Hello everyone! I have a french built sailboat and have no other information to offer other than it is an alu hull. While cleaning out the...
I hadn't a clue on what was observed. I needed all your experienced eyes! Thank all for your responses.. More questions to follow...
Stephen, Not a prop shaft I'm sure. This is a custom sailboat made in France and most likely had something to do with inserting ballast into...
Yea, it's a mess! You should have seen it BEFORE this stage. I had to remove the motor to get to it. It had some fuel leakage problems and the...
Can anyone explain the purpose of the following objects located in the bilge just aft of the keel in the following pics. There is a letter "L"...
Fairing compounds for hull smoothness or are there other reasons for it's applications? I am curious to know about your researching and why. I...
It will be awhile before we set sail. It's in my back yard. The question I have is, can I remove the swing keels hydraulic ram in drydock on the...
Thanks for your comments and suggestions Par. It has definitely changed my way of thinking about increasing berth size. (She ( my wife) will have...
That's one beautiful boat! How big is it?
I'm having a hard time finding a charging pocket for this radio. Anyone having one and would like to sell it, please let me know. There has been...
Very beautiful. I can now only justify when you said I had a "sad cockpit". Thanks for the ideas! Jean
Here they are. What do you think Kelly?
Thank you Kelly for your response. It appears that this would be the wise approach, to experience the configuration, and make changes to suit my...
Anyone that would like to comment on the advantages of keeping the cockpit or the disadvantages of it's removal in order to add space to the aft...
Yoke, Should I be concerned applying epoxy over polyester fairing compund, assuming that the previous coating was dry?
Bondo= fairing compound Yes, you are correct. Further investigation has discovered it is what you say, fairing compound. Now I have to find out...
Fairing compound Hi Mat, Thanks for your reply. Further investigation has concluded that it is fairing compound, and like you said is...
I recently purchased a 50ft aluminum sailboat that was made in France in 1988 by a french boat builder by the name of Ferru. I haven't had much...
