Masthead rig
Gary Mull 1/4 Ton Recently found the Gary Mull "Tequila Sunrise" in very bad shape at a private Dock in the Bay Area. Anyone willing to save her?
Overpowered or Overrated I didn't keep much of the old stuff. The boat was badly damaged from all the repeated wipe outs from the downwind legs....
CRM, Ours is not to question why, ours is but to do or die... I ran into Jim Antrim after the Great Pumpkin, and I pigeon holed him on my rating,...
Fun Facts Sean 9, To start off, the boat weighs around 3,400 lb.Originally she weighed 2,900 lb.I have a bulb keel that weighs 1,450 lb.approx....
CRM, Thanks, I did do my homework and I did the best I could, with a lot of help from Arne Johnson and his son, Yoachim and others. They changed...
Fun with Joyicity I would like to sail it flat,but when the wind is up, which is all summer long it's very hard to do. The boat has very little...
Well, actually it was an acident that I bought FUN. I was looking for a trailer for my Spidsgatter, and FUN was on the trailer. I thought I'd buy...
Yes, you guys are right, the rudder set up is a problem. When I first bought the boat, I didn't know what I had or really understand the design....
Richard, Lots and lots, there are some good photos on the French Website for quarter ton boats. Go to the boat name listings and find FUN. Click...
A friend of mine, Arne Jonsson, who helped me restore my quarter ton, "FUN", used to build them in Sweden. He gave me a picture that he took...
Boats are curious things in that there is sort of a reverse Geshtalt as they get older, the parts are worth more than the whole, rather than the...
Toles and Steveo-nz, You guys must be congratulated! Everyone thought I was nuts for revamping "FUN", (Except of course the marine suppliers and...
Smokey Joe Anatole, We have the origional quarter tonner Magic Bus here, in San Francisco. She looks entirely different from yours. The rig is...
Gary, Thanks, It's confusing as to what Laurie was up to, as there is a strong conection to the West coast and Washington in particular.I thought...
quartertonner "FUN" That black and white picture is the quarter "FUN" . I am the present owner and I recognize the sail numbers. Also, I would...
Corinthian racing. I'd love to join in! I have a Spiddsgatter as well as the quarter tonner, that I've had for 20 years or so. Right now she is on...
san diego quarters That may be right. When I was down in S.D. what I may have been looking at weren't quarters at all. I was guessing some of...
Paul B, I was in San Diego about six years ago, with the open 60 "OCEAN PLANET", when I was there I naturally checked out the marinas and boat...
I did most of the modifications to "FUN" myself. Origionaly I contacted Carl Schumaker to do some of the redesign work, and he just asked "Why"?...
