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So, in the process of re-commissioning the fleet at my house on the river, I've discovered that my 13' Whaler has broken shift/throttle linkages, my larger Whaler has a dead battery, and the gudgeon on my Sunfish (see separate thread) is missing two bolts. To make matters more interesting, I...

I noticed that the rudder on my Sunfish felt loose and when I looked at the gudgeon, I found that the stainless steel bolts on the upper aspect of the fitting had corroded away and broken internally such that although I could see the screw heads on the outside they were no longer connected with...

My neighbor has been kind enough to lend me his Sunfish for me to teach my six year old girl how to sail. I keep it on my floating dock on a cradle, with the bow painter tied off to a cleat. Recently, a huge squall with 40 to 50 know winds roared up our river, picking up the hull off of the...