Recent content by Stephen Chase

I looked on Yankee's website and it lists a complete bailer for 1972 Sunfish and later but I'm pretty sure mine is pre-1972. Does anyone make them for older boats?

Thanks to both of you. I'll de-gunk the thing and report back.

I bought Kent Lewis's Sunfish book from Amazon and it is helpful with tips on jobs like this. He is on Facebook too - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Small-Boat-Restoration/129769927103126?fref=nf.

Hi Everyone, Here is the bottom side of my cockpit bailer. Just bought this little boat on Memorial Day weekend and am going over it. Installed a new bow handle already now looking at the bailer but I can't figure out what/why someone did with it. Looks like they tried to seal it up? When...

I My cockpit takes on a small amount of water as soon as I put the boat in the water. It never fills and never empties after that. That can't be right.

Uh oh, I am now officially confused. I just bought an older Sunfish with a wooden daggerboard and was told by seller to put it in with the straight edge forward and the curve aft. This is wrong? Will it make a difference?

Thanks for the good information! I will try it.

Hi Everyone, Just bought an older Sunfish and am brand new at sailing. Who knew sailboats were fast? Not me! I have a question about the self bailing cockpit. When I took my boat out I noticed that about a half inch to an inch of water stayed in the cockpit all the time. Is that typical or...