I've got 35-feet of 24 grit, 20-inches wide--bonded to resin impregnated backing. (Bought thinking it was non-skid material!I've got some 40 grit 18 inch belts on a belt sander...
Put it on a waterlogged Sunfish, pull it 20 yards up a
grass incline and report back. I think someone sporting
a pirate hook on one arm would like it.
I've got some 40 grit 18 inch belts on a belt sander...
Save up your recycling: there's a future in free 3D printing materials.
Although possibly not as much fun, Intensity sells bow handles already made for $19.99. I’ve never broken one in my years of sailing, and hopefully I won’t!
Does anyone know a good source for designs for 3D printing replacement parts for Sunfish boats? I've checked a few like Thingiverse but so far, nothing.
This particular part was more of a test run, but using a more stable material (ABS or Nylon) I would be confident using this cap, like you said, with a bead of silicone around the lip to seal it.
Even using better materials though, I would be skeptical of something like the mast top cap with the halyard passthrough being printable though. I'll probably try at some point, but I'm banking on an almost immediate failure.
Printed mast bottom cap. This will end up on Thingiverse in the next couple days. I doubt that I would be able to produce usable versions of the newer style boom and gaff end caps though.
Nice design. I like the ribbed pattern.
Rudder bracket could use some additional webbing as
it has a cracking problem in the corners. Some gussets
in the corners might help. If you could print it in nylon
it would be pretty indestructible.
3-D printing has a future, butCheck this out, Sunfish, Rudder Cheek Assembly, 85126
3-D printing has a future, but
I'll take a 2nd-hand aluminum bracket, thank you...