Keel Bolt Maintenance Bulletin
There aren’t many maintenance areas that are more important, or more often overlooked than keel bolts. This is true for every boat, but particularly so for J/22s, J/24s and J/80s, all of which routinely hoist the boats in and out of the water using the bolts. Failure of any keel bolt is bad, but most bolts are part of a massively redundant system, where the failure of any one bolt is rarely immediately catastrophic. For boats that are hoisted, the failure of a bolt holding the lifting gear can be catastrophic and has the potential to lead to the loss of the boat, or much, much...
Read MoreHow to Measure your Boat
When must a J24 be measured? A J24 must be measured any time it’s competing in one design events (rule 2.5.3) and the certificate must be carried aboard (rule 2.5.6). Fleet 26 policy gives you a one year grace period from when you first begin racing with us, although your boat must be measured before you may compete in districts, regionals, nationals or continentals. All boats are measured at worlds. How do I get a measurement certificate? Certificates come from the national class. You can get one in one of two ways: When you buy a boat that already has a certificate, you...
Read MoreSea Hood Repair
The first of many winter projects for my J/24, #4000, has been completed – fixing a waterlogged corner of my boat’s seahood, the sliding cover over the companionway. When I purchased MouseTrap last year I knew the seahood had some wetness in the corner. I’ve done a few repairs to my Thistle so I’m familiar with glass repair but have yet to work with wood in the middle. I documented the process from end to end in an article on the RaceOneDesign site. For more information see: http://www.raceonedesign.com/racebook/racing-guide/J-24-Seahood-Repair Some of the pictures of the process are...
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