The funny crossbar is the traveler that goes with the Super Sunfish rigging. Just disregard that one and mount a normal block. Or did your diamond in the rough come with the remainder of the Super Sunfish rig? Mast, boom, sail and a bunch of lines?Yep. I'm already going through the forums and Tag's blog and seeing what I need to purchase...
Need new mast ends, new lines and some sail clips to start. And some gelcoat patch.
This one is set up with a funny aluminum crossbar across the cockpit (rubber bumpers on each end) bolted through the top to some rubber catch blocks. The mainsheet block is attached to this crossbar. Eventually, I'll replace this with a new block in front of the hook (standard setup) and patch the holes in the top. I'll post a photo or two later.
Yes, it is a Super Sunfish. It has a complete sunfish mast and sail with lines, etc. as well as the Super Sunfish setup.
Here are a few shots of the hull and cockpit with the conversion rig, as well as the super sunfish sails and mast/boom assembly:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9083477@N07/
I apologize for the low light. It really is in remarkable shape for its age. It needs a good cleaning and polishing and some gelcoat work but not bad otherwise.
The sunfish sail and mast/boom assembly has been disassembled pending new sail rings and mast top & bottom caps from APS, so I don't have any shots of it in this album.
The Super Sunfish mast assembly needs a good cleaning; the whole kit and kaboodle was stored under a tarp and has a lot of earth on it. One sail is brand new and still has the Neil Pryde warranty tag on it.
The rudder needs to be stripped and revarnished; the daggerboard needs the same treatment and eventual replacing, but for now it's fine. Any advice or tips will be much appreciated as I go through this process.
Must be my lucky week.
Just for good measure, I had another one given to me today that's a twin of this one, but a '76 hull. I've been searching for a trailer, and a colleague mentioned that while he didn't have a trailer, he had a sunfish he was looking to get rid of. It's an ex-sailing school boat (needs a sail and some fiberglass work around the daggerboard trunk). I haven't had the time to evaluate it thoroughly yet, so we'll see how this goes. You know, because I need more projects.
Next up will apparently be an a-frame double trailer for the twin fish.