Alan S. Glos
Well-Known Member
A friend was cleaning out a cottage and found (what she thought) was Sunfish rudder assembly and daggerboard. So offered them to me for one of my restoration projects. It turns out they are not Sunfish parts.
See photos. The rudder head is a Sunfish part, but the 33" long blade of for a different boat, possibly another AMF boat like the Force 5 or a Puffer. The rudder blade is about 33" length overall. The oak tiller handle is clearly home made.
The daggerboard is a total mystery. It is 45 1/2" long. It looks a little like a Force 5 but is not. Like the old wood Sunfish boards, it has a metal tensioning fitting to hold it snug in the trunk when in the "down" position.
What have I got?
Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY
See photos. The rudder head is a Sunfish part, but the 33" long blade of for a different boat, possibly another AMF boat like the Force 5 or a Puffer. The rudder blade is about 33" length overall. The oak tiller handle is clearly home made.
The daggerboard is a total mystery. It is 45 1/2" long. It looks a little like a Force 5 but is not. Like the old wood Sunfish boards, it has a metal tensioning fitting to hold it snug in the trunk when in the "down" position.
What have I got?
Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY