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Nica Waters

🎧Balancing Work and Play

Published on December 15, 2020; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Nica Waters

Getting stuck in the “work all the time” mode is not ideal. Days when you both work AND play are the best!

🎧Bucking the System by Working the System

Published on December 8, 2020; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

College acceptance letters provide the springboard for a reflection on how to get what you want.

🎧 Space Shifting for Projects

Published on December 1, 2020; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

When working on house flooring reminds me that boat life skills apply even on land.

🎧Why Keep the Boat?

Published on November 24, 2020; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

A standard question is asked and answered. In the most raw form yet.

🎧Quantity Conundrum, Resolved

Published on November 17, 2020; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

A curry dinner leads to soul searching on how much to stock when we go cruising.

🎧Pest Control

Published on November 10, 2020; last updated on July 29, 2023 by Nica Waters

Life in paradise has some snags. Mice and flies included.

🎧Ignoring Sunk Costs

Published on November 3, 2020; last updated on May 19, 2023 by Nica Waters

Just because we’d already spent hours scraping (and were so close to being done) didn’t mean it wasn’t time to just give up and re-side the whole wall. Sorry Mom and Dad!

🎧No Bitter, Just Sweet

Published on October 27, 2020; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Nica Waters

Selling our house of 20 years unleashed the sympathy. We didn’t need it.

🎧A Conversation With TeakGuard’s Deb

Published on October 20, 2020; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Nica Waters

Why to use TeakGuard, how to apply it, and what exactly makes this so easy to use.

🎧“Must Do” vs “Want To Do”

Published on October 13, 2020; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

Despite all the critical house projects that are still not done, when Jeremy decided it was time to build a path, it was time to build a path. Learn why that was a good decision!

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Carolyn Shearlock

Hi! I'm Carolyn Shearlock. My husband and I have been living on a boat and cruising over 17 years and 13,000 miles, first on a Tayana 37 monohull and then on a 34' Gemini catamaran. Along the way, we sold pretty much everything we owned (twice!), gained a great boat dog, had a bunch of wonderful times and some adventures . . . and learned a ton about what does and doesn't work!

      

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🎧Calculating Power Needs for a Cruising Boat

October 11, 2025 By Carolyn Shearlock

Calculating power needs for a cruising boat is the difference between being comfortable on board and just getting by. Here’s how.

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Hurricane Prep: Reducing Windage

October 9, 2025 By Carolyn Shearlock

Reducing windage is key, when prepping for a hurricane. Especially since you can’t guarantee your boat will stay head to wind. Here’s how.

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