In 1951 Alcort added a Dri-deck coaming and Barfair processed colored sails to the Standard Sailfish 12 lineup and called it the Sailfish Deluxe 12. A new 14 foot Sailfish was added, the Sailfish 14, and it also had a Sailfish Deluxe 14 model. There were three models factory built plus kits for the Sailfish 12 and the Sailfish 14. The names changed again around 1960 when the fiberglass model was introduced. The coaming was dropped and the 3 models offered were the wooden Standard Sailfish (11' 7"), the wooden Super Sailfish (13' 7") and the fiberglass Super Sailfish MK II.
Our Sailfish Deluxe 14, her new name is TRACKER.
Dri-deck coaming and toe rail.
Hardware refinement, fancy shiny bow handle from Wilcox and Crittenden that wraps the stem. Previous handles were similar to current handles and had a satin finish.
A chrome quarter round keel strip starts underneath the handle and continues underneath for 16 inches. Sorry that those screws have unclocked themselves, we have found that the wood backs them off a bit.
Rub rail makes a nice hand hold when boarding after capsize, we found it easier to board at the stern because we could reach across and and grab the rail. Too far to reach across amidships plus you have to hoist yourself over a handrail.
The Barfair process dyed the sails to different colors, old advertisements list the sail choice colors as Red, White, Blue and Yellow that went with color matched hulls. It also added water repellency and mildew proofing.
This is how Alcort shows the excess halyard being secured. That is a good plan to keep it form floating around with other lines after a capsize.
Video link: https://youtu.be/U9z8xYzHkEs
Log of Tracker.
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