Steve in Idaho
Member
Hi folks.
I have two dagger boards. One is the original board that came with my '75 Sunfish that I bought earlier this year. It seems to have a little "modification" at the tip of the leading edge, where it must have been damaged at some point. About three inches of the blade have been removed from the leading edge, about 3/4" back, and then smoothed and rounded off. Gives the bottom of the blade a stepped-down profile, and I'm sure it effects performance some.
The other is a blade that came on a '68 (original profile?) 'Fish that I parted out. It is in pretty much perfect condition, other than the finish. I am thinking about keeping this blade as a spare - or maybe modifying it if that's a viable option. Could it be modified to match or exceed the performance of my buggered '75 model dagger board?
Or - should I just sell it and use the money to buy an updated DB?
I'm not planning to race. Just sailing for the joy of it.
I have two dagger boards. One is the original board that came with my '75 Sunfish that I bought earlier this year. It seems to have a little "modification" at the tip of the leading edge, where it must have been damaged at some point. About three inches of the blade have been removed from the leading edge, about 3/4" back, and then smoothed and rounded off. Gives the bottom of the blade a stepped-down profile, and I'm sure it effects performance some.
The other is a blade that came on a '68 (original profile?) 'Fish that I parted out. It is in pretty much perfect condition, other than the finish. I am thinking about keeping this blade as a spare - or maybe modifying it if that's a viable option. Could it be modified to match or exceed the performance of my buggered '75 model dagger board?
Or - should I just sell it and use the money to buy an updated DB?
I'm not planning to race. Just sailing for the joy of it.