Petrel
Member
Hello again,
I have just acquired a 1973 Sunfish and it has an aluminum bailer (I guess). Aluminum housing on the hull, a hair cockeyed, but screwed in?
There is NO ball. There is No cap and No plug.
I might sound like someone who has a clue about the bailers and how they work. I don't, but can only guess what isn't stated in the many vendor and forum links. The plug and the cap confound me. I guess you UNPLUG/ or uncap it when your actively underway, and water flushed out of the cockpit?
Can I mix the plastic bailer cap and plug and ?ball and (Do I NEED the O-ring?) with the older aluminum bailer? Should I just use an extra large bottle stopper to plug it while still in the water?
If I spend the ~ $47 - $50 for the new plastic bailer (I guess that is all that is offered nowadays), will it fit the 1973 Hull geometry? Do I need to jury rig it somehow to get it to fit? I am mentally weak, so I hope there is a simple answer besides a bleach bottle bailer.
I wouldn't mind the work, it's the 3-D stuff that's challenging without detailed directions and images. Also, it's been hotter and muggier in New England than even alligators have the stomach for. If it's not RAINING, it's HOT and muggy and skin sticks while moving. Hard to work on a sailboat or even pick rhubarb. IT's not the elbow grease, it's the ugly broken climate control.
This is a wonderful resource and I love the input, feedback and exchange.
Petrel
I have just acquired a 1973 Sunfish and it has an aluminum bailer (I guess). Aluminum housing on the hull, a hair cockeyed, but screwed in?
There is NO ball. There is No cap and No plug.
I might sound like someone who has a clue about the bailers and how they work. I don't, but can only guess what isn't stated in the many vendor and forum links. The plug and the cap confound me. I guess you UNPLUG/ or uncap it when your actively underway, and water flushed out of the cockpit?
Can I mix the plastic bailer cap and plug and ?ball and (Do I NEED the O-ring?) with the older aluminum bailer? Should I just use an extra large bottle stopper to plug it while still in the water?
If I spend the ~ $47 - $50 for the new plastic bailer (I guess that is all that is offered nowadays), will it fit the 1973 Hull geometry? Do I need to jury rig it somehow to get it to fit? I am mentally weak, so I hope there is a simple answer besides a bleach bottle bailer.
I wouldn't mind the work, it's the 3-D stuff that's challenging without detailed directions and images. Also, it's been hotter and muggier in New England than even alligators have the stomach for. If it's not RAINING, it's HOT and muggy and skin sticks while moving. Hard to work on a sailboat or even pick rhubarb. IT's not the elbow grease, it's the ugly broken climate control.
This is a wonderful resource and I love the input, feedback and exchange.
Petrel