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Minifish, 12‐Ft. Sailboard, Introduced by AMF Alcort

AMF Alcort, Inc., of Waterbury, Conn., is intro ducing the Minifish, a new 12‐foot sailboard, at the show. The boat shares the display with the familiar Sunfish and Sailfish and the newer flyingfish.

The Minifish sports a 65 square foot lateen sail, 10 less than the Sailfish or Sunfish. Weighing 75 pounds, she can be carried atop a car or inside a station wagon. Foam flotation inside the fiberglass hull makes the Minifish unsinkable. With sail and spars, the price is $397.

The 14‐foot Flyingfish, in troduced at last year's show, has a catboat rig. She sells for $1,195 with sail and spars.

MINIFISH Detailed Review

If you are a boat enthusiast looking to get more information on specs, built, make, etc. of different boats, then here is a complete review of MINIFISH. Built by Alcort (USA) and designed by undefined, the boat was first built in 1971. It has a hull type of Dbrd. Dinghy and LOA is 3.58. Its sail area/displacement ratio 58.48. Its auxiliary power tank, manufactured by undefined, runs on undefined.

MINIFISH has retained its value as a result of superior building, a solid reputation, and a devoted owner base. Read on to find out more about MINIFISH and decide if it is a fit for your boating needs.

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MINIFISH is built by Alcort (USA).

When was MINIFISH first built?

MINIFISH was first built in 1971.

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MINIFISH built by AMF Alcort (USA) and designed by AMF Alcort. Her first hull was built in 1971 with an overall lengh of 3.58 m or 11.75 ft long

MINIFISH Sailboat Specifications​

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Review of Minifish

Basic specs., sailing characteristics.

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Minifish is about 28 kg/cm, alternatively 158 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 28 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 158 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

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