Don’t assume your instruments — particularly the depth sounder — are set up correctly. Ours weren’t and it took us a while to realize it.
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Thermal Cooker for Boats: Start Dinner Whenever You Want
Start dinner in the morning, go do boat things all day, serve a hot meal at sunset. Here’s how a thermal cooker makes that happen.
Don’t Let Bugs in the Thru-Hulls
Keep bugs out of your boat with this easy, low-cost way to prevent ants, mud daubers, spiders, and cockroaches from entering thru-hulls when in a boatyard.
Upgrading Lead-Acid Batteries
How to get the most amp-hours in a bank of lead-acid batteries for a boat or RV. Two myths busted and other important information.
Duffle Bags
Need a new duffel to take to and from the boat? How about one that’s actually designed for boaters? Why I love Sailor Bags duffels!
Sunscreen That Doesn’t Kill the Coral
I love the reefs and love to snorkel. I was shocked to find out that many sunscreens could harm the reefs and looked for a way to protect myself from the sun that also protected the reefs.
PFD Storage
Keep salt OUT of the boat by storing the “in the water” PFDs outside but out of the sun
Sleeping Well on a Boat
Poor sleep makes you hate the boat instead of love it. Here’s how to fix that, layer by layer.
Getting a Bahamas Pet Permit
Step-by-step instructions to get a Bahamas Pet Import permit so you can take your dog or cat with you on your boat trip to the Bahamas.
The Q Flag
When and why do you fly a Q flag on a boat? What the quarantine flag means, where to buy one, when to raise it and lower it.