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thank you sailcraftri...no more catching the mainsheet on the side of the head!! cheers.

hi all!...great summer sailing so far but need some advice. have had problem getting tangled in mainsheet slack hanging down from boom as boom crosses during maneuvering...so much so that it caused a capsize last outing. great fun, but frustrating at same time!! have fashioned some loops of...

whilst sunfish buried under snow, kept busy with R/C model boat kit...I call it the Geo. W. Washburn Jr. Lite because I left out most of the intricate work haha...im lazy, what can I say...was going for function and durability over delicate detail...is it spring yet??!!

I think 'Light and Variable Winds' is on the right track with an electric impact wrench...any quality unit should do just fine...have used them for various automotive work for years with good results...good luck...(20+ year ASE certified auto tech)

finally got back to sailing after many years of watching and wishing from shore..so glad to have found this forum as it seems there is no subject pertaining to sunfish sailing technique/rigging/modification/repair/philosophy that has not already been discussed...kudos to all! learned to sail...

sorry, I meant spars/mast...

I use the foam blocks I got in a kayak car-top carry kit...they have a nice 'v' shape and are non-slip...I tie the spars/boom down onto them and trailer that way...have had no problems.

I sailed a vintage 'fish with wood tiller for a few seasons...my new 'fish came with Harken alloy tiller/swivel/extension and it is SO MUCH BETTER than the wood (especially the swivel action!). I highly recommend ditching the tiller extension bolt-thru design for a universal swivel style. you...

thanks for the info...class legality does not concern me, just ease of operation...:)

yup I tried that, but the supplied bolt is not long enough so as to engage the nylon locking part of the nut and backing it off further allows the nut to come loose. I remedied this by installing a longer rudder cheek bolt with enough thread to engage the self-locking feature of the nut, then...

hmmm...good point. I was worried about damage to rudder from letting it kick-up on contact with object/bottom or bending of rudder pivot pin/gungeon from all the effort required to even lower the rudder. I sail in mostly shallow water and generally like to beach launch/land...

problem: too much friction at tiller to rudder attachment point (2014 'fish w/ wood foils); plastic/nylon shims provided do not stay in place, causing difficulty raising, lowering rudder; backing off lock nut does not help. solution: replace factory shims with round plastic/nylon washers of...