The Boat Galley

cooking & food • gear • boat life • DIY tips & projects • and more!

cooking & food • gear • boat life • DIY tips & projects • and more!

Emergency Gear

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

All the gear we really, truly, seriously hope we wasted money buying. But should we ever need it, we want it to work perfectly!

Emergency Info

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How to provide the information needed for someone else to rescue your boat in an emergency. It costs less than $5 and only takes a couple hours to put together, but could save your boat some day. [More] Emergency Info

Can You Buy Safety?

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Every potential blue water voyager, every sailor who wants to go beyond the sight of land is faced with the need to evaluate which, use it only in emergency, gear they should carry. [More] Can You Buy Safety?

Staying in Touch

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There just aren’t cell towers out on the water — or in many great cruising anchorages. So how do we stay connected with family and friends? [More] Staying in Touch

Water Coming In?

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Boaters love the water — except when it’s coming IN your boat. Four items that we carry in the event of an emergency; we hope to never use them! [More] Water Coming In?

Bilge Alarm

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Would you know if water was filling your bilge BEFORE it got over the floorboards? The sooner you know, the better your chance of saving the boat. [More] Bilge Alarm

The Ditch Bag

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Putting together a ditch bag takes some time and a lot of thought. Here’s what’s in ours for coastal cruising. [More] The Ditch Bag