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Seamanship reference for owners of used boats. Free to read — no account needed.
Nautical terms
What the surveyor, the mechanic and the VHF are talking about — from abaft to zincs.
469 terms
Knots & line handling
The cleat hitch, bowline and the rest, step by step — plus coiling, flaking and heaving a line.
18 knots and techniques
Handling in different conditions
Forecasts, head and following seas, bars, fog, docking in wind, rising wind at anchor, crew overboard.
16 topics
Electronics aboard
VHF and DSC, AIS, radar, chartplotters, autopilots, NMEA 2000, EPIRBs — using, maintaining and troubleshooting them.
18 systems
Boat models, 1975–2010
Specs, problems owners report and engine parts availability for trawlers, cruisers and sailboats — browse by make.
263 models
Buying a used boat
The buying process, what to inspect system by system, what changed from 1975 to 2010, paperwork and the real costs.
22 topics
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