I will try to get some photos taken and posted in the next few days.
Okay, so yesterday I was able to clean the Sunfish up (a bit), and took advantage of the nice day to snap some photos. I have posted them here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/tagsunfish/Sunfish?feat=directlink
A couple thoughts/comments from looking it over:
Has anyone bought one of the "Tune-a-Fish" kits? I was thinking about doing that to upgrade my lines, and also maybe buy a cheaper sail as well. I will probably redo the bunks on the trailer as well, maybe even trying to set it up to store and trailer the fish upside-down.
- It looks like the rudder has been updated, right? It also appears that I should fill in the crack just above the rudder bracket to avoid leaks.
- Overall, the deck appears to be in fairly decent shape. In the 3rd picture, there is a small crack (really hard to see in the picture, though) a couple inches behind the hole for the mast. I don't have pictures, but there are also some scratches in the finish from the sail being set to low, and the spars rubbing on the deck at the front. Also, it looks like there are some very small cracks or chips in the paint behind the cockpit.
- I didn't get a chance to flip it over and inspect the bottom of the boat. I did notice several places where the paint is flaking, though. Not sure if there is anything more severe than that.
- I didn't try to weigh it or leak test is yet either.
- The cockpit is a bit dirty - I stored it outside, tarped, at my folks all last summer, and a bit of water & debris got under the tarps. I haven't had a chance to clean it/scrub it more thoroughly. It doesn't appear to have any damaged areas, though.
- I'm pretty new to the sailing world, and haven't changed anything really from the way the previous owner rigged everything, so if I can improve anything there, I'd appreciate the tips.
- I looked it over again, and there are no hull id or any other markings to date it.
Um, any thoughts and/or questions?
Thanks,
tag
I loved those brass snap clips on the old three twist mainsheets. The mainsheet wasn't the most hand friendly line though.The brass fitting that connects to the traveler caused me a problem in my boat.
That's what I was thinking, no inspection port.Are you talking about the inspection port? I assume that a hole was cut for the job and then patched with fiberglass, the patch job isnt visible through the green paint on the deck.
I'd look carefully for telltale signs to be sure there's evidence a backing plate was installed.
Good question. The job may have been done well enough so there's nothing visible. If access was cut in the deck and not re-glassed well, there may be a slight shadow of where the cut out was made.What are the tell-tale signs?