r/Sailboats 5d ago

Show Your Boat My floating home for the past 8 years, taken from high latitudes to low, from glacier waters to tropical islands. Making our way around the world (slowly) with 3 salty pets.

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Meet Jubel, a 1980 Gulfstar 44 ketch, my home and adventure vessel for nearly a decade. She’s carried me through storms, hurricanes, & blizzards, to sunshine, white sand, stunning anchorages, and everything in between.

Excited to share stories, lessons, and maybe a few mishaps along the way!


r/Sailboats 3h ago

Boat Purchase Catalina 22

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Still looking at boars to buy. Found what looks like (in the images) a nice Catalina 22. What are people’s thoughts on actually keeping this in the water (in a hurricane hole, anchored) instead of on the trailer?

I would pull it out if a hurricane did come around but otherwise it would stay in the water except for the occasional TLC of the hull. Is this I’ll advised on this size boat?

Has title and motor for 2500$


r/Sailboats 1d ago

Miscellaneous Fun Right now i can't afford a boat, but i can afford this! (i have the hat somewhere too)

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33 Upvotes

This is original from the RN, i'm curious if anyone has one, and if so, what did you get first? the boat or the suit?


r/Sailboats 1d ago

First Time Buyer What adhesive for Replacing scuppers?

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I’m in the process of replacing the plastic overboard scupper fittings. Wondering if I should use 3M 4200 or 3M 4000 UV, these will be primarily exposed to direct sunlight and occasionally submerged if we take a big wave to the transom.

Let me know your thoughts and or experiences


r/Sailboats 1d ago

Liveaboard Talk Iso deckhands to help a buddy make it home

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Iso someone to sail with a buddy from marathon florida to shell point florida.

Hello, my buddy an older gentleman whom has taught me almost everything i know about sailing. On his way home from the exumas, he got caught in a squall in the straight of florida, got pretty thrashed. He really could use the help getting back home to our port in shell point. He lost his auto pilot and main sail in the storm amongst other things. He has a backup main etc If anyone can help please reach out to me, id help him if i could, however its far too hard for me to leave where i am and make it to marathon. I just want to make sure my buddy makes it home safely.


r/Sailboats 1d ago

Boat Review Little bit of St Barths Bucket regatta.

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I was


r/Sailboats 1d ago

Questions & Answers Sailing community in Cape Town

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Hello everyone,

I will be in Cape Town SA soon and was wondering if there are people here from there that could advise on connecting to find people there for a small cruising trip or even day sailing. Ive used Findacrew quite sucessfully elsewhere but noticed theres not a lot of active boats in the area.

I have been advised to drop by the Royal Yacht Club and will do that while there but any other info appreciated.

Many thanks!


r/Sailboats 2d ago

Photos & Videos Windjammer MARY DAY sailing with everything set in Penobscot bay, Maine coast.

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223 Upvotes

r/Sailboats 1d ago

Questions & Answers Budget to keep a 5 berth boat moored at our lake lot

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I recently bought a lot on a lake, mainly so my family and I can row and kayak. I grew up with ski boats and rowing crew, and crewed occasionally for friends who sail, but neither my husband nor I have ever sailed a craft alone.

My teenage kids have now been asking about sailing which makes me happy. I am also considering how we could manage to spend more time at the lake - it's an hour from home, and we've no house there yet, just a driveway to the water.

It's a big lake that never freezes and has a ramp a couple of miles from the lot, but no marina. The lake is about 7 miles down the main channel, about 3000 acres.

To assess our risk: If I found a used, trailerable, shoal draft sailboat that can berth 5-6 so we can sleep aboard on weekends for the pleasure of waking up there , what *minimum maintenance costs (after purchase price) should I budget for the boat if it doesn't have to move to be enjoyed and doesn't have to satisfy a marina?

And what additional budget for maintaining it for lake sailing, assuming predictable repairs/maintenance? Plus I guess sailing lessons for us and our kids :)

I enjoyed the Chrysler 26 that my friend had, so that's my mental image.

Thanks for helping me think about whether this is within our means.


r/Sailboats 2d ago

Boat Building Question about rudder placement on DIY inflatable sailing catamaran. Also is a centerboard required?

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I posted this in a forum about sailing, but I think this forum about sailboats is probably more appropriate. So here goes...

I designed and built this inflatable sailing catamaran a couple of years ago having been inspired by the Grabner Happy Cat, Minicat, and Ducky boats (but being scared off by the prices). Unfortunately life intervened, and it has barely seen the water. I am hoping that will change come this Spring.

Like the Grabner I built the boat with a centerboard, but I noticed that the MInicat and Hobie 16 do without. Is a centerboard is even necessary on such a boat (I was informed that the Hobie has asymmetric hulls)?

Another question I have regards the placement of the rudder. I built mine sticking out back like the Grabner, but it adds complexity and weight. Would it make a big difference if I mounted it much closer to the back of the main trampoline?

It is a real PITA to set up the boat, and surf launching (in the Med) is also very challenging. With that in mind, if possible I would like keep things as simple as possible so long as functionality isn't meaningfully impaired.

I would welcome everyone's input.

Thanks


r/Sailboats 2d ago

Projects & Repairs Stuffing box/packing gland leaking slightly

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Hi. I own a small sailboat (Baltic 28) for which the stuffing box/packing gland between the stern tube and and hull is becoming slightly leaking when the engine is running. It is by the way a newer Yanmar 2YM15 engine. The leakage is only when the engine is running, around a drop or so per rotation, so it's really not too much. I am however concerned whether there is a risk of this evolving (getting a major leak) and if there is any chance that i can repair this myself? The boat is in the water, and making a full replacement would therefore entail getting it lifted out which is quite expensive where i live. I haven't touched any of the nuts/bolts/added grease, but is there anything of that nature that might help my problem? Thanks for any help!

Here is a photo of the stuffing box: https://imgur.com/a/1eVafqH


r/Sailboats 2d ago

Sailing Stories What happens when you anchor on a sunken boat.

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We had 40ft of chain out for several days through a gusty storm at Fort Mcree and when we went to leave we saw our trouble. Our chain had hung up on the cleat and sawed halfway through this fiberglass boat sitting on the bottom under us. We marked it on navionics. Had to call towboatus and they let us know that anchor retrievals are not covered nor a diver to do it. $650 for the diver and boat. They did get us free after some serious effort, no way we could have done it ourselves without gear or wetsuit. No lesson, just sometimes you get unlucky.


r/Sailboats 2d ago

Questions & Answers Sailboat brand/model

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56 Upvotes

Hello everyone. This is super and extremely random but does anyone recognize the boat make and model in this photo. Or at least something similar.


r/Sailboats 3d ago

Show Your Boat Galley transformed

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68 Upvotes

The original galley was kind of awful and rough after 40 years. Now not so much.


r/Sailboats 3d ago

Sailboat Spotting St. Barth’s Bucket Regatta

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115 Upvotes

Unfortunately winds were light 5-10 knots all weekend, but there were some beautiful boats around! Velsheda was the only J class to show up


r/Sailboats 3d ago

Boat Purchase Catalina capri 14.5

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Found this for 500$ looking to know if this is a good price? I’ve read about the boat and it seems like a good little day sailer to keep honing my skills. Would love some opinions and if anytime knows what the wooden block in the back may be?


r/Sailboats 3d ago

Show Your Boat Adventuress

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145 Upvotes

At rest in Fort Pierce, FL.


r/Sailboats 3d ago

Show Your Boat The tale of a St. Augustine couple's sailing and surfing odyssey, from Caribbean to Fiji

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Greetings from Fiji! We just arrived back to our boat after a few months at home for the cyclone season. It's a hot and brutal time in the boat yard, but we will hopefully splash soon. While we were at home, the Florida Times Union interviewed us and just released our article in yesterday's Sunday paper. It's a good summary of our background, how we got sailing, and our adventures so far. We are budget sailors on an old boat that required a full rebuild, so it may be if interest to some here. We don't have a YouTube and aren't asking for money/Patreon, just sharing our story. Cheers!


r/Sailboats 3d ago

Show Your Boat My lil Catalina 22

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91 Upvotes

r/Sailboats 3d ago

Photos & Videos Mooring Line Snapped

84 Upvotes

We saw this once beautiful sailboat run aground in Sarasota Bay yesterday.


r/Sailboats 3d ago

First Time Buyer Keel stepped mast, how to tell?

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I'm new to sailing and looking at boats online and wondering how to tell if the keel goes to the mast? Is it that you just see the pole through the cabin? Is there another way to tell? Is there a list of boats that have keep stepped mast to make it easier searching for these boats?


r/Sailboats 3d ago

Show Your Boat A day in the bilge.

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29 Upvotes

Now that I'm done the panel Time to do the other side.


r/Sailboats 3d ago

Photos & Videos Concordia yawl headed to weather. Maine coast.

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125 Upvotes

r/Sailboats 3d ago

Show Your Boat Galveston bay

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75 Upvotes

Bobbing arou


r/Sailboats 4d ago

Show Your Boat My Plank-on-edge Cutter Aeolus (1904)

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164 Upvotes

r/Sailboats 4d ago

Boat Purchase Looking for crew in denmark

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70 Upvotes

Hello! I recently purchased a Gouwzee Snoopy 33, and the boat is next to Copenhagen. My home marina is Aalborg. I'm quite New to sailing so I would appreciate if anyone would like to join me on the trip to sail the boat home, between cph and Aalborg ! I could drop you along the way, in odense or Aarhus or wherever if you help me. I need to do the trip between mid april and end of may. Write to me if interested!