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Always fun when they hummmmmmm! 25 in the Tornado a couple weeks ago. Jib, main, AS spinnaker. :eek: Rooster tail behind the Lee rudder.

Did you ever feel like you were swimming upstream? If you are storing for winter then take it down. It’s not that big and makes a dandy tarp support. Why buy a motor that cannot be fueled at a marina? Our cruising rally fleet members in the Caribbean have universally dumped propane due to...

In Michigan we have several times acquired untitled old boats. Went to the sec of state and asked them to generate one. No problem especially for pre-title aged small boats. Just find a clerk who is willing. Try a different office location maybe out in the backwoods.

Look for a jet ski lift. Used lifts are plentiful around here. Usually 1/3 the cost of new or less. also, a pontoon lift with the bunks close together could lift two at once

Nice boat. I’d fix it

You will have an opportunity to do this again. Fixed and built a lot of FRP, many boats. Good luck

Decide if you need to be port or starboard side on. Usually a but into the wind. Head up and let the main full out so the boat stalls zero speed and drifts slowly against the dock. Do this board up or down. landing a sunfish is easy

My very old Sunfish. Eye bolts. I’m an old fahrt so this is the only set up I know

If you have broken fiberglass you will not repair it using gunk. Any non structural patch, sealant needs to be removed and the area scuffed up before adding new glass and (epoxy) resin about two inches or more beyond the damage in all directions. The CB trunk is highly loaded and flexes a lot...

This can be repaired from outside but a structural patch will leave a bit of a lump. This can be feathered into a long and broad area, not too noticeable. a proper repair would be done from inside. The easiest method would be to add a port on the deck to work through

Tatan 28 Is that an autocorrect error? Titan or Tartan? used masts can be found. Do you have the hardware or the broken mast? There are internal and external splints that can repair most masts. Boat yards such as Torresen in Muskegon, Michigan have racks of parts and masts. Look on...

I use a CB dolly to load transom first my Sunfish into my S10. I use rope hooks on the box sides to a plank stuck into the CB slot. Gate down, plastic bed liner. No problems even with long haul. Use a flag on the bow.

BTW, the same seller also has a Hobie 16 on a trailer, same price.

I single hand this Tornado, jib, main, AS spinnaker often. Just pick your wind and gain technique in peaceful weather. I don’t pop the kite if it’s chippy. learn y boat and start at main only.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunfish_(sailboat)

Looks good even for a multi-decker. If it’s exposed you will need tie downs

I’ve sailed this lake for over 60 years. You know more by understanding what persistent shifts to expect for various land forms and wind direction. I applied this to racing on Lake Erie on a Heritage One Ton for 20 years. The shifts hold out 5 miles. The compass was bupkis.

Check on line. There are sources for wound glass tubes. Yours looks pretty raw. Try McMaster Carr. Try US Composites where you can get 635THIN Epoxy and a wide variety of glass, carbon fiber, fillers and other reinforcements. Your big port should give plenty of access. A Fine multi tool or...

Looks like a good chance for success. Get rid of the steel cable bridle. I replaced with 1/4” Dynema. No more damage to the tiller varnish.

I sail exclusively on small inland lakes. A compass would get in the way, be useless. If you sailed big water with fog likely then maybe OK but I’d prefer a hand held hockey puck bearing compass. I wore one racing big boats for many years.