Learn to Sail Boat Repairs

John Lawmon

Work is starting to ramp up at Joe McHenry’s (All Fiberglass and Marine) to fix and tune up the Learn To Sail boats. The fleet now includes FJ’s, Lidos, Optimists, a Day Sailor, Lasers and a Thistle. So far we have two FJ’s and one Lido inside at Joe’s, with two lasers lined up outside.

The major jobs this year are to:

• Fix leaks that have developed between the deck and hull joint in the FJ’s at floor level. 
• Refurbish the rudders and their fittings to improve standardization. 
• Repair the bows on several Lasers and refurbish one mast step that has disintegrated. 
• Repair a Lido that split it’s hull on a trailer. 
• Everything else that there is never enough time to do.

Dave Seifert is setting the pace in his basement workshop and has already made a complete set of new tillers and added a few spares to cover any incidents. This has led me to ramp up my own pace and draw in support from my son Mark. He has now transferred all of the old cleats and tiller extensions to the new tillers, and maybe we will add a few new golf club grips for cosmetic appearance.

Boat Repair meets Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings. For more information or to volunteer, contact:

Wednesdays: Rick Wohleber
Saturdays: Christie Whitt