Recent content by Skye Benn

Hi Andy, Thanks for your reply! I'm also at Gate 8. I just went out in significant wind. When I'm pointed at a slight angle to rough (for my boat) seas the bilge on the leeward (port) side took on a fair amount of water. At anchor in a lot of wind there was a smaller amount of water, also on...

Thank you everybody for your incredibly helpful responses. I just had the gudgeons replaced by professionals so I doubt that's the problem. I'll take a sailing buddy out with me and do some testing, and will investigate the other potential issues. It's definitely much worse in heavy seas. It's...

I have a 1975 E23 and my bilge floods significantly when I'm underway, particularly under power. It's not a problem when I'm at the dock. I'm wondering if it's the keel housing, although nothing was found when the boat was out of the water. It's such a confined space it's hard to fit bilge pumps...