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To Build or Not to Build… Your Boat.
Captain Fred looks at the history of building boats in the mid-20th century in Southern California, and details why you probably shouldn’t build your own boat.
The REAL Costs of Owning a Boat!
UPDATED 1/6/09 with new information. A look at the hidden costs involved with owning a boat, including a breakdown of how much you can expect to pay to own, maintain, and berth your boat for five years.
Monohull, Catamaran, or Trimaran?
Are multihulls really that much better than their monohull counterparts? Captain Fred looks at the major advantages and disadvantages of monohulls, catamarans, and trimarans, and his findings may surprise you.
Captain Freds’ Top 10 Rules for Buying a Boat
10 rules, tips, or whatever you want to call them, learned over 65 years of buying, owning, building and chartering boats… they may just save your life… or at least they may save you some money and a headache or two when buying a sailboat.
