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    Part of the video series: How to Sail a Sailboat

    From Quick Guide: Sailing Vacations

    Summary: Learn safety tips on the floorboards on a sailboat with expert boating tips in this free video clip on sailing.

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    "I'm Safe to go. It helps us get the boat ready to sail. We have, we've already gone through "F" for safety and "A" for atmosphere, we also have "F" for floorboard. Now, basically that, what that means is before you head out to sail, you need to check to make sure that the boat doesn't have water in it. And, there's some, so, what you need to do is lift up your floorboards and check to make sure we don't have any water in there. And, this boat, as you can see, is pretty dry. A slight amount of water located in the bilge, it would be okay, but not a great deal. If you walk down below and you're standing in two inches of water, it's probably a good idea to abandon the sail for the day. And, so, could we turn this to its position. There we go."

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