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  1. John & Liz

    Wooden sunfish my father-in-law built

    And finally, a few pics of Liz sailing last September. She says it felt like it did when she was a kid. Totally worth it! I didn't get to do the deck. That will be for the next owner. Unfortunately, we're moving off of the lake. I'll post for sale photos in that section of the forum.
  2. John & Liz

    Wooden sunfish my father-in-law built

    I repaired all the leaky areas with waterproof glue and a syringe and then painted. Here are pics after the first coat with thinned paint. There's also a photo of a BIG snapping turtle swimming past our power boat. I think I put 3 more coats on after this (I don't remember exactly). It's not the...
  3. John & Liz

    Wooden sunfish my father-in-law built

    I decided that sanding was needed. It was probably overkill, but it wasn't too difficult with power tools. The scraping was harder work. After that, I did a leak test with the exhaust port of a shop vac and soapy water. Be careful if you take this approach, it doesn't take many psi over the...
  4. John & Liz

    Wooden sunfish my father-in-law built

    Wow, time flies! Anyway, last summer was VERY busy. Thanks for your advice and encouragement! Here are some pics after paint stripper and scraping.
  5. John & Liz

    Wooden sunfish my father-in-law built

    Thanks for the reply! I agree that it's cool her dad built it, that's why I'm doing this (it's a LOT of work). Keep in mind that he had 8 kids. I think he needed a reason to work out in the shed :) I can text photos or post them here. Do you have a preference? I've seen many of your videos...
  6. John & Liz

    Wooden sunfish my father-in-law built

    My wife and I have a wooden Sunfish that her father built in the shed. I assume this was in the 50s. Serial # 44052. Can anyone tell me more about it? I've repaired a little dry rot on the side (it was resting on the ground) and I'm in the process of stripping and repainting it. What should I...

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