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I’m on an extremely tight budget, but still want my own boat to sail. I’ve found a project boat, which I think can fix myself. It’s a Flipper Scow, which as far as I can see is more of a lake boat.
The problem I have is that I don’t live by a lake, but by the sea. So I’ve got some doubts if...
I am new to sailboats, having only sailed around 20hrs in my life (including my CANSAIL 1 course this summer).
I bought a 1973 Wayfarer to learn on and am loving it.
As a project boat, I came across a scow that looks like this:
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My steering...
