The Boat Galley

13 important things to consider when buying anything for your galley – price isn’t the only consideration!

Whether it’s for a romantic evening in the cockpit or a middle-of-the-night trip to the head, sometimes all you want is a little bit of light. Here’s a great solution with no drain on the boat’s power supply, no fire hazard and no heat in the cabin!

Your dinghy is your car when you’re on the boat. You really don’t want to see it go up in flames because of a careless mistake!

Cruisers in the Sea of Cortez are all abuzz about a quick way to stop the pain of a stingray sting.

Have a food allergy and thinking of cruising outside your home country? Wondering how you’ll figure out labels in a foreign language? Labeling laws in most countries make it a little easier.

Removable fiddles on your galley table (or counters) make it much easier to clean . . . and easier to clean means less attractive to bugs and more attractive to people!

What a special treat for breakfast . . . and not hard at all to make! Even if you’ve never made bread before, you can do it.

I’d much rather use something that I’ve already got on board than go out and buy something more that I have to find room to store!

No, I don’t enjoy cleaning. But I hate bugs far more, and failing to clean is an open invitation to the critters. A few tips and tricks to make the chore a little easier.

Usually, I’m recommending products that work well on a boat. This time, I’m telling you about something that looks great but I’m NOT recommending.

Curious about solar ovens? Think one could be good on a boat? They do have a lot of advantages and here are some cruisers who are using them.

Is it worth the empty space between bins (not to mention the space the containers themselves take up) to organize the galley when you’ve got so little space to begin with?

Awesome used to be my favorite cleaner/degreaser, but it got upstaged by a new find that reader Tammy Swart told me about –

The only real problem with living in paradise is that it’s pretty much outdoors and bugs don’t know that they’re not welcome. Here’s a few ways to get the message across!

Boats seem to be built with more hanging lockers than most of us need, and fewer shelved lockers. There are no rules that say you can’t change hanging to shelved!!

It’s bad enough if it’s raining when you want to be out having fun. But having to close all the portholes on a hot, humid day makes it just that much worse. Here’s an easy way to keep those ports open!