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What About Mail If You Live On A Boat?

Published on June 13, 2015; last updated on August 10, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Nine strategies for handling mail if you live on a boat. How to decrease the amount of mail you receive and forward the important items.

The Emotional Roller Coaster

Published on June 10, 2015; last updated on August 22, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Selling it all and moving aboard means ending one phase of our lives while looking forward to another. We’re on an emotional roller coaster!

Storing Cabbage Without Refrigeration

Published on June 8, 2015; last updated on August 7, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

How to store cabbage without refrigeration for a month or longer and why it’s so good to have as part of your provisions.

Organizing to Move Aboard a Boat

Published on June 4, 2015; last updated on August 1, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Staying organized is key when you’re preparing to move aboard a boat. An easy, visual way to get everything to the right place the first time.

Removing Duct Tape Residue

Published on May 27, 2015; last updated on May 31, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Duct tape is absolutely wonderful . . . until you remove it and find a bunch of sticky residue left behind. Here's how to remove it quickly, easily and cheaply!

Duct tape is absolutely wonderful . . . until you remove it and find a bunch of sticky residue left behind. Here’s how to remove it quickly, easily and cheaply!

Choosing a Broker

Published on May 25, 2015; last updated on June 12, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

You’re going to pay a lot of money to your broker. Make sure you get one that’s going to get your boat or house sold!

Stop Hitch Rattling

Published on May 19, 2015; last updated on June 10, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Does your trailer hitch rattle in the receiver and just set you on edge? We finally discovered the solution.

Does your trailer hitch rattle in the receiver and just set you on edge? We finally discovered the solution.

Our Gemini Catamaran

Published on May 18, 2015; last updated on June 20, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

The pros and cons of our Gemini catamaran (105M) as a full-time cruising sailboat in the Florida Keys and the Bahamas for a couple.

Lip Care

Published on May 13, 2015; last updated on June 30, 2021 by Carolyn Shearlock

After trying a number of products to heal and protect Dave's lips, this is what finally worked. Highly recommended!

After trying a number of products to heal and protect Dave’s lips, this is what finally worked. Highly recommended!

Add a Removable Counter

Published on May 11, 2015; last updated on November 21, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Adding extra counter space in your boat galley

So you’ve already made sink & stove covers to create more counter space, but still need more. Or you need space when – gasp – you’re using your stove and sink. Easy DIY project!

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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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