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Comment on About Captain Fred Greenfield by Captain Fred Greenfield

Captain Fred Greenfield — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:16:55 +0000

No, wish I knew.

Comment on A Word from Captain Fred… Why I Offer My Opinionated Advice by Captain Fred Greenfield

Captain Fred Greenfield — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:16:10 +0000

Bowmar Marine

Comment on Captain Freds’ Top 10 Rules for Buying a Boat by George Mendez

George Mendez — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:58:54 +0000

Captain Fred,

Thank you for a most informative, practical article. I have always wanted to own a sailboat and I am now seriously considering it, hopefully by Memorial Day 2010.

I live in the San Diego area and there seems to be a lot of boats on the market, from LA to SD. Boats and pricing seem to vary quite a bit, especially for a novice like myself.

Your 10 tips have given me a good starting point as to what I should look at when I go look at a sailboat for sale. Your tip on looking at a lot of boats to know what you really want stands out. Although I see a lot of boats on Craigslist for sale in SoCal, I have been reluctant to actually go see them as I am not ready to buy. You have given me confidence to at least approach an seller

Again, thank you for sharing your wisdom. I truly appreciated it!

Comment on To Build or Not to Build… Your Boat. by Pete Dubas

Pete Dubas — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:22:15 +0000

Captain Fred,
I have a 1983 Ocean Alexander which I believe has 10 of your portholes in her.
They are now 25 years old and some are in need of the sealing rubber gaskets.
Is there a source for these? I have six (6) which are large (15 3/8″ wide x 81/4″
high. The other four (4) are smaller (13 1/2″ x 6 1/4″). Only the large ones
have a patent number: 4112645.
They are still in great shape and it would be a shame to try and replace them.
Any suggestions or information would be greatly appreciated. Please get back
to me even if no help is known to you,

Thank you, in advance.

Pete Dubas

Comment on To Build or Not to Build… Your Boat. by christopher

christopher — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:00:55 +0000

have you built your catamaran yet?

chris

Comment on The Secrets to Smart Boat Buying by Suky

Suky — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:33:41 +0000

I just discovered your great web site and look forward to continuing to read it.

So far I’ve looked at 3 and at this rate, looking may become my hobby rather than sailing.

Comment on About Captain Fred Greenfield by Captain Fred Greenfield

Captain Fred Greenfield — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:29:50 +0000

Jack, We are in SoCal and up to our gunnels in resto on the two boats. Thanks for visiting the site and your comments.
Captain Fred

Comment on Overlooked Things You Must Consider Before You Set Foot on Your Charter Boat by Captain Fred Greenfield

Captain Fred Greenfield — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:23:28 +0000

Brian, thank you for your wise words. Well spoken! I am madly prepping two 30 foot sailboats for sale in the next few months, so have been slow returning e mails…….Sail on Mate
Captain Fred

Comment on Overlooked Things You Must Consider Before You Set Foot on Your Charter Boat by Brian

Brian — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:34:53 +0000

Fred
Great advice. People look at the chartering advertisements, see all the idyllic locations, see the photo-cliches of boats apparently suspended in mid-air in sandy bays, and think it is all wonderful. The reality is that sailing is cold, wet, tiring and often very hard work. We sail in a HOSTILE environment. You are literally both out of your element and out of your depth; get it wrong and you could DIE. Perhaps that is the thrill, keeping control of potentially dangerous situations and still having the time of your life! Something landlubbers just do not understand. A good skipper is a Micro-Manager. Agreed?
Yawl have a good time,
Brian

Comment on About Captain Fred Greenfield by jack wilder

jack wilder — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:20:03 +0000

Howdy Fred; ……Doin’ a little internetin’ and remembered to check to check out your site……Not bad for a youngster…….Jack