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Haven't sailed her in a couple months. Wife and I went to check on her a week ago (Friend's house fixed dock) and the port side stanchion, second from aft had been smashed in. Maybe low tide and lots of wind... not sure. Problem is that of course it sits just forward of the cabinet and also...

Hi guys, as we've been sailing more often in the Gulf of Mexico, the wind has been picking up a lot since the summer. We are still somewhat inexperienced (in other words, we still have to think about and make a plan when we change points of sail, it isn't intuitive and as you know, the boat is...

The title says it all.... Maiden voyage today to get my boat from Naples to Isle of Capri and when we got to the gulf and tried to hoist the mainsail, the mainsail equivalent of hanks on the jib (I don't know what you call the plastic pieces on the main luff that you slide into the mast) had a...

We need to step the mast while on the trailer before we get to the boatyard (just outside the boatyard) since they don't have a crane. Can you share your best ways to do this? I've thought of a few ways, but would like to hear from the pro's, this will be my first time doing it and plan to do a...

Hi everyone, I am new to j/24's and a fairly new sailor and have never rigged a sailboat before. Been working on hull 3205 for a while now and I am getting close to splashing and have the mast out to rig before heading to a boatyard. I think I have a lot of it figured out but I have two masts...

Hi everyone, I've been working to rehab my 1982 J/24 for a few months and have put a lot of work and money into it. Today I was shop vacuuming all the mess and did the bilge too. After cleaning it, I noticed cracks about 2 inches away from the bolts around the aft bilge compartment (See...

Hi all, I am new to j/24's and recently purchased hull #3205 (1982) and it needs a few repairs to be water ready. One are the toe rails. I initially thought I'd go with PVC but $840 for a set of plastic toe rails seems crazy... (Waterline Systems). I'm also looking into artificial wood (kinda...