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🎧Building Cruising Skills In a Pandemic

Published on March 31, 2020; last updated on May 17, 2023 by Nica Waters

Lifestyle skills to prepare you for a totally different way of life, even if it’s one you were not prepared for.

Using Dehydrated Food

Published on March 28, 2020; last updated on June 29, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

What I do and don’t like about cooking with dehydrated meats and veggies after four months of doing so — plus tips for better results!

Making a Hurricane Plan for your Insurer

Published on March 28, 2020; last updated on April 27, 2022 by Carolyn Shearlock/Laura Lindstrom-Croop

If you’re cruising on your boat in a hurricane zone, your insurance company will want to see your hurricane plan. Here’s how to create yours from an insurance pro.

🎧How to Get the Battery Power You Need

Published on March 27, 2020; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

If you’ve never done it, upgrading your battery bank can be confusing. Learn what you need to make the best choice for your boat.  

🎧A Love Letter to Jamestown Distributors

Published on March 24, 2020; last updated on May 19, 2023 by Nica Waters

Friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable – with inventory that’s filled with items I need. It’s not just at my local hardware store!

Canned Meat Meal Ideas

Published on March 23, 2020; last updated on April 30, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Canned meat meal ideas.

Canned meats are great in all sorts of recipes, not just as sandwich fillers. 54 ideas for great meals!

🎧Setting Up Easy Storage Drawers 

Published on March 20, 2020; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

If you have an open area on your boat, optimize storage with drawers. Here’s how to do it for your cat (with a tip for monohulls).

🎧5 Things I Love About Our Yacht Club

Published on March 17, 2020; last updated on September 29, 2024 by Nica Waters

A lifetime disdain for the perceived exclusivity of nose-in-the-air clubs tumbles under the reality of experience.

🎧Polish Your Fuel The Easy Way – DIY

Published on March 13, 2020; last updated on October 31, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

You don’t have to pay someone else or wait. Polish your own fuel. It’s easy with a few pieces of useful equipment. Here’s how. 

Living on a Boat: What Do You Do All Day?

Published on March 12, 2020; last updated on January 14, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

What do you DO all day, living on a boat? Is it boring when you’re at anchor? Is it like chartering? Hour-by-hour summary of a day cruising the Bahamas.

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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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