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Storage On A Boat

Optimize storage on a boat with ideas for organizing storage areas, the best containers to use to avoid breakage, mold, mildew and bugs, ways to get cardboard off the boat, and how to know where on the boat everything is.

Get detailed how-to's on storing:

    • Food
    • Clothing
    • Tools & maintenance supplies
    • Spare parts
    • Owner's manuals and other papers
    • Treasured keepsakes
    • Cleaning supplies
    • Glass bottles
    • Electronics, including how to protect them from a lightning strike

 

How Many First Aid Boxes?

Published on January 1, 2016; last updated on July 29, 2021 by Carolyn Shearlock

Space is precious on a boat. Why would you want more than one first aid box? [More] How Many First Aid Boxes?

How to Organize Open Storage Areas

Published on December 3, 2015; last updated on September 3, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Reader ideas: how to organize those big open storage areas so things don't go flying when underway. Add your thoughts and check out what others have done!

Reader ideas: how to organize those big open storage areas so things don’t go flying when underway. Add your thoughts and check out what others have done! [More] How to Organize Open Storage Areas

Organizing . . . and Reorganizing

Published on October 27, 2015; last updated on September 3, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Why is it that I can't come up with the perfect organization plan for all our stuff? What makes me periodically reorganize it?

Why is it that I can’t come up with the perfect organization plan for all our stuff? What makes me periodically reorganize it? [More] Organizing . . . and Reorganizing

Too Much Stuff

Published on July 13, 2015; last updated on September 3, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Selling our house, we brought a bunch of stuff to the boat. Too much stuff.

Selling our house, we brought a bunch of stuff to the boat. Too much stuff.  [More] Too Much Stuff

Clever Crates

Published on April 8, 2015; last updated on September 3, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Crates are great for storage on the boat . . . when you need them. When you don't, the space they take up is annoying. Here's a solution.

Crates are great for storage on the boat . . . when you need them. When you don’t, the space they take up is annoying. Here’s a solution. [More] Clever Crates

Easy Eyeglass Storage

Published on March 1, 2015; last updated on September 3, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Eyeglass storage you can make in about 10 minutes -- keep your sunglasses right by the companionway!

Eyeglass storage you can make in about 10 minutes — keep your sunglasses right by the companionway! [More] Easy Eyeglass Storage

Taming the Paper Aboard

Published on October 17, 2014; last updated on September 3, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Being able to quickly find the owner's manual you need: priceless! Except that my budget wasn't unlimited.

Being able to quickly find the owner’s manual you need: priceless! Except that my budget wasn’t unlimited. [More] Taming the Paper Aboard

Making Space in the Galley

Published on October 8, 2014; last updated on September 3, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Choosing your cooking tools with an eye to what you really need . . .  [More] Making Space in the Galley

How To Organize First Aid Supplies

Published on July 9, 2014; last updated on September 3, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

An easy way to organize your first aid supplies so it’ll be easy to find what you need when the time arises, and a list of what’s in ours. [More] How To Organize First Aid Supplies

Important Document Backup

Published on June 15, 2014; last updated on September 3, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

It’s important to keep a copy of your important documents in a place that’s physically separate from the original AND where you can easily get them. Here’s an easy and FREE way to do it! [More] Important Document Backup

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Carolyn Shearlock

Hi! I'm Carolyn Shearlock. My husband and I have been cruising over 14 years and 13,000 miles, first on a Tayana 37 monohull and now 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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Hauling Out? How to Protect Yourself

May 25, 2022 By Carolyn Shearlock

Hauling your boat out to make repairs? Here’s how to protect yourself from regrets. All it takes is a plan. [More] Hauling Out? How to Protect Yourself

Three Tips for Rafting Up

May 24, 2022 By Nica Waters

Good practices to consider when sharing an anchor  [More] Three Tips for Rafting Up

How to Test Stainless Quality

May 20, 2022 By Carolyn Shearlock

Don’t get stuck with poor quality stainless. Here’s how to know what you’re buying.     [More] How to Test Stainless Quality

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