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    When Is It Time To Throw In The Towel?

    I'll echo that West System is great stuff and well worth the cost. It's more or less the standard for both hobbyists and many professional shops. We use the slow hardener for carbon fiber composite layups, and it has about an hour-ish of working time at room temperature, we can usually remove...
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    New addition

    Looks like you got a heck of a deal! Nice, clean boat
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    Sunfish Scale Models

    Wow that is expensive! Looks like a great model though. Wish somebody was making a kit like that now.
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    Sunfish Scale Models

    Have been (very slowly) redecorating our Northern Michigan cabin. Was thinking a scale sunfish model to match my actual boat would be a nice piece and would fit right in. Seems there are only a handful of options available online: LK Wooden Models Sunfish Model Kit SD Models Half Hull Doesn't...
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    Project Thread: Fixing up hull #37831

    Thank you both for the input. Second option definitely looked better with blue coaming, but I think I'm gonna end up going with option 1. Boat has a white sail, and when I eventually replace it, I think I'm going to stay with a white sail from Intensity. Hard to beat their price for a casual...
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    Project Thread: Fixing up hull #37831

    Thanks! I was going to go with with Interlux Brightside, but it looks like I could pick up a pint WetEdge in Flag Blue just to do the stripe. I'll probably go with WetEdge to save some money, don't want to buy a whole quart of Brightside just for the accents. Any huge difference in quality of...
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    Project Thread: Fixing up hull #37831

    Getting ready to call it a week and head back south. Never seems to be enough time in a week to do everything, and I ended up spending more time with hanging out with friends up here than working on the boat. Wouldn't change a thing, but still a lot of sanding ahead. I ended up getting just...
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    Project Thread: Fixing up hull #37831

    I appear to have gotten lucky, previous owner seems to have installed brass rivnuts (didn't know that's what they were called, learn something new every day :)) last time they took the coaming off. They were pretty filthy, but I sanded one a bit so I could get a better look at it and see what it...
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    Project Thread: Fixing up hull #37831

    Thanks for the advice! Coaming appeared to be attached with brass inserts of some kind and stainless screws. Don't know if they're factory, my guess is they are new(er) since nothing was seized up and the coaming came off easily. One less thing to worry about. A leak test is definitely in...
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    Project Thread: Fixing up hull #37831

    Spent about an hour sanding paint off of half of the bow. The going is slow, even with 60 grit paper, and I learned I need to change to fresh paper more often than I thought. I noticed some areas of pale yellow poking through as I sanded (red region), and it looks like fresh gelcoat! Also...
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    Project Thread: Fixing up hull #37831

    Last summer, I bought hull #37831 and decided to spend my time sailing the boat in lieu of some much needed TLC. I've posted a few threads (and read through a good many more) in preparation for this work, and I can't thank the members of this forum enough for the kind advice and for sharing your...
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    Advice for leaky mast tube

    Added a bottom cap and some THIXO to my shopping list. Thanks again! My cover is designed for mast-up, but this seems like it would be effective. I'll have to try mast-down and to seal the hole somehow. I'll be sure to give this a try. Based on the amount of water in the hull, it should be a...
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    Advice for leaky mast tube

    Thanks! I'll definitely be giving this a try before adding another port. My guess is a leak at the bottom now that you mention it, I don't believe my mast has a bottom cap. Will definitely have to remedy that! Any guidelines for type of resin/brand to use?
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    Advice for leaky mast tube

    Last summer, I bought a 1965 hull and had a great time sailing it. It's been drying out all winter, and I'm starting to spend some time preparing to do some maintenance this spring and getting back on the water. There are some cosmetic things, but my primary goal is keeping the boat dry this...
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    Best NACA foil for daggerboard?

    This is a great idea! @Ticktack let us know how it comes out if you decide to give it a go. @aborgman Do you happen to work at Umich Aero? I think you helped my 405 team last fall with getting that huge blue DC power supply out of Gamba's lab for our project. Small world! :D
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    Best NACA foil for daggerboard?

    www.airfoiltools.com has excellent plotting tools and low Re data for a bunch of NACA airfoils. Linked here is the plotting tool for the NACA 0009, where you can change the cord length and export a pdf template or set of coordinates that are properly to scale. Now, manufacturing a board with the...
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    Removing a Bad Paint Job

    My recently-puchased 1966 Sunfish came with a poorly executed, poorly aged top paint job. I'm planing to just enjoy sailing the boat this summer, then putting some time in during the winter to get it looking a little better. I've read through all the thread on gelcoat wet sanding and/or top...
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    Drying out a Sunfish.

    Dsoc if you end up going this route, I'd love to see pics of how you did it. I'm drying out a hull with a fan and two inspection ports right now, but am on the hunt for faster way. Thought about some sort of dehumidifier, but figured it would be too much of a hassle. Let us know how it goes!
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    Paddling/Motoring from canal out to lake

    Good to know lighter batteries are out there. I ended up going with the "drill paddle" and a $30 18V drill from Harbor Freight. Once out, stick the drill in a dry bag, stick that in an inspection port, and secure the prop shaft to the bow somewhere. Thanks everyone for the suggestions! Took my...
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    Paddling/Motoring from canal out to lake

    Thank you all for the replies! I like the idea of a SUP paddle, and love the drill. Anyone have any ideas for keeping the drill dry in the event of a capsize? Would a regular drybag work? Otherwise, that seems like a light and simple solution. Thanks again!

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