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.
L through Z
Lincoln Fiberglass Co [ no insignia available ] Stow, MA
Lincoln Skate NLB
E-Boat Inc. Vero Beach, FL e-boats (Kit Boat) http://www.bateau.com/proddetail.php?prod=MF14 Moonfish Available
Howmar Boats, Inc. Custom Parts - Narragansett Bay Phantom Works Edison, NJ http://www.geocities.com/zeozerofro/home.html
Phantom NLB (see also, Pointer 14 – rumored to have bought up Howmar )
[ no insignia available ] [ no information found ] Playfish
J-Point Marine Rumford, ME J-Point Marine http://www.j-pointmarine.com Pointer 14 Available
Michigan Molded Fiberglass Plastics Holland, MI Flyers in the Sunfish_Sailor Clonefish Folder Porpoise
Porpoise-II 1960 - 1975 • NLB Super Porpoise
[ no insignia available ] [ no information found ] 1953 Kit Sail Scooter
[ no information found ] Scamper
Lockley-Newport Boats Inc. Gloucester, VA
S-Cat NLB
Pargo, Inc. Charlotte, NC
Scorpion NLB
Goldfish Sailboat Co. Waxahachie, TX Sister Boat to the Goldfish
Seagull NLB
[ no insignia available ] [ no information found ] Seahorse
An unconfirmed report says there was a Skimmer built by a Skimmer Boat Co. company out of Irving, TX. It is unknown if these companies Greenwich, CT were related or simply chose the same model name. Meyers
Boat Co. (Snark) currently builds a lateen rigged scow design Skimmer A NLB they call the Sea Skimmer .
Meyers Boat Co. SNARK Adrian, MI Myers Boat Co. Various Models (Most recent Mfg. Co.) http://www.meyersboat.com/snark/index.htm Some Models Still Made
Urethane Fabricators, Inc. (Marine Division) Camden, NJ Sports Sailor 1 NLB
Edo Western Corp. Star Dancer Flyer (1.4 MB pdf file) Salt Lake City, UT http://www.msogphotosite.com/MSOG/pdfpage/stardancer.pdf
Star Dancer NLB
Fillip Mfg.Co. aka Concho Valley Marine San Angelo,TX
Starfish NLB
Wellcraft Marine Corp. Sarasota, FL Starwind 13.5 (4.75 MB pdf file) http://www.msogphotosite.com/MSOG/pdfpage/starwindco.pdf Starwind NLB
[ no insignia available ] [ no information found ]
Sun Dolphin
O'Day Sailboats Google O’Day Superswift NLB
Sears, Roebuck and Company (see Jetwind & Snark) Surfwind
Intl. Fiberglass Co., Inc. [ no insignia available ] dba Viking International Boat Co., Inc. ( aka Funfish ) NLB
AMF 1972 and later Sunfish Parts & Information
Windflite 1972 – 1985? • NLB Setup Guide in the Sunfish_Sailor Clonefish Folder
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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