Whaly Boat USA 455 and Yamaha 50 – Review

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Extremely tough, unsinkable, and no pontoons to keep patched and inflated. Give Kern or Kyle a call and talk to them about the last dingy replacement you will ever need to make. Tell them you saw it on SV Seeker. WhalyBoatsUSA.com Kern Stakes 337-212-4321 Kyle Stakes 337-739-6100 WhalyBoatsGulfCoast@gmail.com

Whaly Boat – Better than a RIB

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We built an tough aluminum tender for Seeker, but it was just too heavy so we went shopping for a RIB, and Betsy came across the Whaly Boat. And it’s the perfect tender. Extremely tough, unsinkable, and no pontoons to keep patched and inflated. Give Kern or Kyle a call and talk to them about the last dingy replacement you … Read More

Raising Sails – Part 1

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The greatest thing about Seeker? It’s not the size, the strength, her engines, or even the sails. It is the community of crew are supporters that have been drawn to her. People who are confident, adventurous, quick to laugh even at themselves, accepting of others, and who often say goodbye with a hug instead of a handshake. What a wonderful … Read More

Starting Down the River

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After a week of problems with fuel, starter, trim, all sorts of pumps and leaks; we took Mark Twains advice: cast off the bow lines and sailed away from safe harbor. In the back of my mind we might only make it a few miles before something broke and we were stranded. But like most fears we imagine, that did … Read More

Fire, Flood, Listing, Engine Failures and other Dockside Calamities

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Ok, disclaimer: it was more like a lot of smoke, but defiantly flooding, and engine problems. And the list was an easy fix. Getting her arse up enough for the tender? …we’ll have to see about that. But we got the essentials working and pointed her downstream. That’s the next video.