brendanbeglin
New Member
hey i just got an old orignal wood sailfish, it is in fairly good condition for its 60 year age but the sail is paper thin and torn at the seam. i need a new sail but am on a tight budget. it is the original sailfish so it has a smaller sail than sunfish, 12 ft foot 12 ft luff 65 sq area, new sails are no longer made originals are not on ebay and sunfish sails are a foot too long in both directions. can anyone give me some advice on where to go from here, i have already contacted a sailmaker and the price quote given to me is $320 which is twice what i paid for the boat. i was thinking about buying an unlicenced sunfish sail and trying to cut it down to size but since i know nothing about sailing or boat restoration figured id ask here first