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Boat Refrigerator Insulation Test
Is your refrigerator or ice box losing its cool? Make sure all that nice cold air stays IN the refrigerator!
Check Your Boat Refrigerator Seals
Refrigerator (or ice box) seals help keep the cold air from seeping out the cracks around lids and doors. But are yours really doing the job?
How to Clean Tight Spaces on a Boat
How do you get gunk out of various nooks and crannies in the galley, around fiddles and other tight spaces? Make your own perfect tool out of an old toothbrush!
More Ways to Store Glasses on a Boat
If you’ve got a shallow storage locker, here’s an easy way to turn it into secure storage for glassware . . . or maybe wine bottles?
Boat Cockpit Light or Night Light
Whether it’s for a romantic evening in the cockpit or a middle-of-the-night trip to the head, sometimes all you want is a little bit of light. Here’s a great solution with no drain on the boat’s power supply, no fire hazard and no heat in the cabin!
Don’t Burn the Dinghy!
Your dinghy is your car when you’re on the boat. You really don’t want to see it go up in flames because of a careless mistake!
Food Allergy Labeling When Cruising
Have a food allergy and thinking of cruising outside your home country? Wondering how you’ll figure out labels in a foreign language? Labeling laws in most countries make it a little easier.
DIY Removable Fiddles for Boat Tables
Removable fiddles on your galley table (or counters) make it much easier to clean . . . and easier to clean means less attractive to bugs and more attractive to people!
English Muffin Bread
What a special treat for breakfast . . . and not hard at all to make! Even if you’ve never made bread before, you can do it.