San Juan 21 Class Association

It looks like I have some carpentry work ahead of me. I'm a bit nervous about lifting the entire boat from the cabin hatch. Has anyone damaged their boat this way? Seeing the different methods used here made me think about using an engine lift, or cherry picker, to lift each end a few inches at a ti...

We just picked up our first sailboat, a 1981 San Juan 21, hull/sail number 2421, named Dawntreader by the previous owner. We plan to spend a month or so cleaning the boat, repairing the trailer, and repairing the keel and keel cable. The boat will be stored at the Brown's Creek Marina in Guntersvill...