ALCORT Wooden Sunfish 19 May 20

19 May 20:

The wooden Sunfish was introduced by ALCORT Sailboats, INC. around 1953, factory boats and kits were built until the late 1960s. We have been given permission to develop plans and drawings for the hull, and to build a replica from Laser Performance (LP), who owns the trademark to the Sunfish name and logo. LP builds the modern day fiberglass Sunfish, with over 400,000 built to date by ALCORT, AMF, Loveless and DeGarmo, Pearson and Vanguard.

1953 ALCORT Sunfish ZIP and Skipper, 2013.

Plans will be developed along the lines of the ALCORT Super Sailfish plans, which are available in the SunfishSailor io.group.

We took a lot of measurements from our two wooden Sunfish ZIP and CHIP during their restorations, and finally sat down to put mechanical pencil to graph paper.

...to be continued...

Sunfish name and logo trademark by Laser Performance

New Sunfish

Laser Performance Fiberglass Repair Video

05 Sep 19:

From Mar S: "This is a recording of the small boat repair seminar put on by the staff at the LaserPerformance Factory in Rhode Island on Nov 15, 2008. It is posted here with the permission of the staff at LaserPerformance."

Great video on the components of fiberglass and how to repair.

LaserPerformance Open House Boat Repair Seminar from Mark Stoughton on Vimeo.

1980 AMF Sunfish SUGAR 2 02 Feb 18 Mai Tai Sail

02 Feb 18:

The new Laser Performance Mai Tai Sunfish sail arrived, Skipper picked it out to match the teal stripes.

Here's a peak at the rough sanded bow at 9:07.



Restoration Log of Sugar 2.

Sunfish Sailboat Parts

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After we learn to sail in only 3 days, we'll probably need repair parts for the Sunfish :) I like using Yankee Boating Center, they answer the phone and also have a nice online store at sunfish sailboats.com. I have also ordered from Laser Performance and have a local Sunfish dealer, Key Sailing, who keeps some parts in stock. Other parts we have found on Craigslist and Ebay, but do some homework before paying too much. Two other good resources are the yahoo Sunfish Sailor group and Sunfish Forum. I have found parts there and also helpful advice to tackle most repairs or upgrades. Those two groups also have Files, Links and Photos, so budget some time when you go to visit.

Laser Performance new parts list

There are some nice folks working at the Laser Performance store in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, I have talked to them a few times.
Here is a link to their new parts list: Laser Performance Parts List

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