Beneteau First 235 Forums

I have had tons of e-mail. It has worn me down already. I went to take pictures and couldn't help but think that it wouldn't take me that long to get the carpet and fixtures back in and ready to sail ...

Man, Dan. Really sorry seeing you having to sell. You were one of the original crew on here and had some good contributions. I'll never forget that you were the first to tackle the complete remova ...

I am going to have to put Hull #50 on the market in "as is condition". I have not had a place to work on it since last summer due to unfortunate circumstances. I am going to be putting up an ...

Good to see you again, Dan! Long time.

Hi Kelly. It has been a while now but I am back to working on my 235. Currently filling the old instrument holes in the bulkhead, then new hull liner, ...

Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere.
The name of the boat is Wind.
Haven't we seen that listed before?

I remember seeing this posted in the forums in the past. I think the owner had pos ...

It might help to have interior pictures especially for those who are not familiar with the interior of our boats.

I like the low maintenance part but I also would like to be able to see out somewhat to make anchor drag checks a little easier.

Check out the galley stove and the hatch boards.

Did Beneteau make the polycarbonate hatch boards for the last few boats?

Sounds like PI will be travelling. Planning on campaigning her?

Hell yes! In any regatta or race that will let us compete. We are planning our vacation this year around Abacos Race Week. Our bigges ...

As I remember (this was 2+ years ago so memory may not be great) them they could not be turned with a wrench anymore. These may have been replaced when he had the boat hauled for the bottom job though ...

I have only talked with him a few times. Most recently when we were preparing for Hurricane Rita. He told me in the past that he has been out sailing on it but I have never seen it out on the water. H ...

This boat is two slips over from me. I know he just finished the exterior teak a couple of months ago. And the interior looks far better now than it did when I last saw the boat for sale, at a live au ...

It is not the adhesive used with the headliners but the foam rotting away that causes them to fall. This is common on boats with foam-backed vinyl headliners.

The sole in the galley is gelcoat/fibe ...

If you find one and bring it to the Houston area that will make 4 F-235's that I know of in the area including mine.

David,

There is a trailer for sale in Seabrook on HWY 146 that might work for a fin keel 235. If you live in the area you might want to check it out then see if you can find a deal on one of the F2 ...

Thanks for the link. That is very close to what my trailer will look like when I finish modifying it although I have not decided yet between using bunks or just individual pads on the hull supports. I ...

My mother and sister both live in Carrollton so I am a little familiar with the area. I plan to trailer one of my boats up there one of these days and check out Grapevine Lake and do some exploring on ...

Longreach, what part of Texas?

Daryl, There are several couples in our cruising club that have done the Great Loop trip. They all make the trip in the other direction to take advantage of the river currents instead of fighting them ...