The materials came today for my new, green, '69 Sunfish. Your post gives me inspiration. The work shouldn't take too long. I like that blue striped boat!An hour after selling my latest Sunfish I saw an ad for a FREE one, complete, just 30 minutes from home. I grabbed my pickin’ trailer (had to move the Minifish off) and was the first to respond.
Well, it’s a project. There’s a 3” hole punched through the deck, a cracked cockpit and a keel that’s totally buried in fiberglass slop. I’m psyched! It’s a 1967- tag still on the deck-and they were built tough- I haven’t found a single spider crack on the deck or hull. It should polish up nicely.
It had been stored indoors, fortunately, so not waterlogged. The sail is shot, the rudder and daggerboard are in rough shape but restorable (might upgrade rudder since I have an extra ‘new style’) The mast and spars are perfect. And the De Persia bailer works!
This weekend I’ll grind down the mess on the keel and may have to Shoreline it, we’ll see.
Some might say she’s too far gone, but there’s something very satisfying about restoring a boat and putting it back where it belongs. Here are a few ‘Before’ pics.
Free boat - the most expensive kind! Kidding… sort of.Entertainment for days to come. It won’t be free anymore.
you must pay to play
Sold my free boat for $700. I did upgrade the rudder and fix a big crack and a small hole. Also exchanged the sail for a better one I had in my collection. If I paid myself for the hours of work I’d probably break even, but who counts that? That’s my therapy.Free boat - the most expensive kind! Kidding… sort of.
Solid flip! I was just giving you a hard time. Tongue was planted firmly in cheek.Sold my free boat for $700. I did upgrade the rudder and fix a big crack and a small hole. Also exchanged the sail for a better one I had in my collection. If I paid myself for the hours of work I’d probably break even, but who counts that? That’s my therapy.
And getting an old ‘67 back on the water? Priceless.