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🎧Hidden in Plain Sight

Published on August 3, 2021; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Nica Waters

When inspiration strikes to combine storage and interior decor.

Published on July 30, 2021; last updated on May 23, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

You don’t have to give up baking in the summer. Learn how I manage cooking & baking onboard on hot days.

Published on July 28, 2021; last updated on January 18, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Clunk! The last thing you want to hear underway. Learn what happened and how we dealt with it.

Published on July 27, 2021; last updated on May 23, 2023 by Nica Waters

How to use a simple self-priming valve to siphon liquids

Published on July 23, 2021; last updated on December 21, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Do you need more than one first aid kit? Maybe. If you want to find what you need—when you need it.

Published on July 21, 2021; last updated on March 3, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Live on a boat is inconvenient. And yet it’s entirely worth it. Here’s why.

Published on July 20, 2021; last updated on June 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

Explaining the ins and outs of how to live on a boat when it’s not in the water, courtesy of questions posed by my dad.

Published on July 16, 2021; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

The instructions you rely on for your DIY thru-hull project don’t tell you everything. Here are 16 tips from when we did the job on our own boat.

Published on July 14, 2021; last updated on January 18, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

First we had good news about our dinghy. And then we had bad. Luckily, we got some help from our cruising friends.

Published on July 13, 2021; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Nica Waters

Exploring the factors that go into deciding where to spend hurricane season, and sharing our decision for this year.