Cruising gadgets, knowledge, and ideas for the cruising sailor
Dinghy Lock-up Cable – I find that most lock up cables and chains are too short. On a Caribbean island, you may pull your dinghy up on a beach and the nearest tree or objects to lock it to are 15 feet away or more. I have also been annoyed by the dinghy banging the stern of the boat at
» Read moreLuggage Scale – Ok, this is not for weighing that huge fish you caught. It’s for weighing your propane tank. We weigh our propane tanks to see how empty they are. This really helps us as the tanks get below half. We “know” instead of “guessing” how much propane is left. Our luggage scale is a handheld digital one, with
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Jiggler Siphon Hose – This ranks near the top of my list of boat gadgets. It is truly a must have. I keep one for fuels, and one for water. I use one to transfer gas or diesel and the other to transfer water. Because there is no balancing act involved, I can even transfer fuel while underway. The
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Propane Transfer Value – This is a small brass value that allows you to transfer propane from your larger 10-20 lb tank to those small green one pound bottles that fit the grill. It means that you don’t have to carry a bunch of these small bottles to last you for the entire cruise. You can buy a few full
» Read moreHave you every been sitting in your cockpit late afternoon with the sun behind you. You gotta have one of these if you plan to spend any time in your cockpit while cruising, or just sitting at the dock. This is the best thing I have come up with, period. I rank it as number one above all else .
» Read moreThe bucket I like is actually one I discovered while “ranch sitting” for a friend in Texas on the Burning B Ranch. It is really a “feed” bucket for hauling chicken or livestock feed. It has a flat side to it so it can be hung on a wall hook back on the ranch. Here’s why it’s the best .
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