I would like to find a simple plan for an iceboat that would work with the sunfish rig. i am new to sunfish sailing. i bought a used 1976 amf in august and have sailed 2-3 times a week. the boat was a waterlogged 193 pounds when i bought it, with the information on this forum to help me i have dried it out and the hull now weighs 132.. The alcort sunfish empire began with a commercially unsuccessful ice boat design, some 50 boats made in the early 1960’s. cibc member al heath bought one from uncle henry’s some years ago and has been sailing it hard and maintaining it little for many seasons.. There is an old mechanix illustrated plan called a frostfish using a sunfish rig. boat is pretty much 2 x 4s and plywood, but it will get you on the ice. i'm afraid your rig won't be very fast since any sailboat sail tends to have way too much draft for iceboats..
A couple of amateur ice-boat builders in connecticut started building small boats that used the same lateen sailing rig that their ice-boats used. they called it a sailfish. a photographer saw people having fun with their sailfish and did a story on the boat. the sailfish and sunfish were built for many years of both wood and fiberglass. Re: iceboat design questions for what it's worth , i bought the plans (from a friend who did not build the boat) and built the ice boat you intend to build the following winter i bought a used skimmer for $150 bucks and never looked back.. Iceboat designs! we have been thinking of building a small ice/snow, sail boat. can anyone direct us to a simple small design the can be taken down easy and used for sailing on snow laden lakes as well as ice? a sunfish sail and mast, a 2 x 6 about 12 feet long...another 2 x 6 about 6 feet long, assorted nuts/screws/glue and bob's your.
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