This boat has been in my family since before I was born. Best I can figure it was built around 1968, and my great grandfather bought it not too long after that. When I was 5 my grandmother taught me to sail on it, and I've sailed it every year since then during my summer visits to Cape Cod.
Unfortunately this year when I arrived I discovered some damage to the hull which prevented me from getting her in the water right away. Last year I came out early in the summer and my girlfriend helped me get the boat down to the beach. When I left I left the boat on the beach so that other family members could use it. Unfortunately it looks like someone bashed it into some rocks and took some rather large chunks of gel coat off, so I had to spend several days fixing the bottom. Of course the weather was beautiful when I was fixing the boat, and when I finished it started pouring rain. Today looked like it could be ok though, so I got my uncle to help me and we finally got it into the water and took her out for a little sail before the rain came back. Managed to get some video too.
http://youtu.be/5DuxYgAyagQ
I've got a Capri13 and a Laser back home in San Diego, and I sail bigger boats from our club all the time, but I still love coming back and sailing my old SunFish.
Unfortunately this year when I arrived I discovered some damage to the hull which prevented me from getting her in the water right away. Last year I came out early in the summer and my girlfriend helped me get the boat down to the beach. When I left I left the boat on the beach so that other family members could use it. Unfortunately it looks like someone bashed it into some rocks and took some rather large chunks of gel coat off, so I had to spend several days fixing the bottom. Of course the weather was beautiful when I was fixing the boat, and when I finished it started pouring rain. Today looked like it could be ok though, so I got my uncle to help me and we finally got it into the water and took her out for a little sail before the rain came back. Managed to get some video too.
http://youtu.be/5DuxYgAyagQ
I've got a Capri13 and a Laser back home in San Diego, and I sail bigger boats from our club all the time, but I still love coming back and sailing my old SunFish.