1965 Alcort Sunfish WAVE 24 Dec 20 Deck Fairing Round 2

 24 Dec 20:

Sanded the second coat of TotalFair fairing compound with 120 grit on a DeWALT random orbital sander. Smoothed out the TotalFair and also sanded away old, flaking one part paint in several areas, to get a good surface for primer to attach to. This photo shows the different layers of fiberglass, original blue gelcoat and 2 layers of Interlux Brightside Medium Blue. 

The last coat of Interlux had some ridges, so we sanded those smooth, prep for primer.

Theseus' Ship?

Video: https://youtu.be/-iK0BRHfuU0

Happy New Year 2017

Happy New Year to all of our friends and family, we hope you enjoy a safe and prosperous year of rest and relaxation (R&R). We hope to do more boating this year and finish up the St. Jacques build, then work on Chip and Zsa Zsa, with 1980 Sunfish Sugar 2 and Viper along the way.

Penobscot 14 St. Jacques new build.

Alcort Sunfish Chip and Alcort Super Sailfish Zsa Zsa.

We plan to write a manual on wooden Sunfish and Super Sailfish restoration along the way, covering all aspects from stem to stern.

Click here for Chip and Zsa Zsa's story.

Winter maintenance for Sunfish

It's time for winter maintenance in our part of the world. Does anyone have any projects planned, upgrades or rehabs? I am going to finish a deck repair and paint the hull and deck of a late 1960s Sunfish that we rescued. Spars are in good shape. Rudder and daggerboard have been refinished already by Captain Jack. We will also be looking for a good used Sunfish sail.

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