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Today we're chatting with Patrick from RCR Yachts and asking questions about buying and selling a sailboat, boat insurance, surveys, boat loans, interest rates,...
The Great Loop – The Basics
Join us this week as we discuss taking a sailboat around North America's great boating adventure - The Great Loop. We discuss advice from...
Bottom Paint Showdown – Six Paints, One Winner! (John Stone photo)
Join us this week as we look at bottom paint for your boat. Antifouling comes in hard paint and ablative and we tested both...
Tartan 30 | Boat Review
Join us for a boat review of the Tartan 30, a sailboat from the 1970s that is still a very good value today. We...
Fuel Contamination? The Baltimore Francis Key Bridge Collapse
Looking at the Dali containership crash into the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge, as sailboat owners, what can we learn? Today we discuss fuel...
Safety At Sea For You & Your Family – The Joe Cooper Interview! |...
This week we interview sailing veteran Joe Cooper on his experience sailing dinghies, racing in the America's Cup, and teaching sailing. We talk about...
What’s The Best Vinyl Window Cleaner for Your Boat?
Are you sick of that foggy, yellow tinge on your boat windows? Practical Sailor editor Tim Labute talks about some of the best vinyl...
40-Footer Boat Tours – With Some Big Surprises! | Boat Tour
Join us at the Miami Boat Show as we get on four 40-footers for boat tours! A Beneteau 37.1, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410, Dufour...
Electrical Do’s and Don’ts
We're looking at sailboat electrical inspections and talking about shore power cables, AC and DC panels with electrical connections including heat shrink and crimp...
Bahamas Travel Advisory: Cause for Concern?
The United States recently issued travel advisories for the Bahamas after a rise in violent crime. As a common destination for sailors, Practical Sailor...
Guided Tour – Caribbean, Erie Canal, Great Lakes! The Beneteau Oceanis...
This week we get a tour or a Yacht Club in Toronto and have a guided tour of a Beneteau Oceanis 45 that sailed...
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O’Day 30 Used Boat Review
Over 350 O'Day 30s were built between 1977 and 1984. During 1984, the 30 was modified by changing the keel and rudder, and the stern was lengthened to accommodate a European-style boarding platform. This "new boat" was called the O'Day 31, and it stayed in production until 1986.