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Cleaning Interior Upholstery
If you're thinking of replacing the interior upholstery on your boat before going cruising, read this first.
Checklist To Leave Boat For Hurricane Season
I have very mixed emotions on leaving s/v Winterlude for the summer. But it's time. Here's our annual free downloadable PDF checklist for Leaving The Boat - hopefully it'll provide helpful insight as you develop your own checklist.
Tips To Take Sails Off (Reverse It to Put Them Back...
Sails are expensive. Tips of taking care of them - everything from flaking sails to how to take the roller furling jib off for hurricane season.
I Must Have the Date Wrong…
Ah the joys of getting the boat ready to leave for hurricane season. Surely no one else does stupid things -- and the ironic thing is we invent new ones every year!
A Spare Part You May Need
Sometimes boat projects just don't go as planned. This morning a 5 minute project turned into an hour & a half. So typical.
“Either You Run The Day, Or The Day Runs You!” ...
So so true - especially when you're either spring commissioning or spring packing the boat away for hurricane season....
Why Fresh Water Rinse the Chain Locker?
Earlier today, we had all the chain drug out and the anchor on the dock, just in time for friends to walk by and...
How To Put The Dinghy On Deck
No dinghy davits? We struggled putting the dinghy on the foredeck until we came up with a routine. There are a million and one ways depending on your boat, but hopefully this will provide ideas to make it easier.
7 Words About Nutrition
"Eat food, not too much, mostly plants."
Since we've renewed our interest in fitness (or more directly, not living in a nursing home anytime in...
