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

Trawler cruising on $14 per day is possible.
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Janice Marois, nautical journalist.
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The boats I've met along the waterfront.

Aphorism Alert:  I must be getting older, as all the names in my phone book end with M.D.

Boats

Eons ago, back in the days when I lived on dirt, I began a list of boats for my eventual life afloat. It is as I understand it the largest repository of under 30' vessels online focusing primarily on sailboats and motorsailers. Have fun HERE!

These are boats I've met along the waterfront:
(S/V Sailing Vessel  ~  M/V Motor Vessel)

~ listed alphabetically ~
(in order of publication)

• Aces and King's Doodle Bug, M/V (Viking40) Olga & Ron - Emergency Anchor Up (OpenCPN info too), and Buying a Big Boat (part 1), and Small Powerboat Option

• Adagio, S/V (Bambi & Pierre) - Trolling Motor Woes

• Adventure of a Lifetime catamaran - Planning for Adventure (cruising guides)

• Alchemy - Hurricane Irma (part 3), and Hurricane Irma (part 4), and Hurricane Irma Saga, and After Hurricane Ian  (part 2), and Before and After Hurricane Ian (parts 1 and 2)

• Anja, (36' ketch) Lori & Fokke - In the Head, and (Joshua Slocum's) Spray replica Anja, and Emergency Anchor Up (OpenCPN info too), and Greenery (plant growing afloat), and Boat Noises, and Scallions - Second Life, and Brokenhearted on 27 February 2023

• Archipelago (steel sailboat) - Blue-Water Boats

• Beachcomber (Pilgrim40 M/V) Will - Diagnosing a Blown Bearing, and Leaving Steinhatchee (and engine update), and Finding Your Boat (part 3), and Finding  Your Boat Series

• Beachcomber (SeaRay550 Sedan Bridge) Mike & Tina - Electrical Field versus Compass (Captain Murphy), and Refrigerator Latches

• Belle O' The Bay (Hatteras44) Terry and Jeff -  Cruising in Tandem

• Bemused (trimaran) Rick - Time Stopped, and Project Second Opinions, and Hurricane Michael (with Carrabelle pictures), and Too Much Stuff - Step Edition

• Benne Vita (Nauticat) - Boatyard Blues

• B.J. Henry (shrimp boat) - Boat on Fire!

• Bluestocking (and Garter Belt) - Naming Your Dinghy

• Bottom Feeder (houseboat) Bob - Manatee Moves, and Renting versus Selling, and Finding Your Boat (part 3), and Finding  Your Boat Series, and Advice for the Vintage Boater

• Bucket List, M/V (Shy Anne) - Finding Your Boat (part 3), and Finding  Your Boat Series

• Bucky (36' Manatee) Eva & Larry - Imaginary Friends IRL (in real life), and Solar Makes Power, and Solar, Batteries and an Inverter, and Buying a Big Boat (part 3), and Hurricane Irma (part 4), and Hurricane Irma Saga, and Perfect Eggs - Eggy Timer (no reefer advice), and Dating for Boaters - Part 2, and Dating for Boaters - Part 3, and Dating for Boaters (summary), and Solar on Cloudy Days (#5 in series), and Power from None to Now (the complete series)

• Butch (Sedan cruiser) - Admiral, and Growing Lentil Sprouts, and The Fishing Boat, and Ten Dollars a Day

• C-Lover S/V - Dating for Boaters - Part 5, and Dating for Boaters (summary)

• Calypso M/V (Grand Banks) Rich Gano - Varied Recommendations

• Charles M tugboat - Diagnosing a Bad Battery

• Christina O. - Christina O. (Aristotle Onassis' yacht)

• Concord, S/V (Edwin) - Boat on Fire!, and Flavored Coffees (economical versions), and Screen Update, and Sheet Trick, and Soapbox:  Ladder Edition

• Copper Belly (TowBoatUS rescue boat in Carrabelle) - The Big News

• Crystal Starr (steel shrimp boat) - Boat on Fire!

• Cutwater Boats 253-839-5213 - 2024 St. Pete Boat Show Weekend, and A New Age in Boating (part 4), and A New Age in Boating Series

• Dauntless (KadeyKrogen42) Richard  [http://dauntlessatsea.wordpress.com/] - Anchor Ball, and Inexpensive Line Cutter, and Hiring a Diver

• Dawgfish (MacGregor) Robin Weist - Going Batty, and Where the Women Are, and Making Friends

• Doodle Bug's Aces and Kings, M/V (Viking40) Olga & Ron - Emergency Anchor Up (OpenCPN info too), and Storing the Power (battery charts) - Part Three, and Powering the Refrigerator - The Complete Series.

• Dreamboat (and Barnacle) - Naming Your Dinghy

• Driftwood (and Splinter) - Naming Your Dinghy

• Edge (Atlantic44) Bud & Tessie - Gender Guff, and Seldom Bored, and Glass Dishes (elegance afloat), and Mistakes Made - Pick the Right Boat, and Computer Mistake (off-grid error)

• Esprit, M/V (Dale and Kay) - Cinnamon Apples, and Rules for Life

• Eventide (Hatteras50 YachtFish) - Making the Right Choice

• Floating Empire shantyboat (Mungo & Morgainne) - Composting Toilet How-To, and Finding Your Boat (part 5), and Finding  Your Boat Series

• Freebird (Freedom30) Marsha & Ken - Screening Seaweed, and Organizing Your Tools, and Spook-tacular circa 2014, and Building a Locker (Part 1), and Tablecloth becomes Screens

• Freedom M/V (Albin 40) Scott - Anchor Ball, and Power to Obtain Freedom (penguin request), and And in Conclusion (#6 in series), and Power from None to Now (the complete series)

• Frolic M/V (30' Mainship Pilot II) Rich Gano - Varied Recommendations

• Fryedaze M/V (Monk42) Betsy & Dave - Self-induced Work (engine won't start)

• Gone Tropic (Morgan) Tom - The Heat Index by Tom on S/V Gone Tropic,, and Popcorn for One (and Stone-wave Update), and Hurricane Irma (part 4), and Hurricane Irma Saga, and Book Store - Haslam's in St. Pete, and Hurricane Michael (with Carrabelle pictures), and Cheesecake (easy no milk/no bake method)

• Goodness (and Gracious) - Naming Your Dinghy

• Gorilla, S/V (Tom & Sibile) - Decadence Required, and VHF by my Bunk (spare radio)

• Grace, S/V (formerly S/V Rosie) Janet & Keith - Voltage Meters for the Batteries, and Energy Efficient Christmas Lights, and Tips for Cooling the Boat, and in the comments of Inexpensive Fan Option, and Inverter Friendly Pancake Griddle, and Estate Sale Book Finds, and After Hurricane Ian  (part 2), and Before and After Hurricane Ian (parts 1 and 2), and 2024 St. Pete Boat Show Weekend

• Guanahani, S/V (Douglas) - Toasting English Muffins on a Heater, and Finding Your Boat (part 2), and Finding  Your Boat Series, and Securing a Refrigerator (fans too), and Spare Prop has Swap Potential

• Gypsy (Jessie) - Baby Wipes, and On Island Time (Schucker 440 Motorsailor), and Washing Clothes Without a Machine (salt water versus ammonia)

• Gypsy (MacGregor26) Glenn and Joanne - Making Friends, and Renting versus Selling, and Planning for Adventure (cruising guides), and Pet ID Tags and Advice for the Vintage Boater, and A New Age in Boating (part 4), and A New Age in Boating Series

• Gypsy Rose -  Boat on Fire!

• Henrietta (KadeyKrogen42) out of San Diego, CA - Anchor Ball, and To the Boatyard

• Hero, powercat (Bill) - The Birds (ordering iced coffee), and Dating for Boaters - Part 4, and Dating for Boaters (summary)

• High Cotton (and Q-Tip) - Naming Your Dinghy

• Hodos, S/V catamaran - And in Conclusion (#6 in series), and Power from None to Now (the complete series)

• I Wanda (Nicholson40) Christian & Mary - Silent Lessons, and Power, Initial Purchases (#1 in series), and Power from None to Now (the complete series)

• Ichiban - Appearances Can Deceive, and Buy and Install Levels

• In Ainneoin, 40' steel S/V Overnight Guests, and Beryl Lessons, and Time Stopped, and What Used Boat?, and Falling Overboard, and Boat Buying Decisions (what is important?), and Hurricane Irma (part 4), and Hurricane Irma Saga, and And in Conclusion (#6 in series), and Power from None to Now (the complete series), and Soapbox:  Ladder Edition

• Irish Charmer - Pilothouse Window Opener Sought

• Irish Lady, (Monk36 M/V) Archie - Battery Primer (Tesla)

• Island Time (Schucker) Cheryl & Fred - Garbage Bag Solution, and St. Pete boat show 2015 (part 1), and St. Pete boat show 2015 (part 2), and Personalizing Your Home, and Freezer Ice Bag, and Baby Wipes, and Storing Nuts, Bolts and Screws, and MIA in the Abyss, and Anchor Down by Noon (policy vs. practice), and Dish Towels, and Watermaker Wish Coming True, and Gulfport, FL weekend dockmaster Tom, and How to Pick an Outboard Motor, and Magnifier, and Sheet Trick, and On Island Time (Schucker 440 Motorsailor), and Summertime Computer Woes, and Hurricane Irma (part 3), and Hurricane Irma (part 4), and Hurricane Irma Saga, and Paralyzed by Planning (includes sundries list), and Tablecloth becomes Screens, and Scooper Question, and Refrigerator Power Requirements - Part One, and Powering the Refrigerator - The Complete Series, and The Hammer (beachcombing finds), and Christmas Friends, and Turtle Time, and After Hurricane Ian  (part 2), and Before and After Hurricane Ian (parts 1 and 2)

• Just Right (Bertram Moppie28) Jerry - Boat on Fire!, and Anatomy of a Gulf Crossing (departure planning)

• Kairos (Island Packet) Ali & Chuck - Gender Guff, and Seldom Bored, and Computer Mistake (off-grid error)

• Kate (27' Albin Vega) Sea Legs- About Douglas Pollard, Sr.

• Katja (Valiant32) Irene - Lonely No More, and Boatyard Blues, and Seldom Bored, and More Emergency Anchor Up Info, and Falling Overboard, and Boat Noises, and Hoops and Loops, and Boat Buying Decisions (what is important?), and Christmas Connections, and Hurricane Irma (part 2), and Hurricane Irma (part 3), and Hurricane Irma Saga, and Birds and my friend Dale the Welder, and Hurricane Michael (with Carrabelle pictures), and Mucket the Mallard Drake, and Cheesecake (easy no milk/no bake method), and And in Conclusion (#6 in series), and Power from None to Now (the complete series), and Apple Options, and Turtle Time, and Christmas 2021, and Soapbox:  Ladder Edition

• Karol Lynn - Fishing Pole Question (plus no-screw mounting how-to)

• Lady Catherine, M/V - Storing Nuts, Bolts and Screws, and Buying a Big Boat (part 3), and Buying a Big Boat Series

• Lady Pamela IV - Sewn Up (shopping bag repair), and Finding Your Boat (part 3), and Finding  Your Boat Series, and Before Outfitting, and And in Conclusion (#6 in series), and Power from None to Now (the complete series)

• Lefty - Making a Desk, and Rules for Life, and Waters of Idalia

• Lily Maria, Thompson44 M/V (Colin and Jean) - Pan-Pan Ponderings, and Cherish the Memories of the Night, and Room for Improvement, and Life onboard Lily Maria (Thompson 44 M/V), and Birds on Boats, and Greenery (plant growing afloat), and Hatch Cover How-To (Sunbrella and Tenara too), and Label Everything, and Hanging In the Head, and Upside Down Tomato Plant How-To, and To the Boatyard, and 8awg Selector Switch Needed

• Lisas Way, M/V (Kevin and Lisa) [http://mvlisasway.com] - Gender Guff, and Night Crossing

• Louisa, M/V (Eric) - Outboard Option

• Lutin (Grand Banks 46') Olivier and Pilou - Christina O. (Aristotle Onassis' yacht), and M/V Lutin (a family tradition), and A New Age in Boating (part 1), and A New Age in Boating Series, and Phone Saga, lesson 1, and Phone Saga, Lessons Learned

• Manatee, M/V (KadeyKrogen36) Sarah & Ted - Manatee Moves, and Personalizing Your Home, and Inadequate Boat (Gulfport too), and Three Keys When Hiring, and How to Pick an Outboard Motor, and Advice for the Vintage Boater, and Book Store - Haslam's in St. Pete, and Refrigerator Power Requirements - Part One, and Powering the Refrigerator - The Complete Series., and Dating for Boaters - Part 5, and Dating for Boaters (summary), and VHF by my Bunk (spare radio), and To the Boatyard, and The List (swim platform edition), and Waters of Idalia, and A New Age in Boating (part 1), and A New Age in Boating Series

• Mary Shaw, M/V (Mayor Bruce) - Energy Efficient Christmas Lights

• Maverick, S/V (Bob Winter) - The Big News, and Progress on Engine, and Time Stopped, and Blue-Water Boats, and Falling Overboard, and Scissors in the Galley (baked bacon), and Voltage Meters for the Batteries, and Soapbox:  Ladder Edition

• MC Johnson (steel shrimp boat) - Rocky Raccoon, and Five Dollars at a Time

• Moonglow, S/V (Jim) - Time Stopped

• Moonlight Sue (Hunter40) Keith & Carol [http://moonlightsue.blogspot.com/] - Trolling Motor Woes, and How to Access Galley Storage, and Power Tools Required, and Learning about Life Afloat (a checklist), and What to Wear, and in the comments of Dating for Boaters - Part 2

• Mystique Mystique Boatworks 423-503-2949 - A New Age in Boating (part 3), and A New Age in Boating Series

• Nelliebelle (Nimble Nomad) Katie - St. Pete boat show 2015 (part 1)

• Odesseus, S/V (Jim) - Entertainment

• Oremae (Morgan) Tina & Dave - Glasses, and Making the Right Choice, and Reluctant Wives, and Dreamer to Boater: Books, and DeWalt Drill Fix, and Popcorn for One (and Stone-wave Update), and A Day of Reckoning (the diet), and Energy Efficient Christmas Lights, and Dating for Boaters - Part 1, and Dating for Boaters (summary)

• Pairadice (John and Tracey) Selene 4714 - Installing Refrigerator Fans, and Securing a Refrigerator (fans too), and Buying a Big Boat (part 3), and Is a 34' boat Big Enough?, and Rules for Life

• Party Boat (Noel) - For the Fishermen (anchoring system), and Turtle Time

• Peaceful Harbour, MV in Nova Scotia - Hurricane Michael (with Carrabelle pictures)

• Phoenix Hunter (KadeyKrogen42) - Anchor Ball

• Pyewakett (Selina & Tanner) Pearson32 - Sailboat in Gulfport

• Rollin' Stone (Jerry & Louise) shrimp boat - Dallas and the Pelican, and 5 Pounds of Shrimp (how to find discount diesel), and Rocky Raccoon Returns, and Boat Etiquette 101: Permission to board, and From Carrabelle to St. Pete (via truck), and Boat Noises, and Report on Colin (a tropical storm), and Five Dollars at a Time

• Rust Enough (Chris) - In the Head

• Safira (Morgan pilothouse) Doc - Air Horn Saves the Day, and Anchor Down, and Expert Advice versus Intuition (spare parts inventory), and Anchor Up (painting the chain), and Windlass is Necessary (for me), and Falling Overboard, and Soapbox:  Ladder Edition

• Sage II (Haida 26) Stephen Wandling - Sage Returns

• Samurai (Ray Appen) - Heaters Debunked

• Sanderling (Bob McLeran) - Boat on Fire!, and Drying Damp Books

• Sandpiper (was on Seahorse II) Renee - How to Pick an Outboard Motor

• Sea Dreaming on CruisersForum - Small Powerboat Option

• Sea Gypsy book by Peter Tangvald - Sage Returns

• Sea Legs (Albin Vega) Douglas G. Pollard Sr. - Beside the Marshy Reeds, and Doing Our Thing, and About Douglas Pollard, Sr., and Fred and Ruby, and Tern Time

• Sea Turtle (Cap'n Kim) - Rat Traps (securing mouse traps too), and Scooper Question

• Seahorse II, now Sandpiper (Renee) - Budget Boating

• SeaNut (Carver32 M/V) Scotty - Stabilize a Hard Dinghy (inexpensive how-to)  

• Seven C's, S/V (Dick Clark) - Little Things (hobby afloat)

• Skipper Powerboats - A New Age in Boating (part 4), and A New Age in Boating Series

• Slow Dance (catamaran) - Beryl Lessons

• Slow Dance, M/V - Before Outfitting

• Soggy Paws catamaran - On Island Time (Schucker 440 Motorsailor)

• Solace (Southern Cross) Ford Smith [http://captainford.com] - Beryl Lessons

• Sparrow (40' Rhodes Bounty2) Ken - Where the Women Are, and Trolling Motor Woes, and Heaters Debunked, and Time Stopped, and Food in Foil, and Gender Guff, and Seldom Bored, and Spook-tacular circa 2014, and Windlass is Necessary (for me), and Anchor Light for Dinghy, and Power Tools Required, and Windlass Debris becomes Handhold, and Dangerous Boatyards, and Falling Overboard, and Making a Treasure Chest, and Three Keys When Hiring, and Paper Problem (having spares), and Dish Towels, and Watermaker Wish Coming True, and Missing Medicines, and Summertime Computer Woes, and Dock Lines from Halyards (snubber too), and Routine Maintenance and the Thimble, and Christmas Friends, and Adding an Air-Breeze Wind Generator (#2 in series), and Power from None to Now (the complete series), and Creating a Private Cabin, and Brokenhearted on 27 February 2023

• Spirit, S/V (Donny for Davy) - Proper Attachment of a Terminal End

• Sportin' Wood (Linda and Bob Guthrie ) M/V Egg Harbor - Silent Lessons

• Schooner Steelaway (Ann and John) - Screening Seaweed, and Anchor Up (painting the chain), and The Helm, and Stabilize a Hard Dinghy (inexpensive how-to), and How to Pick an Outboard Motor

• Stono II, S/V 40' steel - Air Horn Saves the Day

• Survivor (Cap'n David) - in the comments of Beckson Plate Fix, and Red Tide and Forest Fires

• Teasa, S/V Daniel and Angela - Dreamer to Boater: Books, and Budget Boating, and Boat Etiquette 101: Permission to board

• Tern (Douglas G. Pollard, Sr.)  - Tern Time

• Terror Of The Seas (TOTS cat-a-canoe) Ron - Budget Boating

• Thursday's Child (Westsail32) Bear and Drew - Seldom Bored, and In the Rain, and Three Miles Out (Thursday's Child), and Hot Engine, and Ten Dollars a Day, and Stabilize a Hard Dinghy (inexpensive how-to), and Rescue Tape Saves Boats, and Buying a Big Boat (part 3), and Is a 34' boat Big Enough?

• Tidewater near Gulfport, FL - Solar on Cloudy Days (#5 in series), and Power from None to Now (the complete series)

• Tsamaya, S/V - Power, Initial Purchases (#1 in series), and Power from None to Now (the complete series)

• Viking Star, M/V - Power Cord Primer

• Vindhler, S/V 40' steel - Beryl Lessons

• Wandering Star (and Asteroid) - Naming Your Dinghy

• Wandering Star (and Comet) - Naming Your Dinghy

• Willy (Willard Nomad 30) Eric - Marinizing the Cooling System of a Tractor

• Youroumei - Hurricane Irma (part 3), and Hurricane Irma Saga

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 flife

• 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

• Channel Markers of Life Small yet significant

• Characters Interesting folks

• Comfort Decadence aboard

• DVDs and CDs Movie-time and Music aboard Seaweed

• Entertainment Relaxing afloat and Hobbies too

• 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

• YouTube Channel Videos from my world https://www.youtube.com/@JaniceAboardSeaweed

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

Every gift helps.

The Cruising Kitty is what boaters refer to as spending money. There's never enough aboard Seaweed!

   
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