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Motoring with Debris in the Water
While motoring, your engine circulates sea water. Keep debris in the water from causing your engine to overheat.
Pre-Purchase Boat Survey: A Buyer’s Guide
Before you sign the papers on a used boat, here’s what a pre-purchase survey actually does and how to get the most from it.
Using Pot Restraints on a Boat Stove
Using boat pot holders (aka pot restraints) to keep pans in place on moving boats. Don’t have your pans — and food — go flying!
How To Mark Anchor Chain
Don’t add to the plastic trash in the water by using cable ties to mark your anchor chain — paint it instead. Tips to make the paint last and be visible.
Cruising the ICW for the First Time
First ICW trip coming up? Here’s the honest, practical guide to what you’ll actually find out there.
Showering on a Boat (or How to Get Clean Without Wasting Water)
One cruiser’s tips on showering on a boat without wasting water (or growing mold). Most importantly, you even end up clean.
Train Your Dog to Pee on the Boat
The secret to training a boat dog to use a pee pad is scent, a leash, and patience — and it works better than you’d expect.
Boat Water Filters: Which System Is Right for You?
Tired of hauling cases of water bottles onto your boat? A filter fixes that — here’s which type actually works for cruisers.
Getting Over Your Fear of Heeling (Tips for Sailors and Cruisers)
Fear of heeling is a common anxiety for new sailors. We share the best techniques from science for conquering it from a cruiser who has been there.