# The Rookie Captain

> Free Boat. Big Dreams. Zero Experience.


## Posts

- [Below Deck: A Tour of the Free Boat's Insides](http://therookiecaptain.com/below-deck-tour/): The outside looks like a giant marshmallow. The inside? Honestly… not bad.
- [Meet the Twin 350s (One of Whom Needs Therapy)](http://therookiecaptain.com/meet-the-mercruiser-260/): Every boat has a heart. Mine has two: twin 350s. The engine tag says MerCruiser 260, 350 cubic inches — and neither has fired up in years.
- [Battery Archaeology: What I Found in the Bilge](http://therookiecaptain.com/battery-archaeology/): Today's dig site: the battery compartment. What I found can only be described as "historical."
- [I Got a Free Boat. Here's What "Free" Means.](http://therookiecaptain.com/free-boat-what-free-means/): It started with a simple question: "Want a free boat?" I said yes before my brain caught up with my mouth.
- [Hello world!](http://therookiecaptain.com/hello-world/): Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

## Pages

- [Privacy Policy](http://therookiecaptain.com/privacy/): Last updated: October 24, 2026. Template — please review before launch.
- [Contact](http://therookiecaptain.com/contact/): Sponsorships, collabs, boat advice, parts leads, or just want to say ahoy? Drop a message in the bottle.
- [About](http://therookiecaptain.com/about/): I'm a first-time boat owner who said yes to a free 33-foot Chris-Craft before I knew what I was getting into.
- [Help Float the Boat](http://therookiecaptain.com/help-float-the-boat/): A 33ft Chris-Craft is sitting on land, shrink-wrapped, fully stripped down, waiting.
- [Free Resources](http://therookiecaptain.com/free-resources/): Free stuff for fellow rookies. Join the crew and get the First-Boat Checklist when it drops, plus updates from the boatyard.
- [Rookie Guides](http://therookiecaptain.com/rookie-guides/): Digital guides for new boaters, written in plain English by someone who just learned it the hard way.
- [Watch](http://therookiecaptain.com/watch/): New videos and Shorts from the boatyard, the bilge and occasionally the bottom of a toolbox.
- [Restoration Log](http://therookiecaptain.com/restoration-log/)
- [The Boat](http://therookiecaptain.com/the-boat/): Power: Twin 350s (MerCruiser 260, 350 CID). One of them definitely needs work.
- [Home](http://therookiecaptain.com/): It came fully stripped down — the last owner planned a rebuild and never did it.
- [My account](http://therookiecaptain.com/my-account/)
- [Checkout](http://therookiecaptain.com/checkout/)
- [Cart](http://therookiecaptain.com/cart/)
- [Shop](http://therookiecaptain.com/shop/)


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