andyatos
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And all you need now is 3 paint stirring stick battens and she'll be stylin!!And yes she is a ‘74 O’day widgeon. Looked like this when I dragged her home.
- Andy
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And all you need now is 3 paint stirring stick battens and she'll be stylin!!And yes she is a ‘74 O’day widgeon. Looked like this when I dragged her home.
Not sure how to get the trolley into the water from up on the beach since it’s just me. If you’ve got any recommendations, I’m definitely all ears!As a first step, shouldn't the boat be on the trolley rather than the gravel
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That pic is from when I just landed. I got out of the boat in the shallows and guided it onto the beach. Pulled the sail down before it was on the dolly becawas so windy.I suggest rigging the boat on the dolly, not the gravel!
People who launch from a beach without help typically put a temporary mooring in the water to hold the boat while returning the dolly to a safe place on shore. To go sailing, you untie the boat from the mooring and hop in. Hopefully, your mooring will still be there later on, once you return from sailing.Not sure how to get the trolley into the water from up on the beach since it’s just me. If you’ve got any recommendations, I’m definitely all ears!
I like that thought!! Would something like this and a small float work?People who launch from a beach without help typically put a temporary mooring in the water to hold the boat while returning the dolly to a safe place on shore. To go sailing, you untie the boat from the mooring and hop in. Hopefully, your mooring will still be there later on, once you return from sailing.
People who launch from a beach without help typically put a temporary mooring in the water to hold the boat while returning the dolly to a safe place on shore. To go sailing, you untie the boat from the mooring and hop in. Hopefully, your mooring will still be there later on, once you return from sailing.
Where I sail we solo launch off a beach, often into breaking waves. This involves the boat being on the gravel and then running it into the sea and jumping on, a bit like a bobsleigh ...so we do pick up a few scratches. But it's kind of fun :^D. I can give more details if you like.Not sure how to get the trolley into the water from up on the beach since it’s just me. If you’ve got any recommendations, I’m definitely all ears!
That's a nicely framed shot.
The furthest sail is from a Viking [clone-fish].Lot of nice boats in the group Here is my 73 sunfish, my brother late 60's sunfish my grandpas Windflite and Uncles late 60's sunfish. in order from front to back. not much information out there on the windflite besides its a cheap sunfish basically lol but that boat is faster than any sunfish it has raced. would not mind getting my hands on one as well.
Nice old runabout! 1950s? Homebuilt? Wooden runabouts are still manufactured in Alabama.Pulled the runabout off the lift, mostly to protect the lift as a lot of waves could stress the piling it is attached to. Flushed the motor and then put the cover on.
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I don’t think you sound grumpy, Seaotter!I really shouldn’t answer texts in the middle of the night. My response could have been a bit more tactful. Old age insomnia makes me grumpy. Or at least sound that way!
The furthest sail is from a Viking [clone-fish].
What does the Sailfish sail appear to give up in performance, since it's a smaller sail?
My poor wife has been trying to civilize me for 45 years. It is, of course, an impossible task, but every once in a while I try to be polite. The end result is kind of like watching a buffalo walk carefully thru a china shop, But I figure I should get points for tryingI don’t think you sound grumpy, Seaotter!
Send the info on that real estate and I’ll make an offerBefore and after (and if you buy that,I have some swampland I sam eager to sell.....)
From my first time ever sailing last weekend on the beater of a sunfish ive been fixing up had a great time and only nearly capsized once haha
Don't know of a way to remove it, I would just pick a nice color and paint it neatly over. Maybe even white.Thank you,
And yes she is a ‘74 O’day widgeon.
Looked like this when I dragged her home.View attachment 41202
After untangling the knotted up lines, it turned out all the riggings were there.
After a little toilet bowl cleaner and some googling to figure out how to rig her, she was ready to hit the lake.View attachment 41205View attachment 41205View attachment 41206View attachment 41205
Btw the grey is painted on the nonskid surface, it’s not dirt/grime. Even toilet bowl cleaner couldn’t remove that.
Any ideas on how to remove the paint from the nonskid surfaces?
Yeah, but what is it?
What year is it? It seems to be just like mine. (Without 3 holes in the bottom)This is how our "free" sunfish turned out. Its been extremely exciting sailing and a lot of learning.
So, how did you weather Tropical Storm Sally?Today's last 2 photos, moving boats up into the front yard in prep for Tropical Storm Sally. In NW Florida we are forecast to be on the outer edge of the cone, TS winds and a LOT of rain. forecast 12-16 inches. 2-4 feet of storm surge but it looks like that might happen as it has travelled well past us and should be short lived. We moved the Alcort Catfish SMEDLEY away from the RV and to a spot where she'll get less wind, although she says she'd like to go sailing.
Pulled the runabout off the lift, mostly to protect the lift as a lot of waves could stress the piling it is attached to. Flushed the motor and then put the cover on.
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Oh crap!!!"Sure dear, just leave the Sunfish down by the trees until they call off the tornado watch - what could possibly go wrong?"View attachment 45639
Alan Glos