Saltydog87
Active Member
I should acknowledge right off the bat that I’m sailing locally and not planning to travel around for regional/national races anytime soon...
Fixing up a new/used Sunfish with the old mahogany daggerboard. From either running into things or putting it into and out of the slot, the front and back edges were showing significant wear. I’m stripping the varnish, planning to sand these worn areas smooth again, then reapplying varnish.
My question is - should I be mindful of anything while smoothing it out that I should avoid, that would make it no longer “class legal,” or will that ship have sailed as soon as I start sanding it? I would plan on trying to keep the original shape as much as possible but acknowledge that with dings there will be some removed material to return to a smooth shape.
Or...does it not matter and I should be considering updating the shape in some way for better performance?
Fixing up a new/used Sunfish with the old mahogany daggerboard. From either running into things or putting it into and out of the slot, the front and back edges were showing significant wear. I’m stripping the varnish, planning to sand these worn areas smooth again, then reapplying varnish.
My question is - should I be mindful of anything while smoothing it out that I should avoid, that would make it no longer “class legal,” or will that ship have sailed as soon as I start sanding it? I would plan on trying to keep the original shape as much as possible but acknowledge that with dings there will be some removed material to return to a smooth shape.
Or...does it not matter and I should be considering updating the shape in some way for better performance?