Congrats to all of you funny yet prolific sailors and wantabees. I think this avenue of chit chat is a real tool to all of us in the boating business. RE: safety and the WB boats. I truely can't say enough about how mine has reacted to not having the water intake closed properly and then coming about in a relative gale. Well I guess that the fact that I'm alive to tell the tale is testiment to how safe a ballast boat can be. It'll never happen again on my boat, ya ya ya Looking for an after market supplier for stern railings. It seems to me that if I could have a couple of people hugging the rails at the stern they'd be out of my way a considerable amount of the time, but I can't find a supplier. Can anyone help???? Any other general info on after market gadgetry for the 23.5 would be of interest. Thanks, hello from New Hampshire