Nice work, MrXC! My ‘topcoat’ isn’t painted on or uneven and I think it would be very difficult to remove. I’m hoping that sealing it all with epoxy, then primer, then paint is the way to go. I’m considering a toe rail and a splashguard but might just keep it simple.
Did you remove your rails and mast step prior to staining and sealing?
That confirms it! Thank you, sailcraftri, this is very cool! Definitely Harborite on my Sailfish.I have a brochure from the late 50’s or 1960 indicating the Sailfish and Sunfish wood kits included Harborite.
Good to know the rails weren’t a problem. The mast step might be, but it has to come off for a proper epoxy and paint job. Thanks for the warning!Thanks! I did remove my rails and mast step prior to refinishing. The rails were not a problem, but the mast step was glued and screwed and tore off some of the top later of plywood. I used some filler to level it off before epoxying.
The pricing table is fascinating. According to this inflation tracking website, the $470 you would’ve paid in 1959 for a sunfish translates to $4200 in 2020 dollars.... which is just about what a brand new Sunfish with race sail costs today from Sunfish Direct! I don’t know why that surprised me, but it did.Prices effective January 1959.
Which, I believe, is not too far off for what you pay for a new one today. Remarkable!The pricing table is fascinating. According to this inflation tracking website, the $470 you would’ve paid in 1959 for a sunfish translates to $4200 in 2020 dollars.