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  1. Zrtsixx

    PRACTICE beats PANIC!!

    PRACTICE beats PANIC!! With the season right around the corner, when the wind picks-up, I have started to get antsy to get out on the water. This last Sunday we had mid 70’s temp here in mid TN, with a wind out of the southwest around 12-15 mph. The lake surface temp is 52, which didn’t...
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    DVD

    Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the "Back to Basics for Sunfish World Championship Speed" DVD? I have seen another DVD listed on a couple of sites, "". Has anyone watched either of these? Steve
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    Last time out for the year!

    I hope that everyone enjoyed the season as much as I did! My first year in the Sunfish was GREAT! The last time out I used a Running Ap on my I-Phone to track my day on the lake.... 15 miles in 3 hours and 20 minutes! Not a speed record, but it was a GREAT day on the lake!! I was...
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    Is There An Easier Way?

    I was trying to install my mainsheet stand up spring and boot. After repeated tries (and a LOT of cussing!) :mad: I gave up using string to compress the spring enough to mount it. I ended up using tie straps and a tightening gun for them. It allowed me to FULLY compress the spring. Three tie...
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    How Do I Clean This Up?

    How do I clean up the wood stain (yes, that right, wood stain!) and corrosion/pitting on my rudder cheek.... Can anyone help me out?
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    Another Bailer Question.....

    My Sunfish is a 1975. The bailer appears to have a gasket (?) between it and the hull..... I don't know if this is original or not... but it seems to me that it will cause water to leak into the hull. When I look at the current breakdown, it does not show any type of gasket other than the...
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    Block Question

    This is the block that came on my Sunfish. Which Harken is it? What is the purpose of the spring? Is it supposed to keep the block pointed up towards the sail or just out at far as possible? Thanks!
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    Pintle question

    I bought my first Sunfish yesterday! After going over it, I found that the pintle for the rudder was missing the snap ring. After looking at sunfishsailboats.com, I can purchase the snap ring. They also offer a kit, which includes the pintle, spring and snap ring. It also includes a flat...
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    Options for poor deck and hull

    I was just wondering about options that are available for a deck and hull that are in rough shape. I have read some of the posts on sanding and painting. Does anyone "wrap" them? It kind of makes sense to me... it seems like it would be easier than going thru the steps to repair a bottom that...
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    I am a new "newbie" looking for advice!

    Hello to everyone! ;) It has been around 20 years since I was onboard a small sailboat - a Sunfish. I have started looking for one here where I live (Nashville TN). I want to be able to take my wife out on the local lake. I want a boat that we can enjoy for a couple of years. Although there are...
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    New to the forum

    Hello to everyone! ;) It has been around 20 years since I was onboard a Sunfish. I have started looking for one here where I live (Nashville TN). I looked at a MiniFish today. It looked really nice for its age. I know that the Mini is shorter and the sail (?) is smaller than a sunfish. I...

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