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    Spring is coming! The boats are getting restless!

    Had my first sail of the year on Sunday. Perfect conditions!
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    Boat Pics

    Bloody hell. I'm a very bit jealous.
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    Attaching a Hiking strap

    I think you might find that this makes the strap too high for some hiking conditions.
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    Ratchet block with cam

    This video is painful to watch. Still, he's happy, he's sailing, he's having a nice time so I'm not judging him but he's not making it easy for himself.
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    Ratchet block with cam

    I don't understand why you would ever need to hold a sheet with your teeth. The way I learnt to sail I always have the sheet in hand. I have deck cleats, I don't use them very often, but if I do I still keep the sheet in my hand. Probably the only time I would let go of it is if I am stopped and...
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    Quick release gooseneck materials???

    I like this.
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    Small Boats Magazine Review for the Sunfish

    It's a bit diferent for me because I live somewhere where the sunfish is rare and exotic. Parts are hard to get hold of and most people have never heard of the boat. So in a way it is quite an inconvenient boat to have. But I love how much personality the sunfish has. Much more character than...
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    Small Boats Magazine Review for the Sunfish

    Great pictures!
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    Summer Sailing

    Nice to see Macca is still getting out on his Sunfish.
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    Tiller extension

    I like a longish extension because you can use it to easily flick the sheet off the corner of the transom when it gets stuck after a bad tack.
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    Rotting rudder

    I made myself a new rudder a few years back when my old one broke. I just used an offcut of 18mm marine ply. Did all the shaping by hand and it worked a treat.
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    Vang Solution with a Deck Cleat Only?

    Thinner halliard will do the trick. Nice tidy boat, btw.
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    Rotting rudder

    I have done it as a training exercise on a boat with a jib. Next time we have lightish winds ill give it a go on the sunfish.
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    Rotting rudder

    I would either replace it or start practicing your rudderless sailing drills. (Can you even do that on a sunfish? I have never tried)
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    What kind of paddle for Sunfish ?

    An interesting paddle alternative

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