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Janice aboard Seaweed,
living the good life afloat...

Trawler life on a nickel budget is possible.
I'm doing it and you can too.

Janice Marois, nautical journalist.
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The Books page
On the bookshelf ~ my cruisers reference library

Aphorism Alert:  Ajax (the soap) is a reference to a character in Greek mythology commonly said to be stronger than all of Greece (grease). HuckFanjo on reddit.

Books
On the bookshelf ~ my cruisers reference library
(Article title ~ specific books mentioned)

~ listed chronologically, as posted ~

If you want to see all the books with their covers on one page click here.

1. Growing Lentil Sprouts - The Intricate Art of Living Afloat, and Tricks of the Trades, and The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South

2. Organizing Your Tools - Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual, and Chapman's

3. Making the Right Choice - The Intricate Art of Living Afloat, and Tricks of the Trades, and Chapman's Piloting & Seamanship

4. As Winter Approaches - Harry Potter

5. Carrabelle Sparkles - Seashore Life

6. Why Be Normal - Harry Potter books

7. The Log Book - Adams Record Ledger aka Log Book

8. Pots and Pans Primer - Birds of North America

9. Fine Folks - The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy

10. Capable of Learning - Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual

11. Beryl Lessons - Log Book

12. Bits about Birds - Log Book, and Birds of North America

13. Hunting Nowadays - Simple Jess

14. Heaters Debunked - Clan of the Cave Bear series

15. Time Stopped - Chapman's, and Birds of North America

16. Dreamer to Boater: Books - The Intricate Art of Living Afloat, and All in the Same Boat, and Living Off the Sea, and Living Aboard, and The Essentials of Living Aboard a Boat, and The Cruising Life

17. Kindle Reads - Swiss Family Robinson, and a Jules Verne collection, and Horatio Alger, and Earth's Children series (by Jean Auel) and Harry Potter

18. (Joshua Slocum's) Spray replica Anja - Sailing Alone Around the World

19. Organizing Humbug - Tricks of the Trades

20. Bilge Pump OUCH - Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual

21. How to Access Galley Storage - The Box-Car Children

22. Dolphin Visits - Birds of North America

23. Budget Boating - Beachcruising and Coastal Camping

24. Seldom Bored - Kindle

25. In the Rain - Birds of North America

26. Three Miles Out (Thursday's Child) - Jean Auel's Earth's Children series, and Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual

27. Glass-bottom Dinghy - Cruising in Comfort, and Fishes, and Fishing, and Seashells of North America

28. Cuban Conch Chowder - Conch Cooking

29. Bookbinding for Beginners - Chapman's, and The Circle of Useful Knowledge

30. Kindle versus Fire (nail polish too) - Kindle

31. Sage Returns - Sea Gypsy, and At Any Cost: Love, Life and Death at Sea

32. Sewn Up (shopping bag repair) - Chapman's

33. Warranty Paperwork (SeaSense bilge pump) - Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual

34. Planning for Adventure (cruising guides) - The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South

35. Command in the Galley - Dinotopia by James Gurney, and Kindle

36. Barn Swallows (Kindle critique) - Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual, and Birds of North America, and Seashells of North America, and Kindle, and National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Birds of North America

37. Decadence Required - Beachcruising and Coastal Camping, and Kindle, and Why Didn't I Think of That? 1,198 Tips, and Tricks of the Trades

38. Songbird in Water - Birds of North America

39. Heat Rises and Mildew Grows (finding discounts on Amazon) - Kindle, and Cheaper by the Dozen, and Belles on Their Toes, and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

40. Learning about Life Afloat (a checklist) - Chapman's, and Tricks of the Trades

41. Is a $20k Boat too Costly? - This Old Boat, and Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual

42. Change of Light Bulbs (LED versus cheap) - Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual

43. Finding Your Boat (part 1) - This Old Boat, and Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual

44. Finding Your Boat (part 2) - Don Casey's This Old Boat, and Calder's Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual

45. Finding Your Boat (part 3) - This Old Boat

46. Non Sequitur on Boating - The Non Sequitur Guide to Aging, and Non Sequitur's Beastly Things, and Charlie Codman's Cruise

47. A New Calder's (2015, 4th Edition) - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

48. Backing Plate Concerns - Dictionary of Nautical Terms

49. Vinegar Cleans Pans - Gentleman's Guide to Passages South

50. Foaming Soap Dispenser (how to) - The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South, and Tricks of the Trades

51. Anhingas - Birds of North America

52. Tate's Hell (dwarf cypress tress) - Earth's Children series

53. St. Pete boat show 2015 (part 2) - Cruising Guide to Florida's Big Bend, and The Ohio River, Voyaging On Today's River -A Boating Guide

54. Time Flies by Peggie Hall, Head Mistress - Get Rid of Boat Odors

55. Making a Towel Rack - Why Didn't I Think of That? : 1,198 Tips from 222 Sailors on 120 Boats from 9 Countries

56. Spare Prop has Swap Potential - Swiss Family Robinson

57. Batteries Store Power - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

58. Solar, Batteries and an Inverter - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

59. Boat Buying Decisions (what is important?) - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

60. Gutenberg Books (for free) - Project Gutenberg and Kindle

61. Sea Fever on Gutenberg - Sea Ballads on Gutenberg and Kindle

62. All's Well aboard Seaweed - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

63. Christmas Connections - Birds of North America

64. Missing Medicines - T. Tembarom

65. Meet the Culprit (styptic) - Birds of North America

66. Buying a Big Boat (part 1) - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

67. Hurricane Irma (part 4) - Birds of North America

68. Hurricane Irma Saga - Birds of North America

69. Snook Surface (cold weather consequence) - Golden Guide to Fishes

70. Upsizing the Alternator - My Mistake - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

71. Book Store - Haslam's in St. Pete The Cruising Chef Cookbook, Second Edition by Michael Greenwald

72. Scorpion Vacuum and Kindle Fire Questions - Paperwhite, and 10" Fire with 32GB memory, and 10" Fire with 64GB memory

73. Dock Lines from Halyards (snubber too) - Dictionary of Nautical Terms

74. Storm and Hurricane Info Links - Birds of North America

75. Proper Attachment of a Terminal End - Betty Neels books

76. Storing the Power (battery charts) Part Three - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

77. Powering the Refrigerator - The Complete Series - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

78. Birds and my friend Dale the Welder - Birds of North America

79. Routine Maintenance of Hose Clamps - Betty Neels books and Kindle

80. Hurricane Michael (with Carrabelle pictures) - Chapman's Piloting & Seamanship, and Anchorages Along the ICW by Skipper Bob

81. Halloween 2018 - Calder's, and Harry Potter series, and Waterproof Kindle Paperwhite

82. Dating for Boaters - Part 1 - Birds of North America

83. Dating for Boaters (summary) - Birds of North America

84. Tips for Cooling the Boat - Birds of North America, and Seashore Life, and Fishes, and Fishing, and Seashells of North America.

85. Wild Bird Observations (night herons) - Birds of North America, and Seashore Life

86. Running the Hounds - The Best of James Herriot, and Joy of Nature

87. Petroleum Jelly aboard a Boat - Dictionary of Nautical Terms

88. Spinners restaurant in St. Pete (island chain) - Birds of North America

89. Nifty Nantucket Bagg (plus Harbor Freight tool rule) - Beachcruising and Coastal Camping

90. Multimeter Repair - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

91. Multimeter Improvement (clamps) - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

92. How Shaft Keys Work - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

93. Birds bring Happiness - Birds of North America

94. New Flares (in the comments section) - The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South, and Tricks of the Trades

95. Bird of Prey ID Sought - Birds of North America, and Fishes

96. Feeding the birds (February 2021) - Birds of North America

97. Barracudas and Ciguatera Toxin - Fishes (A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press)

98. Power to Obtain Freedom (penguin request) - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

99. Adding Renogy and Upgrading Solar Regulator (#4 in series) - Birds of North America

100. Solar on Cloudy Days (#5 in series) - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

101. Power from None to Now (the complete series) - Birds of North America, Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

102. Declutter by Donation - Eight Bells

103. WD-40 versus Starting Fluid - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition

104. Green Herons - Birds of North America

105. Estate Sale Book Finds - Prayers and Graces (1951), Pirates, Ships and Sailors (1950), and, Slumberland (1880-1905)

106. Calling Cap'n Jesse (Mistakes were Made, part 5) - Tricks of the Trades, and The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South

107. AC Install from Hades (Mistakes were Made, complete series) - Tricks of the Trades, and The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South

108. Marineland of Florida - The Book of Fishes, circa 1939

109. Dawn Detergent - The Gentleman's Guide to Passages,  and Tricks of the Trades

110.  

111. coming soon

Archive

The Archive holds a chronological list of every item published on my website. It includes a brief synopsis (not just the title) along with the topics covered in each article.

Click on the title and voila: you're there. Enjoy!

Topics of Interest:
You can achieve a simple satisfying life

• Anchorages Nice versus never again

• Becoming Clutter-Free One Week at a Time

• Boat Talk A glossary for nautical neophytes

• Boats Find yours here

• Books On the bookshelf

• Characters Interesting folks

• Comfort Decadence aboard

• DVDs Movie-time aboard Seaweed

• Entertainment Relaxing afloat

• Fishing* catching dinner - tips and tricks
  *Your hints and fish stories welcome!

• Galley Off-the-grid and not starving

• Gear The good, the bad and the ugly

• Humor Laughter along the waterways

• In the Bilges Repairs and Upgrades

• Locations Where we've been

• Memory Lane Stories from yesteryear

• Money Thriving on very little

• Organizing How to fight clutter

• Pets Aboard Boat life with four paws

• Recipes What's cooking aboard

• Recommendations

• Relationships Cruising partner matters

• Security Be safe, plus the Medicine Locker

• Simplify Less is more

• Sojourners Saloon Boater chronicles

• Unmentionables The head aka bathroom, trash disposal, pests, etc.

• Vignettes Brief notes about life

• Wild Things Nature entertains

• The Writer's Block by guest authors

Aphorisms

For years I've been collecting short pithy statements otherwise known as aphorisms. If you're like me and enjoy the weird, go ahead and CLICK!

These are previously posted -- for new, you'll have to come visit again.

My home is not fancy by any means, however you cannot imagine how wonderful it is to come back to her after an expedition on shore.

If I can live this life, why not you too?

Skipper, First Mate extraordinaire

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