Nica Waters

Homemade Propane Box

Published on October 19, 2021; last updated on October 5, 2021 by Nica Waters

Details of building our custom propane box, to fit perfectly on Calypso’s deck
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Freedom from Overwhelm

Published on October 12, 2021; last updated on September 30, 2021 by Nica Waters

We went cruising to slow down. Why, then, were we so bent on rushing past all the cool places nobody told us about? [More] Freedom from Overwhelm

(Re)Learning Weather Lessons

Published on October 5, 2021; last updated on September 28, 2021 by Nica Waters

It’s easy to try to read what you want to in a weather forecast. It’s better not to. [More] (Re)Learning Weather Lessons

Registering an EPIRB

Published on September 28, 2021; last updated on September 29, 2021 by Nica Waters

When we realized we needed confirmation from the former owners to be able to register the new-to-us EPIRB, we thought we’d be out of luck. We were wrong.
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Get Her Seaworthy!

Published on September 21, 2021; last updated on September 15, 2021 by Nica Waters

A description of what projects needed to be done before we could head off – and why those were critical [More] Get Her Seaworthy!

Unexpectedly Essential Cruising Gear

Published on September 14, 2021; last updated on September 8, 2021 by Nica Waters

A trip along the Connecticut Coast revealed the importance of having many fly swatters aboard!
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Document? State Title? Which Do I Need?

Published on September 7, 2021; last updated on September 1, 2021 by Nica Waters

Details about the differences between documentation and registration, and why you might choose to title your boat one way or another. [More] Document? State Title? Which Do I Need?