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The deck was in fair condition but the entire boat was badly stained from lying
in dirty water. It responded to a good scrubbing and needed little attention.
The cockpit was in surprisingly good condition with only a little
staining.
 
Someone had painted the bottom several times and the paint was scratched and flaking. Two cans of paint remover and three days of scraping later, the original gel-coat
finally became visible.
 
The next step was spraying the hull with fresh gel-coat. I did the Sailfish
and Sunfish hulls at the same time. Incidentally, two quarts of gel-coat cost over $80!

The aluminum trim around the edges was damaged and partly missing.
I removed what aluminum edging was still on the boat.
The hull and deck
had begun to separate, so I first dried the interior and then sealed the edges with silicone and pop riveted them.

For the edges, I bought white garden hose that had a single blue stripe on it.
This was applied using simple tools and silicone.

I first clamped the hose to the edge with the stripe facing down

With a felt-tip pen, I scribed a line on the hose, using the hull as a guide. With a sharp knife, I cut a slit in the hose the entire length.

After pressing a generous amount of silicone into the hose, I pressed it onto the edge of the hull. It fit tightly and no clamps were needed except
on the stern and bow ends. I cut small wedges into the hose so it
would bend around the rear corners.

I robbed the aluminum nose piece from a junk Mutineer.

The finished Sunfish looked quite different from when it was lying in the trash!

I found a rudder, dagger board and sail, all from different sources.


Here are photos of the Sunfish sporting the mast and sails from the Seawitch.

I was still looking for a mast and spars when someone offered me $300 for the boat without them. I condescended, but didnät make a profit on that boat!.
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