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Super Shallow Draft Sailboat: The Leeboard Sharpie
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Super Shallow Draft Sailboat: The Leeboard Sharpie

Are you interested in a very shallow draft sailboat? Building your own sailboat and interested in cool sailboat designs? The leeboard Sharpie is a great design dating back hundreds of years in sailing history used for East Coast Oyster fishing and turned into a shallow draft cruising sailboat. Prac...
Hans Christian 41T – Boat Review
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Hans Christian 41T – Boat Review

Are you interested in a Hans Christian sailboat like the 41T? Shopping for a Hans Christian sailboat? This week we take a boat tour and boat review of the Hans Christian 41T and discuss the history of the boat, it’s design, the keel choice and interior layout options in our review of the Hans Christ...
Seven dead after superyacht sinks off Sicily. Was the crew at fault? Or the design?
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Seven dead after superyacht sinks off Sicily. Was the crew at fault? Or the design?

Superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Italy leaving a lot of questions. Was it her retractable keel being up and stowed? The freak weather event – a tornado, waterspout, or down burst? Was the crew to blame or the designers? The tallest aluminum mast in the word may have played a role. A naval a...
What’s the Best Sailboats for Beginners?
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What’s the Best Sailboats for Beginners?

Are you interested in learning how to sail? What is the best sailboat to learn to sail on? Which boat should you buy first? If a cheap sailboat is the goal, this must watch video describes different options for your first sailboat including sailing dinghies, smaller training sailboats, and larger bo...
Why Does A Sailboat Keel Fall Off?
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Why Does A Sailboat Keel Fall Off?

Can the keel fall off a sailboat? Today we look at sailboat accidents and groundings leading to keel failure of bolt on keels and discuss the pros and cons of encapsulated keels versus bolt on keels siting keel failures like Cheeky Rafiki, the Beneteau 40.7 that tragically lost her keel in one of th...
The Perfect Family Sailboat! Hunter 27-2 – Boat Review
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The Perfect Family Sailboat! Hunter 27-2 – Boat Review

Are you interested in a small family sailboat? Want to take your kids sailing on a fun and comfortable sailboat you can tow home? This trailerable sailboat is the perfect trailer sailor to sail around the lake, take sailboat racing, and is a very cheap sailboat to own. The sailboat ownership cost of...
Pettit EZ-Poxy – How to Paint a Boat
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Pettit EZ-Poxy – How to Paint a Boat

Would you like to know how to paint a sailboat? Stuck with all the information overload about sailboat paint? Roilling and tipping? Dewaxing… two part polyurethane… thinner… Epiphanes, Pettit, Interlux Toplac and Brightside. The options are endless. This week we review the use of Petit EZ-Poxy to pa...
The Boat From True Spirit – Sparkman & Stephens
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The Boat From True Spirit – Sparkman & Stephens

True Spirit is a 2023 Australian biographical drama film directed by Sarah Spillane and written by Spillane, Cathy Randall, and Rebecca Banner. The film is based on the 2010 memoir of the same name by Jessica Watson, played by Teagan Croft. She is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Au...
Top 5 Boat Hacks – Boat Maintenance Tips and Tricks
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Top 5 Boat Hacks – Boat Maintenance Tips and Tricks

Sailboat maintenance is always easier with some boat hacks, tips and tricks! This week we talk boat electrical and battery charging systems, deck core rot fixes and penetrating epoxy to fix your sailboat, boat toilet additives to cut the smell down in the head, boat plastics like starboard for your ...
Pearson 30 Sailboat Review
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Pearson 30 Sailboat Review

Are you interested in a racer cruiser sailboat like the Pearson 30? This week we dive into a boat review of the Pearson 30, a sub $10,000 sailboat that's a well made boat, comfortable, and very fast in sailboat racing at a club level. We look at the problems with this Pearson sailboat and what ...
How To Change Your Sailboat Engine Mounts
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How To Change Your Sailboat Engine Mounts

Read the FULL Article Here - Do you have engine vibration on your sailboat? Are you worried about prop shaft alignment or vibration? Checking, inspecting, and changing your sailboat engine mounts is routine boat maintenance and installing new engine mounds is great piece of mind. Today Marc shows ...
The Loss of Sailing Vessel Solution in the North Atlantic
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The Loss of Sailing Vessel Solution in the North Atlantic

Full Article available at www.bermudarace.com A sinking sailboat, an engine that won’t start, a crew member injured. Captain Bacon on sailing vessel Solution was faced with an impossible decision after the 2024 Newport Bermuda Race. The US Coast Guard responded with the HC-144 and MH-60 rescue airc...
How to Clean Your Sail Track
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How to Clean Your Sail Track

Main sail giving you trouble? If hoisting or taking down your main sail is difficult, main sail track cleaning may be just what you need. The ability to take the main sail down, or reef the main sail in a hurry is important and today Marc shows us how to keep the sail track clean, and lubricate the ...
The Cheap Big Cruising Sailboat – Endeavour 42
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The Cheap Big Cruising Sailboat – Endeavour 42

Interested in a 40-45 foot cruising sailboat? Sailing Florida or the Bahamas and need a shoal draft sailboat that’s big enough to be a safe and comfortable family cruising sailboat? Looking at an Endeavour 42? This week we tour an Endeavour 42 foot sailboat and look at the pros and cons of this big ...
Marine VHF Radio – What You Need to Know
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Marine VHF Radio – What You Need to Know

Learning how to use a marine VHF radio is important for your safety but new marine VHF technology like DSC and AIS makes VHF radio communication even better. Installing a DSC capable VHF radio on your sailboat will help you make distress calls, use DSC to relay your MMSI number information, and resp...
Pearson 37 & 37-2 – Behind the Curtain
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Pearson 37 & 37-2 – Behind the Curtain

Are you interested in a racer cruiser sailboat like the Pearson 37 and Pearson 37-2? This week we dive into a boat review of the Pearson 37 and 37-2 and look at how this boat is reviewed as a racing sailboat, a cruising sailboat, and how to buy a Pearson 37 if you’re sailboat shopping. Full article...
How To Test a Boat Engine
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How To Test a Boat Engine

Is your boat's engine not starting or running rough? Are you buying a boat and want to test the engine before making the purchase? Are you getting a survey and want to add a layer of inspection to the engine? Do you want to test your outboard motor compression? This week, we look at the Practic...
Outboard Motor Secuirty Lock #sailboat #setsail #sailboatlock #outboardmotor #masterlock
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Outboard Motor Secuirty Lock #sailboat #setsail #sailboatlock #outboardmotor #masterlock

Tim's shows us his favorite outboard motor lock that he uses for his Mecury 9.9 on his dinghy when traveling by sailboat to make sure no one steals his outboard Practical Sailor is your trusted resource for reviews of sailboats and sailing gear. Chat with us on Facebook!
Hunter Legend 35.5 – Behind the Curtain
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Hunter Legend 35.5 – Behind the Curtain

Are you interested in a 32-36 foot sailboat that's small enough to sail as a couple, big enough to sleep on comfortably, fast enough to have fun sailing on, but still an affordable sailboat? Interested in buying a Hunter Legend 35.5 sailboat? This week, Bert Vermeer from Good Ol' Boat give...
Whipping Line On Your Sailboat
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Whipping Line On Your Sailboat

This week Marc shows us how to whip line for your sailboat's running rigging. Frayed rope lines can ruin your running rigging and Marc takes care of his line with some waxed whipping line and shows us how to protect our sailboats rope line running rigging. Marc's Channel: Practical Sail...
Hallberg Rassy 42 – Behind the Curtain
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Hallberg Rassy 42 – Behind the Curtain

Full Article: Are you interested in the Hallberg-Rassy 42 cruising sailboat? Looking at buying a Hallberg-Rassy sailboat? In this video we look at the flush decked sailboat from Hallberg Rassy. This 42 foot cruising boat has a deck stepped mast, long fin keel, and center cockpit with aft cabin. P...
The ICW – The Easiest Way – Sail to the Sun Rally
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The ICW – The Easiest Way – Sail to the Sun Rally

Are you traveling on a sailboat and thinking about using the ICW? Worried about water depth on the ICW? Racking up miles for your sailboat insurance or headed to the Bahamas on a sailboat? This week we interview a sailor named Wally who organized the Sail to the Sun Rally for sailors to sail from th...
Ocean Sailboat Showdown: Passport 545 vs Hylas 56
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Ocean Sailboat Showdown: Passport 545 vs Hylas 56

Are you looking for a luxury ocean cruising sailboat? Interested in Passport or Hylas sailboats? This week we boat tour the Passport Vista 545 and the Hylas 56 form the Annapolis Sailboat Show and compare these cruising sailboats and their amenities. In the market of 50 to 60 foot sailboats, these C...
Removing Vinyl Stickers From A Boat
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Removing Vinyl Stickers From A Boat

Wondering how to remove stickers or stripes from your boat? This tool removes vinyl from fiberglass, gelcoat, and metal! Marc walks us through how to remove vinyl stickers without hurting your paint or gelcoat. How to clean your boat before applying new stickers, and how to remove adhesive from your...
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