soop up the sunfish, but have decided to go with a foiling Moth instead (see the "Moth Boat" thread). I was looking into making an 80 or so sq. foot rig, with a really high aspect, and heavy roach. I am...
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