Start With the Number: Energy Budgets for Cruising Boats
Before you buy more batteries or solar, you need to know how much energy your boat actually uses each day. That number is the foundation for everything else.…
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4 Things We’ve Splurged On That Made Boat Life Better
Cruising has a funny way of changing your definition of what counts as a luxury. Something that might seem completely unnecessary when you're living on land can become one of your favorite things after spending months or years on a boat. For us, these purchases have all earned their place.…
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The Logbook That Writes Itself
The tool automatically records departure, arrival, distance, duration, speed, wind, all of it and each passage is named after where we left and where we ended up making it easy to find them…
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3 Ways We Save Money Cruising
Our plan to live on a boat for five years has turned into a lifestyle we’ve completely fallen in love with, and now we want to continue for as long as possible. That means finding ways to make our cruising budget stretch further and save money wherever we can.…
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Sereno Anchor Watch Beta Installation and first run
Let's keep beta comments, bug reports, and requests in the comment section of this post Because this is being a…
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3 Galley Hacks Every Sailor Should Know
When you're cooking underway, every extra step, slippery surface, or bulky appliance becomes a hassle. These are three simple tricks that have made cooking onboard easier, safer, and a lot more enjoyable…
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One Screen, One Question: How We Monitor Sabado
Behind the simple screen, we’re monitoring ~90 individual values, but you only see about a dozen tiles. The best monitoring system isn’t the one that shows you the most data. It’s the one that tells you what needs your attention.…
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Building a Custom Anchor Watch System With Home Assistant and SignalK
Holly and I take anchor watch seriously. Sleeping aboard with rocks on one side and a reef on the other means a dra…
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