
23' mini-trawler
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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.
Accredited member of
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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.
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Growing Lentil Sprouts -
The Intricate Art of Living Afloat, and
Tricks of the Trades, and
The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South
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Organizing Your Tools -
Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual, and
Chapman's
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Making the Right Choice -
The Intricate Art of Living Afloat, and
Tricks of the Trades ,
and
Chapman's Piloting & Seamanship
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As Winter Approaches
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Harry Potter
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Carrabelle Sparkles -
Seashore Life
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Why Be Normal -
Harry Potter books
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The Log Book
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Adams Record Ledger aka Log Book
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Pots and Pans Primer -
Birds of North America
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Fine Folks -
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
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Capable of Learning -
Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
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Beryl
Lessons -
Log Book
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Bits about Birds -
Log Book, and
Birds of North America
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Hunting Nowadays -
Simple Jess
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Heaters Debunked -
Clan of the Cave Bear series
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Time Stopped -
Chapman's ,
and
Birds of North America
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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
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Kindle Reads -
Swiss
Family Robinson,
and a Jules
Verne collection, and Horatio
Alger,
and
Earth's Children series (by Jean Auel) and
Harry
Potter
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(Joshua Slocum's) Spray replica Anja
- Sailing
Alone Around the World
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Organizing Humbug -
Tricks of the Trades
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Bilge Pump OUCH -
Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
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How to Access Galley Storage -
The Box-Car Children
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Dolphin Visits -
Birds of North America
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Budget Boating
- Beachcruising and Coastal Camping
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Seldom Bored -
Kindle
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In the Rain -
Birds of North America
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Three Miles Out
(Thursday's Child) -
Jean Auel's Earth's Children series, and
Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
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Glass-bottom Dinghy
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Cruising in Comfort , and
Fishes, and
Fishing, and
Seashells of North America
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Cuban Conch Chowder -
Conch Cooking
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Bookbinding for Beginners
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Chapman's ,
and
The Circle of Useful Knowledge
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Kindle versus Fire (nail polish too)
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Kindle
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Sage Returns -
Sea Gypsy,
and
At Any Cost: Love, Life and Death at Sea
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Sewn Up (shopping bag repair)
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Chapman's
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Warranty Paperwork (SeaSense bilge pump)
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Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
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Planning for Adventure (cruising guides)
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The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South
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Command in the Galley -
Dinotopia by James Gurney , and
Kindle
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Barn Swallows (Kindle critique)
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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
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Decadence Required
- Beachcruising and Coastal Camping,
and
Kindle,
and
Why Didn't I Think of That? 1,198 Tips, and
Tricks of the Trades
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Songbird in Water -
Birds of North America
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Heat Rises and Mildew
Grows (finding discounts on Amazon)
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Kindle, and
Cheaper by the Dozen,
and
Belles on Their Toes,
and
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
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Learning about Life Afloat
(a checklist) -
Chapman's ,
and
Tricks of the Trades
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Is a $20k Boat too Costly? -
This
Old Boat, and
Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
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Change of Light Bulbs (LED versus
cheap) -
Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
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Finding Your Boat (part 1)
- This
Old Boat, and
Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
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Finding Your Boat (part 2)
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Don Casey's This
Old Boat, and
Calder's Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
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Finding Your Boat (part 3)
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This Old Boat
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Non Sequitur on Boating -
The Non Sequitur Guide to Aging,
and
Non Sequitur's Beastly Things,
and
Charlie Codman's Cruise
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A New
Calder's (2015, 4th Edition)
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Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Backing Plate Concerns -
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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Vinegar Cleans Pans -
Gentleman's Guide to Passages South
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Foaming Soap Dispenser (how to) -
The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South, and
Tricks of the Trades
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Anhingas -
Birds of North America
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Tate's Hell (dwarf cypress tress)
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Earth's Children series
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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
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Time Flies
by Peggie Hall, Head Mistress -
Get Rid of Boat Odors
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Making a Towel Rack
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Why Didn't I Think of That? : 1,198 Tips from 222 Sailors on 120 Boats from 9 Countries
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Spare Prop has Swap Potential
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Swiss
Family Robinson
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Batteries Store Power
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Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Solar, Batteries and an Inverter
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Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Boat Buying Decisions (what is
important?) -
Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Gutenberg Books (for free)
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Project
Gutenberg and
Kindle
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Sea Fever on Gutenberg
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Sea Ballads on Gutenberg
and
Kindle
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All's Well aboard Seaweed -
Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Christmas Connections
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Birds of North America
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Missing Medicines
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T.
Tembarom
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Meet the Culprit (styptic)
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Birds of North America
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Buying a Big Boat (part 1)
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Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Hurricane Irma (part 4)
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Birds of North America
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Hurricane Irma Saga -
Birds of North America
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Snook Surface (cold weather
consequence) -
Golden Guide to Fishes
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Upsizing the
Alternator - My Mistake -
Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Book Store - Haslam's in St. Pete The
Cruising Chef Cookbook, Second Edition by Michael Greenwald
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Scorpion Vacuum and Kindle Fire Questions
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Paperwhite,
and
10" Fire with 32GB
memory,
and
10" Fire with 64GB memory
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Dock Lines from Halyards (snubber
too) -
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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Storm and Hurricane Info Links
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Birds of North America
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Proper Attachment of a Terminal End
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Betty Neels books
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Storing the Power (battery charts)
Part Three
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Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Powering the Refrigerator
- The Complete Series -
Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Birds and my friend Dale the Welder
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Birds of North America
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Routine Maintenance of Hose Clamps
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Betty Neels books
and
Kindle
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Hurricane
Michael (with Carrabelle pictures)
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Chapman's Piloting & Seamanship,
and
Anchorages Along the ICW by Skipper Bob
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Halloween 2018
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Calder's, and
Harry Potter series,
and
Waterproof
Kindle Paperwhite
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Dating for Boaters - Part 1
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Birds of North America
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Dating for Boaters (summary)
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Birds of North America
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Tips for Cooling the Boat
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Birds of North America, and
Seashore Life, and
Fishes, and
Fishing, and
Seashells of North America.
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Wild Bird Observations (night herons)
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Birds of North America, and
Seashore Life
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Running the Hounds -
The Best of James Herriot, and
Joy of
Nature
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Petroleum Jelly aboard a Boat
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Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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Spinners restaurant in St. Pete (island chain)
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Birds of North America
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Nifty Nantucket Bagg
(plus Harbor Freight tool rule)
- Beachcruising and Coastal Camping
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Multimeter Repair
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Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Multimeter Improvement (clamps)
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Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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How Shaft Keys Work
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Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Birds bring Happiness
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Birds of North America
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New Flares
(in the comments section) -
The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South, and
Tricks of the Trades
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Bird of Prey ID Sought
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Birds of North America, and
Fishes
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Feeding the birds (February 2021)
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Birds of North America
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Barracudas and Ciguatera Toxin
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Fishes (A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press)
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Power to Obtain Freedom (penguin
request) -
Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Adding Renogy and Upgrading Solar Regulator (#4 in series)
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Birds of North America
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Solar on Cloudy Days (#5 in series)
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Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Power from None to Now (the complete
series)
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Birds of North America,
Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Declutter by Donation
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Eight Bells
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WD-40 versus Starting Fluid
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Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual
4th Edition
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Green Herons
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Birds of North America
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Estate Sale Book Finds
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Prayers and Graces (1951), Pirates, Ships and Sailors
(1950), and, Slumberland (1880-1905)
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Calling Cap'n Jesse (Mistakes were Made, part
5) -
Tricks of the Trades, and
The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South
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AC Install from Hades (Mistakes were Made, complete series)
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Tricks of the Trades, and
The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South
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Marineland of Florida -
The Book of Fishes, circa 1939
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Dawn Detergent -
The Gentleman's Guide to Passages, and
Tricks of the Trades
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coming soon
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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?
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Skipper, First Mate extraordinaire
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