Recent content by pkkriz

Thanks for the advice. I got an identical response when I asked a store manager at West Marine (boating store). Apparently this is a common scenario, and the "home built trailer" is the loophole. So here's my question: when they ask what your intend to use it for, what's the best...

I purchased a used Sunfish from someone in Massachusetts last fall, complete with trailer. I called the Rhode Island DMV to find out what I needed to register the trailer, and was told (after I was scolded for not requiring them from the previous owner at time of transaction) that I need: 1) a...

Group, I am in the beginning stages of acquiring parts for a rudder conversion. It has come to my attention from several sailors as well as eBay auctions that the conventional mahogany rudder is quite prone to hairline cracks. While the FRP is more expensive, it seems like one has to...

Andy, I'm just concerned about the added expense on a 35 year-old hull. I guess I could always take the FRP rudder with me if I decide to get a newer hull... Pete P.S. David Isherwood is my neighbor...

Hmmm... will have to mull this one over. As I probably will race at some point, I'll probably end up buying the conversion kit (or individual components if the price is better) with the factory-manufactured wood rudder (fiberglass would be nice, but $$$). Does anyone think putting this much...

Ah... now you're talking-- a fellow Yankee frugal!! Actually, I've had some experience with mahogany, and I'm an "advanced intermediate" woodworker. I haven't fabricated rudders or daggerboards, but I have already fabricated a new tiller out of mahogany. I think this would be a decent...

I realize that my question is identical, but I thought I'd also inquire: I recently acquired a 1971 Alcort Sunfish (has aft storage, old style rudder). After several days of sailing and spending more time hanging off the stern and snapping the rudder back into place, I have determined that I...