"Hello Randy,
New to the group, going through the posts, I have come upon this thread. I was considering tinting my windows of my Beneteau 43 with a darker tint, but I really like your idea. So I will copy with…"
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Julie Rachelle
- Female
- Vero Beach, FL
- United States
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- Profile Type:
- Sailor
- Homeport:
- Fort Myers
- About Me:
- I am a 32 year old female that just dove head first into buying my first sailboat. I bought a 38' Westwind made by Vagabond Yacht. Please send me any advise you may have for a novice sailor. I am looking forward to repairing and working on my boat and of course sailing it.
- Current location:
- Vero Beach
- Destinations visited:
- Naples, Florida and Fort Myers Beach, Florida on my sailboat. In the Navy Rota, Spain; Cypress and Rhodes, Greece, Dubai, Tunis, Tunisia in Africa; Italy, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Dominican Republic,
- Looking to:
- Circumnavigate starting at Florida through the Panama Canal and to the Far East first.
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A place to exchange thoughts, ideas and discussions about the Beneteau/Oceanis 40 and 43 models.
"Larry good luck. And remember to use the KISS Method when troubleshooting. Keep It Simple Stupid haha. It’s an old and basic concept that dictates you always do the easiest and obvious stuff first. Then if it doesn’t fix it get more…"
"Thanks Mike, good advice which I will follow."
"Sounds like you need to give that windlass some TLC. I used to clean and apply a light coating of grease to all the surfaces in and under the gypsy. It remained smooth over a 10 year period. Five of those years were spent cruising full time on the…"
B43 Windlass Drainage
Doing some maintenance on my B43 Quick Antares windlass this year. After removing the windlass, I knew instantly that I should have been doing this at least ever other year. The windlass was preforming weak and slow with a noise which made me think the motor brushes or a bearing was going out, thus the reason for removing it.What I found upon removal was a tremendous amount of salt and sand on the top part of the gearbox, literally packed in. Upon cleaning everything up, luckily all bearings…See More
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Good luck with your new vessel. I have stopped in Vero a few times on my travels down the ICW. Now anchored in Key West and loving it. Then maybe on to the Bahamas.
Hi Julie :D
I hope She takes you many miles :)
Craig
Wow, nice looking boat. Hope you are not in dept over your head.Of course you escape to Tahiti and forget to pay your bills, hehehehe. Good sailig kid
Your boat look absolutely fantastic.
When in Australia, you can come and sail with us.
H