Monday, December 28, 2020

1982 AMF Sunfish PHOENIX 27 Dec 20 Hull Repair

27 Dec 20:

While WAVE took the brunt of Hurricane Sally's storm surge and breaking waves,  our 1982 AMF Sunfish PHOENIX was just one stall inland. She sustained damage to the same starboard bow area but to a lesser degree. We sourced a replacement bow from our friend Tom and will begin jigsawing the boat and the bit together soon.


PHOENIX has arisen from the ashes once already, she was a barn find with all the dusty hanta bits (minus rudder) and a tattered sail. Capn Jack de-hanta'd her and gathered new bits. PHOENIX is also a member of our Yuma Yacht Club Fleet, along with ONKAHYE.


PHOENIX caught a fish one day, here's the story:

29 Jun 19:

Took our 1965 Alcort Sunfish WAVE and 1982 AMF Alcort Sunfish PHOENIX out for a day sail Skipper raided the North coast of the bay and I searched for prizes on the South shore. 10-12 mph wind, light chop on the bay, 85F heat index, scattered clouds. Water temp 85. Wind usually dies around 1000 so we headed back. On the way back, PHOENIX and I caught a fish! Not on purpose! I was sailing close to a dock and didn't notice that someone had left some lines out. As I went by the two fishing lines slid across the the gaff, caught at the top of the mast and turned me into the dock. Thunk. I was able to sail backwards a bit, pulled up the daggerboard and used it as a paddle to get clear of the dock. As PHOENIX and I completed our donut, the fishing line slid down leech of the sail and caught on the boom end cap. As we sailed off the line ran over the end of the boom and up comes a fish on the hook, over the end of the boom and then it plopped back into the water. A yelled "Fish On!" to the neighbors and PHOENIX and I sailed home to tell the Skipper our fish tale. It was about an 8 inch bass, under a pound.


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