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Swing Keel Sunfish - LOL - ebay

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  1. jbushkey Guest

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    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...sspagename=ADME:B:SS:US:1123#ebayphotohosting

    1980 Sunfish?
    Length:15.0 feet??
    Keel:Swing???

    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Vehicle Description [/FONT]
    For sale: 15 foot sailboat, it used to be the fastest on Acton Lake. There is a small hole in the hull (as seen in pics), but we have been told it can be fixed easily. The mast and sails are new (worth at least $200 alone.) The trailer and a box of life jackets are included!

    I guess the moral of the story is buyer beware. What is everyone's opinion of the "easy fix"? I am not experienced in enough in fg repair to say.

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  2. beaker hi

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    That is a fireball. Yup very fast. One of the first boats to come with a spinaker launch tube. I wod buy it if it was close to me.
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    Thanks. That seems like a really fun boat.
  4. Wavedancer Upside down?

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    with a 'few' problems :eek:
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    agreed. I meant the fireball in general. I was not familiar with them until now.
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    That Fireball may not be worth the gas money to tow it home. It's looking pretty rough, I've seen older Fireball's around that that were in sail away condition for $600-$700.
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    I just went to the e-bay listing for the Fireball, I see a notation that it's glass over wood. DON'T BUY IT. Because of the glass you won't be able to compost it.

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