Buying & Using a Boat Refrigerator

Boat refrigerators just aren't like "land" refrigerators. Smaller, oddly shaped and often with little to no freezer space or organization.

Make your fridge work for you -- whether it's front- or top-loading, and no matter how tiny!

🎧Cruising Hacks: Galley-Style

Published on March 27, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

Five great ideas that make living – and cooking – in a small space a lot easier.

Published on August 19, 2017; last updated on January 10, 2019 by Carolyn Shearlock

A report on our Isotherm Cruise 130 boat refrigerator after using it for two years. Overall grade: B. Read why.

Published on May 5, 2017; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Your refrigerator isn’t cooling and you’ve checked everything you can on it. Don’t give up — there’s another possibility!

Published on July 29, 2015; last updated on June 12, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

There are a lot of boat refrigerators out there. How’d we come to choose the one we did?

Published on July 1, 2015; last updated on July 9, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

A simple way to know what’s in the refrigerator and what needs to be eaten soon. Save money and don’t waste food with this easy solution.

Published on November 17, 2014; last updated on January 24, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

A few minutes of maintenance can save a much bigger — and more expensive — repair.

Published on December 30, 2013; last updated on January 21, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

If you’re away from your boat, how do you know if the refrigerator is staying as cold as it should? Here’s an easy way to tell.

Published on August 2, 2013; last updated on January 21, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

An inexpensive indoor/outdoor thermometer could save hundreds of dollars of food by alerting you to a problem before the food is spoiled.

Published on July 1, 2013; last updated on January 21, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Not a how-to — I’m not enough of an expert for that. But a few things that we learned along the way and weren’t in any how-to book we ever consulted!

Published on June 17, 2013; last updated on June 12, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Got a top-loading boat refrigerator? Get step-by-step instructions how to organize it perfectly for your needs, including lots of pictures.