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I manage a boat rental facility in a county park in North Carolina. The lake that the boats are used on is a flood control lake, meaning it is very shallow in some parts and has a high volume of debris that washes into it every time it rains hard. We have 13 Sunfish available to rent, all of...

Is the daggerboard trunk of a RS Feva similar in size to a Sunfish's trunk? I am wondering if this http://www.ldcsailing.com/rs-feva-d...-specific-hull-fittings-rs-feva-hull-fittings will fit in a sunfish..any information is appreciated. Thanks -Rick

Is the daggerboard trunk of a RS Feva similar in size to a Sunfish's trunk? I am wondering if this http://www.ldcsailing.com/rs-feva-daggerboard-case-reinforcement-set.ir?cName=boat-parts-rs-specific-hull-fittings-rs-feva-hull-fittings will fit in a sunfish..any information is appreciated...

Does anyone have experience with the Laser Funboat? I am interested in potentially using it for rentals. I currently rent only Sunfish, but have recently run into issues with the daggerboards cracking the trunks. -Rick

That is a possibility that I had not thought of. It just might be a bit too time consuming, we have 13 boats as of the end of the season.

Those are some good points, I like the idea of carving out the impact area and filling it with some kind of cushion. We do offer a few more boating options on the lake, but sailboats are one of the most popular.

I have looked into using the carpet however it would provide very minimal protection if the boat were to hit an obstacle at any speed. -Rick

Is there such a thing as a trunk guard? Possibly a piece of metal or heavy plastic that could be attached to the inside of the trunk for protection? I could see how a thin piece of metal could potentially prevent further cracking if it could be installed correctly. -Rick

I have repaired a few trunks with the Marine Tex on the outside. One already had an inspection port so that is the only one so far that I've repaired on both the inside and out. I believe it has held so far. -Rick

Thanks for the advice. Some of the cracks are pretty major so a transom plug may not be enough. I will look into the Barrington daggerboard though. -Rick

I manage a boat rental facility on a small and shallow lake. The Sunfish we rent are constantly run aground and hit submerged obstacles. This has caused damaged to multiple daggerboard trunks and daggerboards alike. Currently I use Marine Tex to repair the damage, however this lasts only until...