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How do you pull in the sail beyond your arms length without taking your hand off of the tiller. Yesterday, I was wedging the tiller against the side of my thigh, but this was a bit dicey. Had a great day sailing the minifish. 14-16 knots all afternoon. It's nice to have as much wind as you...

Well, both the boat and my maiden voyage was a success. Having never sailed nor owned a boat I don't think I would have gotten afloat without the support of the community. From repairing the rudder, learning to fiberglass, to building a dolly and now figuring out how to car top the boat...

Yes. From the top of my old Subaru Forester a falling minifish makes a Boing sound on impact followed by the louder sound of *:eek:#$:mad:@!!$^:oops:... One of my questions has always been can I load and unload the boat myself. I pushed it up the first time, strapped it down, drove around the...

1st crack at fiberglassing. I've been following po-man's fiberglass thread/adventure and wanted to throw some pics up to see if Marine-Tex will work for these repairs. The previous patches seem solid, should I grind these back to see what's underneath? Thanks for the advice.

I've got some Christmas money coming my way and was thinking of replacing the bailer on my 77 minifish. The bailers seem to have a bad rep for breaking, which makes sense given their placement, but how common is this? It's the only broken part on the boat and it would be nice to have it back...

Picked up a 30" wooden oar for a couple of bucks at a garage sale. Any thoughts on where and how to store it on my minifish?

Looking to repair the bow of my 77 minifish. The handle is solid as I can pick up the boat using it. Likewise, the fiberglass is mostly solid, except for the patch that is lifting up around the handle. I've never fiberglassed before so any advice would be welcome. On a different topic, the...