Category Archives: Products We Like

Product Review: Fujinon TechnoStabi TSX1440 Binoculars

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Bill Kinney

Let’s get right to the heart of the matter: If you are looking for a Christmas present for your favorite sailor, or just to gift to give to your boat: Fujinon TSX1440 binoculars are awesome. They are good for ALMOST … Continue reading →

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Changes…

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Bill Kinney

Amel owners, as a group, are highly suspicious of changes to design decisions made by the builder. This is a good thing, as a rule, because almost all of the decisions made by Amel in the design and construction of … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Water Out

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Bill Kinney

When tied to a dock for an extended period it is really handy to connect the local city water supply to directly to your boat, and bypass the tanks. It is convenient, no running out of water in the middle … Continue reading →

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2019 Harmonie Service Awards

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Bill Kinney

You will (almost!) never read here bad things about a business we have had dealings with. We prefer to say nothing if we have nothing good to say. On the other hand, there really are some great businesses out there … Continue reading →

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More Great Stuff

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Bill Kinney

It’s time once again to update our list of really cool stuff for a cruising sailboat. All these are things we love, and most of them we use every day. If you buy them through the links here we get … Continue reading →

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Anchors, New, Newer, Newest

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Bill Kinney

I have written before about anchoring techniques, now a bit more about the equipment involved. In the last 30 years anchors for cruising boats have undergone a huge generational shift. The “go-to” anchor in 1990 was the CQR Plow, or … Continue reading →

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A Crappy Problem with a Solution.

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Bill Kinney

You learn all kinds of things when you have a cruising sailboat. You are away from basic services, so you have to be your own electric company, your own water company, your own sewage company, among many other things. Today … Continue reading →

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More good stuff…

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Bill Kinney

We got a lot of positive feedback from our last postings of things that worked well for us on the boat, and had requests for more. In general, my guideline here is to only talk about things we like, use, … Continue reading →

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10 Things that Belong on Every Boat–Part Three

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Bill Kinney

This is the third and final installment of my “10 Things” list. You can check out Part One for Books, and Part Two for Maintenance Products. This category is a bit of a challenge. I was thinking that it would … Continue reading →

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10 Things that Belong on Every Boat–Part Two

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Bill Kinney

In my last post, 10 Things–Part One, I covered the books I thought belonged on every cruising sailboat. This time I get to some of the maintenance “goos and gunks” that are needed to keep a boat working well. All of … Continue reading →