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  1. nikobrogna

    rudder holes

    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...
  2. nikobrogna

    rudder holes

    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...
  3. nikobrogna

    mylar sails???

    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...
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    cheap gelcoat spraying

    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...
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    eye problem

    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...
  6. nikobrogna

    Sunfish paint color guide

    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...
  7. nikobrogna

    Minifish inspection ports-waterlogged hulls

    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...
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    Can I spray gelcoat with this?

    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...
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    Can I spray gelcoat with this?

    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?
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    Gel Coat Aplication

    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...
  11. nikobrogna

    Dimensions For Parts

    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...
  12. nikobrogna

    Sunfish Parts Help

    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...
  13. nikobrogna

    Speed

    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...
  14. nikobrogna

    Speed

    check out the for sale section. see if the guy with the super sunfish will sell you just the rig, or trade you for your rig.
  15. nikobrogna

    Speed

    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...
  16. nikobrogna

    Coaming Replacement

    I am in the middle of replacing my coaming. I ran into the same problem with the foam blocks. I installed an inspection port between the daggerboard slot and where the coaming goes. I am going to put two plywood backing strips underneath the fasteners not obstructed by foam, and send self...
  17. nikobrogna

    Moth Boat

    Hey guys, glad to see some interest in the Moth, though this is a sunfish forum. I think that there is a growing fleet of moths here on the east coast. Most of these moths are in Australia, Britain, and the UK. Wavedancer, I found the boat on another forum (Dinghy Anarchy). It came with sail...
  18. nikobrogna

    Moth Boat

    Hey guys, glad to see some interest in the Moth, though this is a sunfish forum. Wavedancer, I found the boat on another forum (Dinghy Anarchy). It came with sail , hull, and foils, but no spars or racks (the racks are the carbon or aluminum tubing extensions, between which tramps are...
  19. nikobrogna

    Moth Boat

    The international moth is an open class. You can build any kind of boat, as long as it abides by the class rules- including being a monohul, 11 feet or less, and no more than 7'4" in beam. The fastest moths, the ones that get all the publicity, are the new hydrofoilers. They are extremely...
  20. nikobrogna

    cheap gelcoat spraying

    thanks jsdeimel, I do have a compressor. I get loads of cheap stuff from harbor freight, I can't believe I didn't think of them. The more people I talk to, the more bad things I hear about rolling and brushing it on. I am definitely going to spray it.

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