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    Anyone here sail a 'fish near the Siesta Key FL? (Cross posted)

    Hi, ( I just posted this message on the Sunfish_Sailor site, but I know some of you don't hang there, so I wanted to post it here too. ) In January, I'll be going to visit my grandmother in Sarasota and will meet uo with my brother there (he sails 26' Islander out of the SF Bay). He knows...
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    Thank you

    To avoid cross posting, I've been hanging out on the Sunfish_Sailer board, but I wanted to come back here to post a thank you for all of you who have helped me with the extended process of trying to get my "free" goldfish in the water. Today, we took our maiden voyage together and I couldn't be...
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    Could you use slinga on a trailer?

    Somone on the dolly thread just linked to a parts list that has replacement slings for dollies. I'll be getting a hitch on my car tomorrow which means I can bring home the trailer I bought and will have to then make cradles before I try to take out my boat. My question, as you've gathered, is...
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    More Goldfish reports and Qs.

    Hi, Well I can now report that my 70's Goldfish weighed 158 lbs yesterday. I'm hoping she'll come down some with some air exchange. I have a tube pushed way into her bowels--it blocks about 1/2 of the transom drain. I'm leaving a computer fan running most of the time, but when I'm in the...
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    Qs RE: Mast step spider cracks

    Hi again, I just turned over my new free 70s Goldfish (SF clone) and found that there is a small series of spider cracks on the aft side of the mast step and a crack down in the lip. Sort of looks like something pushed the mast back into it: No knife can be stuck into the spider cracks, but I...
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    Soft Hull? Fiber glass repair assessment? One-woman car topping tricks?

    Hello, I was just given a 70s goldfish (SF clone). I haven't sailed since I was a child and THAT was only on a sea snark on a small pond. So, I have three basic, beginner questions. 1) I have read about buying a new sunfish at Windline, and I also understand that the internal structure...

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