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A cruising bookworm loves her new Ebook reader

February 6th, 2010 - by Carolyn O'Brien
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My world has changed!

After 9 years of cruising the Caribbean I am no longer pleading with visiting family and friends to forsake extra shoes, hats and toiletries so that they can pack and carry the most recent best sellers in their one precious piece of luggage now allowed by many [...]

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3 Tips for flying back and forth from the boat

January 5th, 2010 - by Kathy Parsons
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I’ve just made the “shlep” again – I flew to the US for Christmas to visit family and just flew back to the boat in the Bahamas yesterday loaded down with boat parts. Over time, I’ve found three little things that help.

1. Luggage Scale

A simple luggage scale makes it easy to weigh each bag [...]

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Boat Maintenance Tip: Download User and Service Manuals

September 4th, 2009 - by Kathy Parsons
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Like most cruisers I am superstitious: I figure if I have the all the Users, Service and Technical Manuals for the equipment aboard our boat, I probably won’t need to use them! The problem is that most equipment is shipped with bare-bones users manuals these days. However, these same companies often offer the same Users Manual PLUS Service, Technical and Troubleshooting Manuals in Adobe PDF format for FREE [...]

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