repair

Recently received word from a non-sailor that his late grandfather left him a 1984 Hunter 35.5 Legend in Miami, Florida.He has lived on the boat for the better part of a year. I live down here and have been sailing since I was 5. That being said, I am a racer and this boat has far more work to...

Hi all, I would like to repair the swimming platform. It's attached with hinges at the back of the ship and I'm not sure how to remove it. Please, all the help is welcome!!

I am planning on replacing my rotten mast step and the core in the deck around it on a 78 Hunter 30'. Does anyone know if the rounded "T" shape of the raised step has structural importance? Could the deck be smooth here? It would loose about .5 of height, adding slack to my stays. I am also...

Hi all. Mine is a 1992 Catalina Morgan 50. Two of the six chainplates are in need of replacement. Before I get to ripping out cabinets and sinks, is there anyone out there that tackled theirs? Looking for some photos, diagrams or other info to help guide the work. They are embedded in...

I have a swing keel off of a Cat 22 (1972, I think). A chunk broke off during retrieval from the sea floor (due to using the already enlarged hole as chain attach point - apparently a bad idea). The missing chunk now opens the hole all the way to the keel edge. A welding shop thought they...

I am looking at buying a H33 that had a leaky window. The issue was "fixed" by the previous owner who just ran a bead of silicone along the top edge of the window (on top of the grey moulding). Needless to say it's not the best looking fix so I will need to repair this properly if I purchase...

It's time to overhaul my 1986 Hunter 40's transmission on the Yanmar 44hp engine. Last time I went to a place in NJ, near where I live called Borger Warner on Rt 22 I think, but it doesn't seem to be there any more. Anyone have any idea where to get the Transmission repaired ? Thanks. Tom

So I spent the other day at a steady 30-45 degree angle with a big 155 and full main spread. Very fun and lost rudder effectiveness on a few occasions but this was the unwelcome result. Port side stay anchor on my Hunter 25.5. Outside deck has a slight cracking that doesn't look to bad but...

It's partly my fault for not having the stay wires tight enough...but the mast on my 79 O'day Javelin fell over the other week after one of the stays broke. We had it buoyed on the lake, and there is really too much boat traffic for our little vessel. The mast is OK (thank-goodness!). There is a...

Dang, I broke the hinge (flange) off at the bottom-mast plate through which you place the pin that attaches the mast to the plate on the deck (you might call this plate on the deck a tabernacle, but it is just really a plate with two flanges sticking up that have holes to match the hole in the...

Hi All, My 1980 Oday 28 "Take Two" is getting repairs made to the deck. It's taking care of spider cracks, re-beading hardware and replacing all the teak. The toe rails, handrails, the main sliding hatch rails and hatch board rails are all being replaced. The catch is due to the timing of...

We are trying to rebuild the swing keel on our boat and the cast iron is so deteriorated that we can not get accurate measurements for the thickness of the keel at the pin. Does anyone have a 25 Catalina (1980) and happens to know the original dimension at the pin or how thick is the keel at...