Sailboat hacks

My bloggy colleagues over at The Monkey's Fist are making posts for the wonderfully helpful topic of things that make life aboard better and of course I love lists, and tips that promise to make my life better, so I had to join in! Hmm, things that make my life aboard better ... let's see, a cold alcoholic beverage, a bright sunny day, 10-15 knots of breeze on the starboard quarter ... Nevermind. Over the years we've done a lot of improvising, new uses for items the manufacturer never…

It's boat season! Prepare your vessel for smooth sailing with these handy boat organizer hacks.

Living onboard a small boat means sacrificing some of the creature comforts you enjoy on land, and this is especially true when downsizing from a large kitchen to a small boat galley. However, these essential galley items will make sailboat liveaboard life much easier and more delicious.

Five great ideas that make living – and cooking – in a small space a lot easier.

Whether it's making an instrument panel from a tablet stand, turning bed slats into a dinghy floor, creating a wine rack from a book case, assisting with cockpit locker organisation or finding the perfect onboard reading light - we've got lots of great ideas for low cost IKEA products.

Want to live on a sailboat? Here are my top sailboat accessories that make life comfortable and cozy in our floating home.

This site is full of sewing and remodel projects.

You don't need to spend a lot of money to make your older boat sail better. David Harding shares his six top tips to make your yacht sail efficiently

Annapolis, MD ... THAT MAKE MY LIFE BETTER. At least these are the ones for today! 1. GO TOOBS -- NOT the knockoff brands -- in that photo above. I remember pondering over these little tubes in REI three years ago, wondering if they were really worth the money. Now having used them daily for the intervening three years, I know they are an amazing bargain. These little tubes are impervious to heat, cold and salt water. The liquid only comes out if you heartily squeeze the tube. They are…

Have you been invited on a sailboat adventure? Don't make these blunders.