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1:30 Does tankage make a bluewater boat?
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3:34 What checks ALL of James' boxes?
6:44 How much do delivery captains charge?
10:04 What to budget for upgrades and repairs?
12:07 What are the implications of draft?
13:10 Find me a boat for $35k!
16:19 Deck stepped vs keel stepped masts
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20:18 Do you recommend a Kanter Atlantic 45?
21:28 What do you think about Island Packet 350?
23:29 Hylas 44 vs Gulfstar 44c?
24:27 Will you make a video about weather routing? Spinnaker?
25:07 Review of a Gib'Sea 44
26:09 Center cockpit vs Aft cockpit
27:30 Is the Discovery 50 Catamaran a good sailboat?
27:53 What about Cat Boats?
28:56 Swan or Baltic?
29:33 Cal 2-46 review
30:31 Thank you for watching!
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