If your Aquabot should break, don’t throw it away! It’s easy and inexpensive to get parts. [More] Aquabot Parts

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If your Aquabot should break, don’t throw it away! It’s easy and inexpensive to get parts. [More] Aquabot Parts
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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
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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
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No room to turn a wrench and not enough clearance for a socket? A ratcheting box wrench to the rescue! [More] Ratcheting Box Wrenches
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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
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Dry bags are almost essential gear in my book. We’ve never had water damage anything in the dinghy! [More] Dry Bags
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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
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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
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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
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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
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