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    Sunfish Failure Points?

    A good suggestion I saw somewhere on this forum is to place a piece of sandpaper on the mast with the abrasive facing out. Carefully rub the cleat base against the sandpaper to make it more perfectly mate with the radius of the mast. There was also some discussion about fasteners...
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    Sunfish Failure Points?

    I just wanted to thank everyone for all the great suggestions! I got a look at the serial number and it's an '83. I ordered a mast cleat and an inspection port and a bunch of other things from Intensity Sails. Looking forward to checking her over and putting her in the water soon.
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    Sunfish Failure Points?

    If the spars and mast are capped and sealed, would that provide enough buoyancy to keep the rig afloat?
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    Sunfish Failure Points?

    I know that, but thanks for the reminder. That could certainly ruin a good sailing day!
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    Sunfish Failure Points?

    Adding the mast cleat makes a lot of sense, and that way I won't have to worry about the wood block behind the halyard cleat.
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    Sunfish Failure Points?

    So I wouldn't have the mast sleeve, but if I did then I wouldn't want to turn the mast over -- unless the sleeve can be pulled out and moved to the other end.
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    Sunfish Failure Points?

    I will do that, thanks.
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    Sunfish Failure Points?

    The inspection port is another good suggestion. I'm not aware of the interior mast sleeve. Will it be visible when I pull the caps off? I feel a bit like some folks I've known that just get in and turn the key on their vehicle, expecting it to work every time without maintenance. I've...
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    Sunfish Failure Points?

    That is an excellent idea, thanks!
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    Sunfish Failure Points?

    Thanks! Those are all good suggestions. Like you, I'm just sailing for fun and am looking for reliability. I'll gladly spend the extra cash to upgrade wherever possible with no regulations to worry about. Most of my concern has to do with not being able to inspect problem areas. On this...
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    Sunfish Failure Points?

    I've been sailing my Sunfish on Lake Ontario for about 15 years, often in very rough conditions, so my boat has taken a good pounding. I am conscious of the stresses on the mast and the cleats and in reading the forum I was alarmed to learn that the cleats are backed up by wooden blocks. Based...
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    Ramp for launching

    I designed the ramp in picture 1 to work on my old property that had a concrete breakwall about 4' above the lake, with the top of the breakwall level with the lawn. In the photo, the ramp is sitting it on the back of my truck to simulate the breakwall, though the truck is about a foot lower...
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    Boat Hoist for Sunfish

    That's not a bad idea, but I cannot drive a pipe into the shoreline. The bottom of the lake is solid shale and the DEC does not take kindly to that sort of thing.
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    Boat Hoist for Sunfish

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    Boat Hoist for Sunfish

    No dock at this point. At another location we had a 4' breakwall where I was using rails I made out of 16' 2x4, with black plastic sprinkler pipe screwed to the top as slides. The rails had Harbor Freight 8" wheels mounted to the end and designed for dual use. They allowed me to pick up one...

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