Beautiful job! I did one this past winter, it already had the verm job done. My boat is  #1837 Grey Fox (after R.E.Lee)and is painted medium Grey with a light grey deck! I love the pictures of it on the water, the grey is incredible! I know you will enjoy the heck out of that boat, I know I do! Keep it flat!

             Dan.
 - Dan Lawrence, Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:34PM

Rich,

Great Job!

Quick question:  How thick was the core material you used in the deck?

Dean
 - Dean Travis, Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:56AM

I was in Defender in Waterford, CT today and noticed 4 Schaefer chainplate covers hanging on the wall. If they are useful to other J24 owners in your area check defender.com, call them and they'll certainly send them to you.
 - David Lodge | davidlodgestudios.com, Mon, 28 Jul 2008 3:17PM

This is an incredibly useful site!  You have answered so many of my questions in one web visit.  Thanks for putting this site together for the J24 community!  I have a question about photo 126 when you have time to read it.  Thanks again.
 - John French, Thu, 15 May 2008 2:11PM

Mars - I fixed the hatches the best I could, fashioned new slide pieces on each hatch and did new slide rails with aluminum.  I think the Waterlines $2.5k kit is for conversion to the new-style sea hood companionway.   - Rich
 - Rich, Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:21AM

We are working on a J/24 upgrade. What did you do about the companionway hatch. Waterlines wants $2500 for a new hatch kit.
R
 - Mars, Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:57AM

Great Job. I'm helping my son restore hull # 825 (year 1978). Lots of work that creats pains where you didn't know you could get them.

Question: What did you use to replace the companion way hatch slides (the 1 inch batten type material that the hatch rides on)? Yours looks like it is new.
 - Doug Longhini, Wed, 16 Jan 2008 5:31AM

Hey Rich  I have recently bought hull#331 a 78' and I am finding your site inspirational and invaluable,thanks,and great job.I would like to set up the same main sheet and traveler as you.If you could send me the compnent #'s of the parts I need to buy it would be a great help.I'm using the web site for Annapolis Performance Sailing J/24.They show most of the parts for the windward sheeting system but I need the main sheet block and cleat,boom block,&sheet length&diameter.I'm using a teak cross bar.Any help or info would be greatly appreciated All the Best Robert in Point Roberts Washington.
 - Robert Struthers, Tue, 22 May 2007 11:01AM

Just bought a J-24 with delamination under the winches.. I'd like to talk to you about it.. I race on lake Lanier.. I will be keeping the boat at LLSC..

You can email or call me on my cell.. (404-218-0077)

Darryl Lanier
Roswell Ga..
 - Darryl Lanier, Thu, 17 May 2007 6:58PM

Wow! it's really great. I think you have  a great talent to fix it!!
I have an old j24 looking pretty old.
It was made in japan 1984 and I have a plan to repaint it.
Especially non skin deck and hull should be problem because
I don't know how to make it and lack of information (here is South Korea). Among these environment your picture will be great
helpful for me. Thanks for your nice job!
 - lee, Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:05PM