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This is what the 65 sq ft sail of the Super Sunfish looks like.Alcort made a Super Sunfish rig that fit on the standard Sunfish hull.
What kind of mast do you have in mind?
My solution.
Lower mast with 55mm alloy tube,2 mm tickness
Upper mast with 50mm alloy tube,2 mm tickness
Hand made sleeve with pvc idraulic tube
Gosseneck and vang tang Original lasert parts
Boom height from hull deck, the same of Laser
Daggerboard 4" longer than original
Handmade nylon or teflon gooseneck plug
Original laser sail dimension (75 sq ft)
What kind of problems could I have with this rig? The daggerboard should have a different design (backward)
What kind of problems could I have with this rig? The daggerboard should have a different design (backward)
Looks like it came out well... Good Job.I did a similar project this year with a Minifish. I shortened it to 11' to make it comply with the Classic Moth rules.
I did a similar project this year with a Minifish. I shortened it to 11' to make it comply with the Classic Moth rules. I made a mast from an old aluminum winsurfer mast , added stays , and used a broken carbon windsurfer mast for a boom. Sunfish racing daggerboard & a dagger shaped rudder blade. Inspection ports to add a hiking strap , mid boom sheeting with traveler & dual controls for the vang , outhaul & cunningham. A fun little project , all done cheaply with bits and pieces & the boat got wet for the first time this weekend.
Except for the mast not being designed for the sail (unlikely the sail is going to look very good when you sheet in) and the center of effort likely not matching up to the sail, there should not be any problems.
Have you thought about just trying to buy a used Laser instead?
BB
That "mothfish" is one of the cooler things I have seen in a while! How balanced is the helm? Have you sailed against any other classic Moths to see how fast yours is? Nice job! BB
Here are a couple more pictures of the Minifish Moth in action ;
Very cool !
It totally demystified the complicated dinghy design process.
What is next? Maybe add foils to make it a flying Bladerider !
Apologies if I'm going off topic slightly , but it's funny that you mention foils.
There is no rule against it in the Classic Moth class , and one of the Classic Moth sailors put his 1964 McCutcheon Shelly Moth on foils for the 2010 Midwinters ;