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How to Safely Launch a Sailboat With a Fixed Keel

February 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Does your sailboat have a keel that pulls up? Then consider yourself lucky. This type of boat is able to be launched just like you would a regular motorboat. But if your sailboat has a fixed keel, it will take some special procedures. Remember, safety first! With this kind of keel, the trailer has to back down to the end of the ramp to get the boat into water that is deep enough to float and be disconnected from the trailer. Your tow vehicle just cannot back it down far enough without getting submerged. So what do you do?

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Why is it Important to Determine Your Boat’s Value?

January 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Determining how much your vessel is worth a fundamental, but also one of the hardest elements of owning a hobby watercraft, especially when the boat is up for sale, but also for the buying counterpart, as well as for professional such as surveyors and insurance representatives.

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Fishing in California

December 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Fishing is an old sport. Earlier, it was done at a very elementary level. Men used to sit on rocks that were scattered on riversides and keep their angles in line with the rivers. Sometimes, they caught a bounty. We mean the small fishes. At other times, all they got was nothing. Since that time, fishing as a sport has evolved a lot. Today it is followed both as a hobby and as a profession. In this regard, the role of California fishing is praiseworthy. It has given an array of options to the boaters and fishers alike.

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