1951 Alcort Sailfish Deluxe 12 and Deluxe 14

signal charlie

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1951. Dri-deck coaming and Barfair processed colored sails added to the Standard Sailfish 12 lineup, and a new 14 foot Sailfish added, the Sailfish 14. Three models factory built plus kits for the Sailfish 12 and the Sailfish 14.

Our Sailfish Deluxe 14, her new name is TRACKER.

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Dri-deck coaming and toe rail.

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Hardware refinement, fancy shiny bow handle from Wilcox and Crittenden that wraps the stem. Previous handles were similar to current handles and had a satin finish.

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A chrome quarter round keel strip starts underneath the handle and continues underneath for 16 inches. Sorry that those screws have unclocked themselves, we have found that the wood backs them off a bit.

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Rub rail makes a nice hand hold when boarding after capsize, we found it easier to board at the stern because we could reach across and and grab the rail. Too far to reach across amidships plus you have to hoist yourself over a handrail.

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The Barfair process dyed the sails to different colors, old advertisements list the sail choice colors as Red, White, Blue and Yellow that went with color matched hulls. It also added water repellency and mildew proofing.

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Well it was part of an oil and gas company, Alco. Probably a highly carcinogenic petroleum by product that they were looking to dispose of....anything that can kill mildew is a bad mamma jamma.

We have gotten a few old sails through the years that felt more like slimy petroleum than did cloth, even smelled funky. We threw them away, afraid they might spontaneously combust.
 
I need my Facebook Marketplace Detectives to see if they can find the listing for that Super Sailfish with the red sail. It was supposed to be listed in Maine, maybe it sold?
 
This is how Alcort shows the excess halyard being secured. That is a good plan to keep it form floating around with other lines after a capsize. Come down to the cleat, then wrap the ecess around the mast and end it somewhere somehow. Might make you Jens Rig folks happy.

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