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Boat Insurance: Hull Values and Premiums

Published on July 20, 2019; last updated on April 27, 2022 by Carolyn Shearlock/Laura Lindstrom-Croop

How do you figure out the hull value of your boat for insurance? And how does it relate to your premiums?

🎧Using Aqua Map For Navigation

Published on July 19, 2019; last updated on May 23, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Want the most accurate charts for cruising the Bahamas? Here’s why we’re using Aqua Map. 

🎧The Goldilocks Effect

Published on July 16, 2019; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Nica Waters

Not too big, not too small; not too much, not too little. Hitting the magic food amount takes some surprising perspective, but it’s very very doable!

Sweet Potatoes with Black Beans

Published on July 13, 2019; last updated on January 15, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Yes, you can eat sweet potatoes in the summer. Here’s a great meatless meal for the boat.

🎧 Clean Your Stainless Without Rubbing

Published on July 12, 2019; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Are you looking for a way to clean and protect your boat’s stainless steel? We love this product! 

🎧 Iconic Photos; Amazing Cruising Memories

Published on July 9, 2019; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

Three photographs and their stories, all from our first cruise

Will I Feel Lonely

Published on July 6, 2019; last updated on January 31, 2022 by Carolyn Shearlock/Pamela Douglas

Do you wonder if you’ll feel lonely while cruising? Everyone does sometimes. Here are ideas that help.

🎧Switching to Hard Bottom Paint

Published on July 5, 2019; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

We recently made the switch from ablative to hard bottom paint. Here’s how we did it. And you can too. 

🎧Templating: How and Why

Published on July 2, 2019; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

Creating a new horizontal surface in thin air on the boat is hard. Less hard when you template first.

Creating a new horizontal surface in thin air on the boat is hard. Less hard when you template first.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Published on June 29, 2019; last updated on January 15, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Peanut butter cookies are a yummy sweet treat that are easy to bake on a boat.

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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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