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If your boat is your house, your dinghy is your car.
 
Choose the right one, take care of it, and it'll take care of you.

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How to Avoid a Dinghy Disaster

Published on June 21, 2023; last updated on June 26, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Hand on dinghy tiller with kill switch to avoid dinghy disaster

How do you avoid dinghy disaster? Don’t wait to follow these tips to stay safe. They just might safe your life.

What Size Dinghy Outboard Engine Do You Need?

Published on June 7, 2023; last updated on June 6, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

outboard dinghy engine

What size dinghy outboard outboard engine is best for you? Here are a few pros and cons for every cruiser to consider.

Patching Your Inflatable Dinghy

Published on February 22, 2023; last updated on April 4, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Patching your dinghy in the tropics is a challenge. Unless you use the right glue. Here’s my recommendation and a step-by-step how-to.

🎧Dinghy Dock Etiquette

Published on November 22, 2022; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

When you’re sharing a dinghy dock, you gotta have good manners. Here’s what you need to know about dinghy etiquette.

Cruising Friends Help to Avoid Dinghy Disaster

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.

🎧 Keep Outboard Fuel Lines From Clogging

Published on November 20, 2020; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Are your outboard fuel lines clogging? Here’s why. And how you can prevent it.

🎧Keep Stuff Dry in the Dinghy

Published on November 13, 2020; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Don’t arrive back at the boat with soggy groceries or wet laundry. Here’s how to keep your stuff dry.  

🎧 How to Use Your Dinghy Kill Switch

Published on April 14, 2020; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Tired of your dinghy engine kill switch stopping your engine at the wrong time? Or worse, not using it at all? I have the solution.

🎧How NOT to Lose Your Dinghy

Published on July 13, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Seeing no dinghy where you left it is the worst feeling. It's not only a big financial loss, it's a loss of mobility. In my latest podcast, I discuss 14 simple things you can do to avoid this heartache.

Seeing no dinghy where you left it is the worst feeling. It’s not only a big financial loss, it’s a loss of mobility.

In my latest podcast, I discuss 14 simple things you can do to avoid this heartache.

🎧What Type of Dinghy?

Published on June 26, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

The one constant on a cruising boat is that you need a dinghy. What kind to get has all kinds of answers. Nica shares their thought process as over the years, the kind of dinghy they want has changed.

The one constant on a cruising boat is that you need a dinghy. What kind to get has all kinds of answers. Nica shares their thought process as over the years, the kind of dinghy they want has changed.

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