San Juan 21 Class Association

I am mid-way through a partial deck re-core of SJ21 Hull#65. After getting all the rotten balsa out I was ready to put in new end grain balsa and new glass on the cabin roof. After some advice from Fleet#1 members who had done similar projects, I decided I needed to flip the boat over to make the balsa/glass work easier. I had already planned to build a lift in my garage to allow me to work on the hull and keel, so I just updated my plans to include two winches instead of one.
I figured this would allow me to lift on one side while dropping the other, keeping the boat centered in the garage while I rolled it over.
Worked like a charm. here is a time-lapse video I made of the process: https://youtu.be/_LGfA5BARvo

I sold my beloved SJ a few years ago to change my fleet to (several) beach boats, but I am impressed with your efforts! Give me a fixed point and I will move the world! Stay safe.

Wow that is amazing! Good luck with the rest of it

Great job! Paint the bottom while you have it upside down.

Holy cow, that's amazing!!

kuriti wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:01 am

Great job! Paint the bottom while you have it upside down.

Sand and fair it first though:) I did that to mine while up on a lift, and sanding and fairing is not fun while working like you're under a car changing it's oil.

Later
C