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How to Avoid Bad Sailing Days
Had a trip from hell and wondering if this is really what you want to be doing for “fun?” Future trips will almost certainly be better – here’s why.
Electric Windlass as a Safety Feature
Electric windlasses aren’t cheap and require attention to detail in their installation, but provide important safety benefits.
How Cruisers Establish Florida Residency
The exact order we did it in, what to bring, and how to solve the proof-of-address problem cruisers always hit.
Downsizing to Live on a Boat: Where to Start
You’ve decided to downsize and move aboard, but where do you even start? Here’s how to make a daunting job manageable.
Boat Insurance for Cruisers: A Plain-English Guide
Boat insurance for cruisers works nothing like your car or home policy. The definitive guide to policies, coverage, and shopping.
Working While Cruising
Working while cruising works — but the tradeoffs are real, and the time to think them through is before you go, not after.
Designing Boat Systems that Everyone Can Use
If you or your partner were incapicitated, could the other one do all needed boat chores? Here’s how to create boat systems everyone can use.
Prepping for the Bahamas
Taking your boat to cruise the Bahamas? We have a general guide, a behind-the-scenes look at our prep, and other resources to help.
The Real Costs of Owning a Boat: What the Listing Price Doesn’t Tell You
That listing price is only the beginning. Here are the boat ownership costs many buyers don’t see coming.