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    Sail cover yes or no

    Is it necessary to keep the boom/gaff/sail in some kind of a cover (maybe wrapped in tarp) while trailering the boat? I'm going camping in NH for the weekend and I'm bringing the sunfish. Any suggestions as far as what works well?
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    old style rudder and beaching

    I realized today that the old style rudder hardware has a built-in spring (a flat bronze bar) which is meant to give and let the rudder flip up in case of a strike. I used to tighten the wingnut all the way, which prevented that from happening, and so I used to be concerned with damaging the...
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    gooseneck question

    Should the gooseneck be clamped onto the boom so that it cannot move, or can there be some play? What is its recommended position? Also, what can be done to make sure that the halyard does not slide up on the gaff. Thanks
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    old to new rudder conversion

    Does the conversion involve just removing the old brass hardware and attaching the bracket to the transom? If so, what's the most economical way of getting the new style rudder/hardware? Thanks
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    Hiking strap hole

    I have an older sunfish. While doing a leak test today, I found I a 1/8 dia hole drilled in the front of the cockpit, right where the hiking strap could be attached. I've seen a small dot in that spot in pictures of a sunfish on the internet. Should that hole be closed up? Or is it in a...
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    transom drain plug

    Has anyone installed in their sunfish a drainplug in the transom? That way the water could be drained out without having to flip the hull over.

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