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I’ve sailed my Sunfish on all the Great Lakes except Ontario.

2-part epoxy (like West Systems or TotalBoat) is not the same as polyurethane.

Zip ties make install of the block and stand up spring so much easier.

Um, if you need any help sailing that boat in Curacao, I'm willing to come and visit! :)

You could try a small block that attaches to the fairlead with line - Harken calls them soft attach.

I've not tried Sunfish racing yet, but I have plenty of sailing photos and/or GoPro video screenshots. This is from July 2018, sailing on Lake Michigan, near Arcadia, Michigan. I'm sailing our Sunfish (foreground), and my oldest son is sailing on the Minifish (background). There was a storm...

that's a grande idea! ;)

I like the necktie!

In recent news: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2022/12/26/sunfish-need-a-new-name/ “I think the name is incorrect. It’s a sun leviathan, it’s a sun monster, it’s no fish.”

Thanks for all your hard work Bradley!

I really enjoyed "Second Wind" by Nathaniel Philbrick - it's an easy read and quite entertaining. https://a.co/d/dGjIzPH

Crystal Lake is beautiful - still probably one of my favorite sails ever.

Well they are a Michigan based company, and are not too far from Detroit - I thought SOL around here meant "Same Old Lions" as is frequently shouted out after they snatch defeat from the jaws of victory each week. I'd avoid buying a SOL sailboat in Honolulu blue and silver colors.

Video of the Rocket sailing on this recent Instagram post:

Wrap it up in black plastic, cut in an inspection port, and throw a 5" or 6" duct fan on it. It'll be nice and dry by spring. ;)

Curious how it would compare to the Rocket sailboat. Isn’t the Rocket 30-lbs lighter too?

If you're not sailing in official class events, you're best bet is the "for sale" section of this forum for used parts or Intensity Sails for new parts.

Congrats on your first sail. To help with the mainsheet drooping, you can add mainsheet hangers. A few places online sell them, other people have come up with a way to 3D print them. I personally just used a couple of loose zip-ties and it worked just fine.

That was a pretty long video with ZERO time spent on the water sailing it...

Detroit west suburbs