At long last | TheaterFire

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66anon66@reddit

Grew up sailing on one in green and white on Lake Erie. Every wave rolled over the top, soaking my backside. Tipped over repeatedly, swim around, hop on the dagger board, pop out of the water and keep going. Repeat over and over.

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3-2-1_liftoff@reddit

If she floats you made a wonderful buy. As a kid I had more fun on a sailfish than a person should be allowed. In a big wind, on a broad reach with the centerboard up, these boats go like rockets. Have a great time.

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STAXOBILLS@reddit

Was in charge of a fleet of sunfish(pretty much the exact same thing but has a hull that’s a little larger) at a summer camp I worked at, amazingly fun little pieces of junk, even when half full of water(these things were early 90s models and had been kept outside for the last 5 years before I had to use them, the foam on inside was as you expect) they can go decently quick

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Sinn_Sage@reddit

If you put that boat in a lake, your satisfaction of the purchase would increase by a factor of ten. Just sayin

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Mad_Oats40@reddit (OP)

put her in for the first time this morning. flipped twice, yet my satisfaction is still at an all time high

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Sinn_Sage@reddit

Going OB on such a boat is a god given right. Not to worry, it makes you a better sailor. Once you get good enough to stay up on top, then you get to tackle the fun part of tacking and gybing without putting yourself back in the drink.

In the long run, this boat will make you a better sailor if you wish to continue down the money drain.....err.......joy of sailing.

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Potential-Elephant73@reddit

Now you just need a crew

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Turbulent_Bet_8300@reddit

Looks great, I had straps on the rails to hook my feet instead of stuffing toes under the rails while hiking out. I also used the tail end of the halyard to rig a little 2:1 vang, was great when reaching & running.

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lifeson1221@reddit

I grew up on the Sailfish! Far superior to the cockpitted sunfish. Have fun!!

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Due-Pear-8687@reddit

Let’s Be honest here……… sailfish we’re a lower cost version of a sunfish. With no cockpit they were cheaper to manufacture…….. ( on the downside sailfish are harder to hike out on- hence the flip) but at $250 you did well. The big Advantage is that like a small motorcycle you’ll Move on quicker———‘AnLightning? Many larger boats that can be soloed.

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Mad_Oats40@reddit (OP)

see i thought otherwise but now that ive knelt down on this one i can see how flat deck would feel better. im taking her out for the first time tomorrow

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gberger313@reddit

But now where will you grow all your Cyanobacteria!?

Learned to sail on a sunfish. The cockpit is NOT comfortable (imo), even as a teenager, and prone to getting gross if left out. Your setup looks simple and great

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Formaldehyde007@reddit

Let’s see the truck you are planning to use to haul that big boy.

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Mad_Oats40@reddit (OP)

i got the best truck, the kia soul.

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carrburritoid@reddit

Cool blog post about Alcort Sailfish https://chrissails.blogspot.com/2009/10/alcort-sailfish-my-first-boat.html

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Mrjonmd1961@reddit

Had a lot of fun on a sailfish in my youth

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greengiant314@reddit

Boy, that’s a thing right there!

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Bubbleman54@reddit

Without a cockpit it seems just a couple steps away from being a windsurfer. 😉 I windsurfed a lot around Southern Maryland when I lived there but have never had a sunfish. Would love to find a deal like you did on one of these. They've always looked like a lot of fun.

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SigNexus@reddit

Had a used porpoise sailboat with a cracked hull joint. It filled up with so much water we were sailing with 2in of freeboard. Almost crushed the trailer getting it out of the lake. We drove directly to the marina and traded for a new sunfish. Fun boats.

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