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Has anyone worked out a way to mount a countdown timer on a Sunfish?

If you have a line run thru the eyes of the deck fitting and up over the vang tang to keep the mast in place in the event of a capsize, it is fairly easy to get into a capsize situation where the mast rotates 180 deg or more which can cause bending/failure of the deck fitting. Why not allow a...

Assuming that the Aussie Embassy gets off their duff and processes my (Arg) wife's visa in time, we'll be in Sydney from about March 10 to March 17. It would be a real rush for me to be able to hook a ride on an Aussie 18. Any thoughts how I might be able to pull this off? Thanks mates!! John...

Since lacrosse and hockey sticks are banned as carry-on items (at least in the US) and a duffel large enough to fit these goodies inside would have a HUGE surcharge ($150 on AA), has anyone out there come up with a different way to solve this problem - aside from shipping in both directions that...

Anyone have any trick for keeping the large plastic ends from popping off the inner threaded portion? Silicone sealant works for a little while, then gives up.

The current rules don't include dimensional info to locate the daggerboard stopper. I'm thinking that mine (an '02) may be off as the board doesn't fit properly into the receptacle on a LockPit. The culprit is the stopper - it's not where the hole is in the LockPit. Is there any archived info on...

Anyone out there know of a source for obtaining an extra mounting bracket for this compass? Thanks!!

What's the best place to put a fat bag port? Rear deck? Alongside the daggerboard? Thanks!!

My first experience racing in the ocean (Pacific) last weekend was very humiliating. To say I was uncompetitive upwind is a large understatement. I may have a (mental) handle on some of my problems, but I had no idea how to interpret changes in the apparent wind going up and down 4-6' swells...

Is the blue on a 2002 paint or gelcoat? Thanks!

Do any of you fellow old-timers remember which years had serious mast step problems? My addled brain seems to recall mid-80s, but I'm not at all sure. Now for a REAL reach (pun intended) - any idea of the range of hull numbers that contained most of the problems? I've found an '86 that looks...

OK, glue this puppy down with 5200. Got that. So I put some 5200 on the plate. Now how do I get the plate into the bottom of the step without it turning sideways and leaving goo on the walls? Thought about taping it to a piece of pipe or dowel, but concerned about getting the tape out. Any...

I bought an older ('79) Laser that I upgraded to new control functionality. $$ was an issue. Drilled no new holes in deck. Mounted turning blocks to a piece of aluminum angle ($0.50 vs $40) and the cleats on a wooden block ($20.00 vs. $95). Why should this be illegal as I have simply duplicated...