If your Aquabot should break, don’t throw it away! It’s easy and inexpensive to get parts. [More] Aquabot Parts
Aquabot Parts
Buying a Boat & Gear for It
Info, buying guides and recommended products to help you buy the perfect boat and everything for it, no matter your budget or cruising style. Learn more about:
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Taleisin’s Tales
New book by Lin Pardey — join them as they shake down the second boat they built — Taleisin — and then cruise her from California to New Zealand. [More] Taleisin’s Tales
Anchoring Bridle with a Mantus Chain Hook
A bridle (or snubbers) is an essential part of the anchoring system. How ours are set up and why we use the Mantus Chain Hook (hint: it stays on!) [More] Anchoring Bridle with a Mantus Chain Hook
Ratcheting Box Wrenches
No room to turn a wrench and not enough clearance for a socket? A ratcheting box wrench to the rescue! [More] Ratcheting Box Wrenches
Up the Mast
If you have a sailboat, someday you’ll have to go up the mast. The easiest gear we’ve found to use and some tips. [More] Up the Mast
Dry Bags
Dry bags are almost essential gear in my book. We’ve never had water damage anything in the dinghy! [More] Dry Bags
Cruising Boat Safety Gear: Water Intrusion
Four items to stop water intrusions from a broken thru-hull or hole in the hull that every boater should carry in case of an emergency. [More] Cruising Boat Safety Gear: Water Intrusion
Bilge Alarm
Would you know if water was filling your bilge BEFORE it got over the floorboards? The sooner you know, the better your chance of saving the boat. [More] Bilge Alarm
Thermal Cooker
With a thermal cooker, start dinner when it’s convenient & transfer pans to the thermal cooker. Let it cook 4 to 8 hours while you do other things! [More] Thermal Cooker
Turkish Towels: A Little Luxury
Crave a little luxury? These Turkish towels are so soft and absorbant, yet take up almost no space and dry quickly. [More] Turkish Towels: A Little Luxury
