Clonefish

( Lateen Rigged Dagger-Board Boats, aprox. 11' - 15' )

Sunfish is the name often applied to describe any lateen rigged, personal sail-craft style, beach boat. The original, brand-name Sunfish was introduced in the 1950's by Alcort, Inc.* and is currently the product of LaserPerformance Sailboats. This list contains a handful of the many Sunfish lookalike boats that began appearing on the scene around the 1960's. After the '80s this market declined and most of the boats listed here have now faded into history. * see the library file section at the Sunfish Sailor and the book, The Sunfish Bible by Will White for more on the evolution of the original Sunfish.

Some of the Clonefish found

Photos shown attempt to illustrate destinguishing characteristics, but are limited by the views and photographic quality that have been contributed to this project.

In some cases, higher resolution and/or more views may be available. Post a message

at Sunfish_Sailor regarding the make and model you are seeking information about.

A through K

Sail Insignia Builder

Production Dates / Status Possible Information Resource

Alpha

Glastron Boat Co. Austin, TX

1968 - 70 • NLB

Classic Glastron Owners Association http://www.classicglastron.com/gl-sailboats.html

AMFLITE

AMF

1969 - 1971 • NLB Pre’72 Sunfish Parts & Information

Aqua Finn

American Sail, Inc. Charleston SC

Available

American Sail http://www.americansail.com/aquafinn.php

Barracuda

Chrysler Marine Products, Detroit, MI

1968 - 1970 • NLB

• Chrysler Sailing Association http://chryslersailing.lizards.net

• Brochures http://www.geocities.com/thechryslercrew

• Manual http://www.hurrikain.com/Chrysler-manuals-boats.htm

• Flyer in the Sunfish_Sailor Clonefish Folder

[ no insignia available ]

Beachcomber

L.V.M. Assoc.,Inc. Coopersville, MI

NLB

The Joint Archives of Holland Michigan

• This flyer available in the Sunfish_Sailor Clonefish Folder

Big Fish

BigFish, Inc. Largo, FL

Available

Island Packet Yachts http://www.bigfishyachts.com

Capri Wave

Catalina Yachts Woodland Hills, CA

NLB

Dolphin Jr Dolphin Sr

Silver Line Boats Moorhead, MN

1974 – 1980 ? • NLB

Classic Silver Line Boats http://www.silverlineboats.org

Duck (?)

Grantom Marine

NLB

Fleetwind

Sears, Roebuck and Company

NLB

Manual in Files area

(see also, Jetwind and Surfwind)

Fuji

[ no information found ]

Goldfish

Goldfish Sailboat Co. Waxahachie, TX

NLB

Sister Boat to the Seagull

Gulf Coast 14

Gulf Coast Sailboats, Inc. Houston, TX

NLB

Jetwind

Built by Snark for Sears Roebuck and Company

NLB

Same Boat as the Snark Mach II • Manual available in the Sunfish_Sailor Clonefish Folder

Kransco Sailboard

Kransco Mfg. South San Francisco, CA

NLB

Kransco also appears to have been a West Coast subcontractor used by some East Coast boat companies.

Looks an awful lot like the Beachcomber

Additional information and updates are appreciated. Please post to: Sunfish Sailor Group

For more resources on old boat models visit these web pages:

ShortyPen's Board Boat Sailboat Guide - http://www.shortypen.com/brdboat Sail Logo List - http://www.msogphotosite.com/MSOG/pdfpage/mslogo.pdf FiberGlassics - http://www.fiberglassics.com Jibs Sailboat Database - http://www.jibslist.com (Caution - full of annoying advertising) The Pocket Cruiser Guide - http://www.pocketcruiserguide.com/20FeetOrLess.htm Sailor's Sourcebook: Boat Index - http://old.cruisingworld.com/ssbk/ssboandx.htm

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