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Having Handy Tools on Your Boat

Published on January 14, 2013; last updated on January 20, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Do some of your galley tools find themselves standing in for "real tools?" A quick tip on how to save them!

Do some of your galley tools find themselves standing in for “real tools?” A quick tip on how to save them!

DEET and Plastic Boat Equipment

Published on December 2, 2012; last updated on January 20, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

If you use bug spray that contains DEET, be careful where you spray it. DEET will melt many things, including plastics and the screens on boat electronics.

Keep Drains Working on Your Boat

Published on October 19, 2012; last updated on January 20, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Spending just 5 minutes a month will keep your drains from getting backed up. No chemicals, no environmental damage, and it's easy!

Spending just 5 minutes a month will keep your drains from getting backed up. No chemicals, no environmental damage, and it’s easy!

A Sure-Footed Dinghy Dog

Published on June 20, 2012; last updated on November 21, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Dog safety tips for dinghy

An inexpensive way to give your dog sure footing for dinghy rides . . . and end those unplanned swims!

Breeze Booster for Boats

Published on June 1, 2012; last updated on January 20, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Don't have a halyard for a "traditional" wind scoop? The Breeze Booster is perfect for motor boats, catamarans and hatches without a nearby halyard!

Don’t have a halyard for a “traditional” wind scoop? The Breeze Booster is perfect for motor boats, catamarans and hatches without a nearby halyard!

How to Remember Settings on Boat Equipment

Published on May 7, 2012; last updated on May 5, 2025 by Carolyn Shearlock

Instead of trying to remember how everything works and the proper settings, why not just “make your mark?”

Protect Electronics from Thunderstorms on a Boat

Published on March 26, 2012; last updated on September 3, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

How to protect portable electronics on your boat from lightning strikes. Keep your phone, handheld VHF, laptop and navigation tablet safe!

Easy Water Fill for Boaters

Published on February 27, 2012; last updated on January 20, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Do you fill your water tanks from 5-gallon containers – either jerry cans or purchased water? If so, you’ll appreciate this idea for a funnel that stands up by itself!

Do you fill your water tanks from 5-gallon containers – either jerry cans or purchased water? If so, you’ll appreciate this idea for a funnel that stands up by itself!

Trash Compaction for Boaters

Published on February 13, 2012; last updated on May 1, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

If you're living on a boat, you don't have much space for trash. Easy ways to compact it!

If you’re living on a boat, you don’t have much space for trash. Easy ways to compact it!

Storing Plastic Grocery Bags on a Boat

Published on October 31, 2011; last updated on January 20, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Tame those bags that are going everywhere — 4 easy and free to cheap ways to keep them under control!

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