Cruising gadgets, knowledge, and ideas for the cruising sailor
Essential boat items like a siphon hose, a bucket, screen material, and so forth.
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» Read moreHere’s a great idea from Bill and Harriet on Miss Piggy. A light that comes on when you walk into the head in the dark. Very convenient, and it’s inexpensive too. Can you think of other places a night light might be good to have? I really like having this aboard and so does my wife. The first one here
» Read moreAny motion light can work for this. The idea is to light up intruders in the cockpit, or, as you arrive back at the boat late, to light your way. I find it very nice to have as I pull up to the back of the boat in the dinghy in the pitch dark. We do have a light in
» Read moreParticularly while racing, I like to keep a good multi tool handy. The one I’ve found to be the most useful is the Leatherman Skeletool CX. It’s got a nifty clip built into the handle, so it can clip on to your belt loop. This tool is lighter than most others, (the CX model has carbon fiber and Titanium coating
» Read moreThis is simply a watch with a build in flash light. There are a lot of dark places on a sailboat even during daylight. You would find this handy deep in lockers, under floor boards, under the mattresses, back around the stuffing box and water strainers, and deep in the bottom of the fridge. At night, it can light the
» Read moreHand Held Depth Finder. This is just what it sounds like. It’s about the size of a flash light. It will instantly tell you how deep the water is, and the water temperature. we launch the dinghy and go scouting with this device. I use it primarily for two things. To check the depth for either anchoring, or passing through
» Read moreIf you have wet cell batteries, you will need to add water from time to time. Especially after equalizing the batteries. You do equalize your batteries don’t you? Nonetheless, so you don’t spill water everywhere, try using an empty dish detergent plastic bottle, or a drinking bottle. I’m talking about something with that little pull up push down nozzle or
» Read moreWe keep a “mini” scuba tank aboard. I say keep aboard, because I’ve actually never had to use it while cruising. I keep it for emergencies. It’s small, light weight, and easy to store aboard. I do use it while in home port. Recently, without hauling the boat, I pulled my prop, painted it, and put it back on the
» Read moreDinghy Mate Saddle Tank This is a dinghy motor fuel tank that attaches to the transom of your dinghy. It has two brackets that hold it in place. It is up off the floor and out of the way. It gives you more room in the dinghy, a real luxury. The one shown here is the three gallon model on
» Read moreLooky Bucket – This is near the top of my list ! < This is sometimes also called a viewing bucket. It’s essentially a glass bottom bucket that allows you to see the bottom from sitting in your dinghy. What cruisers use this for is to take a look at their anchor set. If you want to check your set,
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