nhsusan57
Member
Going to look at this 1983 Sunfish tomorrow.
$500.
What do you think?
$500.
What do you think?
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Yes; if it's pretty bad, there will be standing water (bring a flash light).Will do!
Is it easy to tell water logged or not?
Regarding inspection ports.... Are they always an indication that the boat was too wet at some point?
It's all yours...just funnin'Hey....L&VW....it's mine I saw it first
There is a complete set of trim for the Sunfish on Ebay. It's local pick up only in Sloatsburg New York.A section of aluminum trim is missing on Sunfish #1. While not a difficult repair, obtaining that particular section could be problematic.
The ports mean that someone has been inside the hull to repair the hull or dry it out, not bad in fact it looks like someone has worked to keep her sailing. The stand up block is an upgrade as far as I know, and as Beldar mentions the daggerboard looks hand crafted but good to use.
As far as I know the hull weight did not drop from 139 to 129 until the 1988 move to the rolled edge boats. Even if she weighs 139 + a few pounds she will sail well.
$500 is a good price as long as the sail is in good shape, no rips or ugly repairs or dry rot, and the hull is not waterlogged.
Good luck!
Good to know, thank youI have lots if deck/hull trim for sale. Contact me at: [email protected] if interested.
Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY
Any damage on a sunfish hull will easily cost in excess of the hull value so the only thing left of value is the parts.
Sorry to disagree again, but grinding it down and laying on glass (only needed on the outside of the hull in most cases) is simple and if you use polyester resin not expensive at all. I don’t know anyone who would want to spend the time or money to gelcoat an old hull. For finishing, Rustoleum sprays are perfectly suitable, and specific marine paints are an option. If you want to make an old hull look new, you are talking time and some $$, but to make an old hull decent and seaworthy often isn’t very hard or expensive. If the repairs are complex, the foam is soggy, etc., then I agree with you.Sure you can patch it up for cheap, but to fix it right you need more than a band-aid. You've got to grind it down, lay some glass on both sides, and gelcoat to match. That ain't cheap or simple, it's a royal pain.