Category Archives: Products We Like

Anchors, New, Newer, Newest

Posted on December 5, 2018 by

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

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

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

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

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 →

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10 Things that Belong on Every Boat–Part One

Posted on October 13, 2017 by

Karen suggested that I put together a list of the ten things I think every boat owner should have close to hand.  It is a bit of a challenge to keep it to only ten, but these are  things that … Continue reading →

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