SmoothSailing
Pirateer, Sunfish & Sailfish Owner
A long-time family friend just blessed me with his elderly parent's "Alcort, Inc. Sailfish" yesterday.
I've since studied the "Evolution of the Sunfish," article, http://kb.sunfishforum.com/images/history/timeline.pdf and believe I've narrowed it down to being a 1959 or 1960 model. How can I tell for certain (so I can apply for my State's Boat Launch permit, using accurate information)?
In referencing timeline: It's Fiberglass, (with green deck, green and white sail) has the "Alcort, Inc." oval, (shown in the 1949 example, not the square shown in the 1960 example), does not appear to have HIN or Serial Number listed anywhere, LOA 13'8" (instead of 13'7" or 13'10," as I would have expected), and has one white "Alcort Sailfish" sticker on either side of the transom. Also, there's merely glue where the Sail patch/identifier would have once been.
I've since studied the "Evolution of the Sunfish," article, http://kb.sunfishforum.com/images/history/timeline.pdf and believe I've narrowed it down to being a 1959 or 1960 model. How can I tell for certain (so I can apply for my State's Boat Launch permit, using accurate information)?
In referencing timeline: It's Fiberglass, (with green deck, green and white sail) has the "Alcort, Inc." oval, (shown in the 1949 example, not the square shown in the 1960 example), does not appear to have HIN or Serial Number listed anywhere, LOA 13'8" (instead of 13'7" or 13'10," as I would have expected), and has one white "Alcort Sailfish" sticker on either side of the transom. Also, there's merely glue where the Sail patch/identifier would have once been.