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Diesel Overheating Dinghy Pump Hack
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Diesel Overheating Dinghy Pump Hack

Bert Vermeer tells his story of an overheating Beta Marine 20 diesel sailboat engine with clogged sail drive intake ports and how he used this boat hack. He makes interesting use of his dinghy pump to handle this sailboat emergency. We also look at the Aqualarm Cooling Water Flow Detector and water ...
Catalina 34 Used Boat Review
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Catalina 34 Used Boat Review

Are you shopping for a 30 to 36 foot sailboat? One of the hottest selling mid thirty footers on the used sailboat market right now is the Catalina 34 Mark two. Cut out transom, aft cabin, wider hull, with some great sailing chops it’s easy to see why. So let’s have a look at this mid to late 90’s 3...
GPS and Locks! How to Secure Your Dinghy
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GPS and Locks! How to Secure Your Dinghy

While cruising, securing your dinghy is an important part of boat life. Today we look at dinghy locks, discuss dinghy theft, and feature a new product available to give you up to date GPS tracking of your dinghy, and no, it's not an Apple Airtag. The LandAirSea GPS tracker doesn't use othe...
The AMAZING 50 Footer You’ve Never Heard Of – Pegasus 50 Sailing Yacht
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The AMAZING 50 Footer You’ve Never Heard Of – Pegasus 50 Sailing Yacht

A 50 footer packed with innovation for shorthanded cruising, the Pegasus 50 has features like carbon fiber rig, bulkheads, and bimini. When compared to the Moody 48DS by Hanse Yachts, how does the Pegasus 50 stack up? Which sailboat would you buy for long term live aboard cruising? Practical Sailor...
How To Buy Sailboats On Facebook Marketplace
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How To Buy Sailboats On Facebook Marketplace

Sailboat shopping is usually done on Yacht World but finding a cheap sailboat is much more likely on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. Today we go boat shopping and look at Catalina, O’Day, Hunter Legend, Com-pac, and Cabo Rico boats on Marketplace to see what the hype is all about. We study what ...
Abandon Ship! Coast Guard Rescue Beneteau 523 in the Atlantic
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Abandon Ship! Coast Guard Rescue Beneteau 523 in the Atlantic

What would cause the captain and crew to abandon ship in the Atlantic ocean? There was no sailboat disaster here, but a coast guard rescue helicopter plucked them from the ocean after they called mayday from their Beneteau Oceanis 523. Captain Thomas Hackspiel and his crew of two men set out from No...
The Best Way to Live on a Boat in the Florida Keys
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The Best Way to Live on a Boat in the Florida Keys

While it is legal to live on a boat in the Florida Keys, it’s not always easy. Today we talk about anchoring vs mooring vs renting or buying a dock for your liveaboard boat and considerations like cost, safety, dinghy travel, parking for a car, and utilities like water and electricity. We cover the ...
HOW TO BUY A CHEAP SAILBOAT – $20,000 or less!
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HOW TO BUY A CHEAP SAILBOAT – $20,000 or less!

Buying a sailboat on a budget of $20,000 is easy! Today we’re looking at a Pearson 31, a Hunter 31, a Bristol 29.9, and a Cape Dory sailboat. We will be discussing problem spots like mast and rigging, inspecting a sailboat's deck core, engine hours, and keel bolts. Don’t forget to leave a comme...
Sailing Couple, Woman Falls Overboard, Murder Charges
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Sailing Couple, Woman Falls Overboard, Murder Charges

A sailboat disaster of a different sort for a young couple who set off on their honeymoon from Sint Maarten aboard a Fountaine Pajot 37 Catamaran. Bound for Florida by way of Puerto Rico and Cuba, the woman, Isabella Hellman, disappeared. Awoken in the night, the husband Lewis Bennett found the boat...
Catalina 356 Cruising Sailboat with BIG Features!
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Catalina 356 Cruising Sailboat with BIG Features!

Thirty-six-foot Sailboats didn’t always have aft cabins, island beds, in-mast furling, electric windlasses and winches. The all-new Catalina 356 is a couple’s cruising boat with a small size that packs in some huge features. New for the six series is a Seldên mast that’s both stronger and lighter, a...
Everything You Need To Know: Vendée Globe Sailboat Race
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Everything You Need To Know: Vendée Globe Sailboat Race

To date, the Vendée Globe is the greatest sailing race round the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance. The event followed in the wake of the Golden Globe which had initiated the first circumnavigation of this type via the three capes (Good Hope, Leeuwin and Horn) in 1968. Only one out of the...
The ALL NEW Catalina 426 Full Tour
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The ALL NEW Catalina 426 Full Tour

The Catalina 426 is the latest addition to Catalina’s renowned fleet, designed for sailors seeking a blend of performance, comfort, and versatility. This 42-foot cruiser boasts sleek, modern lines and a spacious interior layout, ideal for extended voyages or weekend getaways. Equipped with advanced ...
Sailing with KIDS! How She Makes it Work
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Sailing with KIDS! How She Makes it Work

Women who sail is a great topic and raising kids on a sailboat can be a lot of fun too. From life jackets to home schooling and medical care while aboard, Marisa Evans joins us to discuss her life aboard her 37 foot three cabin Jeanneau Sun Odyssey sailboat with her four children. She talks about ma...
$650,000 Yacht Tour : Hanse 460 – This Luxury Cruising Sailboat Does Things Big and Fancy
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$650,000 Yacht Tour : Hanse 460 – This Luxury Cruising Sailboat Does Things Big and Fancy

In the $500,000+ cruising sailboat market, the competition for world traveling sailboats is full of exceptional sailing yachts like the Catalina 445, the Amel 50, and the Beneteau 46.1. Hanse Sailboats brings to the table the luxury 460 with its twin headsail, electric furling, twin helm, and fold-d...
AMAZING Sailboat Videos! Boat Building Innovation and Boat Shows!
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AMAZING Sailboat Videos! Boat Building Innovation and Boat Shows!

Sailhub is doing everything they can to make sailing easier for every new sailor. They make how to videos and DIY sailing content to teach people how to sail, what hot new sailing products to look for, and how to use different sailing gear. They attend boat shows in Europe and check out all the late...
The 51 Foot Wharram Catamaran He Finally Found!
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The 51 Foot Wharram Catamaran He Finally Found!

If you’ve ever wanted to build your own sailboat, you’ve undoubtedly come across Wharram Catamarans. These home-built DIY sailboat plans are a big hit with thousands of sailboats built from Wharram plans. Edwardo from New York City has been exploring Indonesia in long boats and needed a big catamara...
How to Use a Boat for Beginners – Port & Starboard, Red Right Returning, ICW
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How to Use a Boat for Beginners – Port & Starboard, Red Right Returning, ICW

Want to learn how to drive a boat? In this video, we’ll answer the top ten questions we hear from new boat owners and people who want to learn how to safely operate a boat for the first time: 1. How to drive a boat? 2. How to drive a sailboat? 3. Which way is port and starboard? 4. How to remember p...
24 Knot Speed Trimaran – The Dragonfly 40 Ultimate
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24 Knot Speed Trimaran – The Dragonfly 40 Ultimate

Most people who want to go cruising to tropical destinations on a sailboat buy a Beneteau or Dufour, but those who want an extremely fast sailboat will be impressed by the Dragonfly 40 folding swing-wing trimaran. This 40-foot cruising sailboat has room for two couples to go cruising, hitting a top...
AMAZING Sailboat Drones, US Navy Deploys 65 Foot Sailing Drone
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AMAZING Sailboat Drones, US Navy Deploys 65 Foot Sailing Drone

Sailing Drones are WILD! The New Jersey drone sightings aren’t the only things making waves in the world of unmanned vehicles. Sailing drones are covering the world’s oceans taking pictures, sonar scanning, and mapping the seabed. The drones from Saildrone are being adopted by the US military for re...
The SHOCKINGLY Comfortable Million Dollar Sailboat From Moody
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The SHOCKINGLY Comfortable Million Dollar Sailboat From Moody

Beneteau has Lagoon Catamarans and the luxury boats in the Jeanneau line up, but Hanse has Moody. A proper Deck Saloon sailboat, this 50 footer packs all the bells and whistles like electric winches and furling headsails, a 10kw generator, Yanmar 150 diesel engine, and a master stateroom with island...
New Sailor CRASHES and Needs Advice!
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New Sailor CRASHES and Needs Advice!

Learning how to sail is a lot of fun but it can also pose some challenges. This new sailor crashed into a sea wall, bought the wrong outboard motor, and found the cost of sailing to be much higher than expected. This week we look at the advice he got about learning to own his Catalina 22 sailboat an...
The 50 Foot Carbon Fiber Catamaran From Carbon Ocean Yachts
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The 50 Foot Carbon Fiber Catamaran From Carbon Ocean Yachts

Carbon Ocean Yachts newest creation called Duende is a one-off, custom-built, carbon fiber, ocean racing catamaran sailboat. We got on board at the Newport Boat Show and shot some behind-the-scenes video for you on how they built this amazing sailboat! Three headsail furling systems, electric winche...
How To Get Sailboat Insurance
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How To Get Sailboat Insurance

This week Practical Sailor contributor Aja takes us through sailboat insurance including quotes from State Farm, Edward Jones and Boat US Geico including hull insurance, liability, medical coverage, and uninsured boater coverage. We discuss the cost of insuring a Beneteau 37.1 for inland lake use, c...
A Rival for Island Packet, Made in China – Outbound 46 Review
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A Rival for Island Packet, Made in China – Outbound 46 Review

Like Kraken Yachts and some Passport sailboats, Outbound Yachts are made in China. It's heavy like an Island Packet, but fast like a Beneteau. This offshore cruising sailboat is ideal for the cruising couple looking for a 40 to 50 footer to sail around the world and provides some amazing featur...
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