Help. I am a little confused. I just got today 8/4/2019 a older Sunfish. Can't read anything on the Makers sticker by the splash shield. What year could it be? It is in very good shape. Has the old bronze style rudder fittings. Drain on the side of the top deck. I looked inside the cockpit and it is molded with a flange.
NOW HERE'S THE kicker: It has a very deep storage compartment at the rear of the cockpit. I'm guessing 1972. Close?
I bought one in New Hampshire last summer, and it was confirmed to be a 1971 (here, on this forum).
It was the most perfect of my six (then) '70s Sunfish, but couldn't get anyone to buy it in New England (admittedly, on short notice). I cartopped it to Florida, started to polish the deck, and sold it within a week.
Hmmm. That $$$ more than paid for my fuel, two motels, and food. I'd better start looking again by October.