Sailboat hacks

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

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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.

Our list of the best sailing tools after 6 years of sailing around the world on our catamaran and where we store it all! OutChasingStars.com

Where do you start in outfitting the galley on your new boat? It's a kitchen, but different . . . tips to help you select the best gear.

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…

Making your sailboat feel like home can be tricky, but we've put together our top home comforts for living onboard to make life better!

Wondering what to bring on a sailboat? Forget about these things!

After trying to come up with various ways to make the boat feel bigger and brighter (more hatches, LED lighting, mirrors) we finally decided to go ahead and break one of the biggest taboos in the sailing world - PAINT THE INTERIOR!