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

Aphorism Alert:  The best things in life are not things.

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

~ listed chronologically, as posted ~
 

If you would like to see all the books with their covers on one page click here for Seaweed's Cruisers Reference Library aka Book Store. Some are just for fun.
 

1. Going Batty - The Encyclopedia of Cookery circa 1949

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

3. Shooting Star - Kindle

4. Organizing Your Tools - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition, and Chapman's Piloting & Seamanship

5. Making the Right Choice - The Intricate Art of Living Afloat, and Tricks of the Trades, and Chapman's Piloting & Seamanship, and Don Casey's This Old Boat, Second Edition

6. As Winter Approaches - Kindle, and Harry Potter series

7. Carrabelle Sparkles - Seashore Life

8. Why Be Normal - Harry Potter series

9. Where the Women Are - Spanish for Cruisers, and French for Cruisers

10. Silverware and Spatulas - Kindle, and T. Tembaron by Frances Hodgson Burnett,  and Conch Cooking

11. The Log Book - Log Book by Adams 150 numbered pages, and National Brand Record Book - 150 numbered pages, and National brand Record Book - 300 numbered pages

12. Travelers Met - Marsha McCloskey's Block Party

13. Pots and Pans Primer - Birds of North America

14. Fine Folks - The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know, and Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual

15. Capable of Learning - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition

16. We've Seen Worse - Kindle

17. Beryl Lessons - Log Book with 150 numbered pages

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

19. Hunting Nowadays - Simple Jess

20. Heaters Debunked - Clan of the Cave Bear series aka The Earth's Children Series

21. Men Buy, Women Shop - Kindle,

22. Time Stopped - Chapman's Piloting & Seamanship, and Birds of North America

23. Dreamer to Boater: Books - Tricks of the Trades, and 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

24. Kindle Reads - Kindle, and  The Swiss Family Robinson, and Do and Dare by Horatio Alger, and Earth's Children Series (by Jean Auel) and the Harry Potter series

25. In the Head - Why Didn't I Think of That? : 1,198 Tips from 222 Sailors on 120 Boats from 9 Countries

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

27. Organizing Humbug - Tricks of the Trades

28. Bilge Pump OUCH - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4th Edition, and Seashore Life

29. How to Access Galley Storage - Kindle, and The Box-Car Children

30. Processing in Pressure Cooker (Preserving Meats, Part 2) - Kindle, and Simple Jess

31. Dolphin Visits - Birds of North America

32. Expert Advice versus Intuition (spare parts inventory) - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition, and Seashore Life (Golden Field Guide Series)

33. Budget Boating - Beachcruising and Coastal Camping

34. Canning Stuffed Green Peppers - Kindle, and The Best of James Herriot from Reader's Digest

35. Deal Breaker (galley gear in thrift store) - The Circle of Useful Knowledge

36. Seldom Bored - Kindle

37. In the Rain - Birds of North America

38. Boating Changes over the Decades - Bennett Cerf's The Laugh's on Me, and Bennett Cerf's Laugh Day, and Bennett Cerf's Try and Stop Me, and Bennett Cerf's The Life of the Party

39. Three Miles Out (Thursday's Child) - Jean Auel's Earth's Children Series, and Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition

40. Budget Spice Shelf (costs less than $1) - Kindle

41. Flares Expire (my solution) - Pioneer Sample Quilt-in-a-Day aka my Perpetual Sampler, and At-a-Glance Daily Diary Medium size

42. Dresses and Yeses - Beachcruising and Coastal Camping by Ida Little and Michael Walsh

43. Survey a Free Boat - Don Casey's This Old Boat

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

45. Cuban Conch Chowder - Conch Cooking

46. Bookbinding for Beginners - Chapman's Piloting & Seamanship, and The Circle of Useful Knowledge

47. Holiday Invitations (Christmas 2014) - Kindle, and T. Tembarom, and The Box-Car Children

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

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

50. Sewn Up (shopping bag repair) - Chapman's Piloting & Seamanship

51. Warranty Paperwork (SeaSense bilge pump) - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition

52. Hiring Expertise - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition

53. Planning for Adventure (cruising guides) - The Gentleman's Guide to Passages South, and Cruising Guide To The Northern Bahamas Volume 1, and Cruising Guide To The Southern Bahamas Volume 2, and Cruising Guide To The Exuma Cays Volume 3, and On and Off the Beaten Path - The Central and Southern Bahamas Guide, and Cruising Guide To The Northwest Caribbean 2nd Edition, and Cruising Guide To Puerto Rico 3rd Edition, and Cruising Guide To The Virgin Islands 2nd Edition, and Cruising Guide To The Windward Islands 2nd Edition, and Cruising Guide to the Northern Leeward Islands, and Cruising Guide to the Southern Leeward Islands, and Sailors Guide to the Windward Islands, and Cruising Ports the Central American Route, and Mexico Boating Guide

54. Command in the Galley - Dinotopia by James Gurney, and Kindle, and Dinotopia - A Land Apart from Time, and Dinotopia - The World Beneath, and Dinotopia - Journey to Chandara, and Dinotopia - First Flight by James Gurney

55. Barn Swallows (Kindle critique) - Kindle, and Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition, and Birds of North America, and Seashells of North America, and Kindle, and National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Birds of North America, and Seashore Life

56. Decadence Required - Capable Cruiser 3rd Edition by Lin and Larry Pardey, and Cruising in Sareffyn Tribute Edition, and Self Sufficient Sailor Third Edition, and Cost Conscious Cruiser, and Beachcruising and Coastal Camping, and Kindle, and Why Didn't I Think of That? : 1,198 Tips, and Tricks of the Trades

57. Songbird in Water - Birds of North America

58. Dangerous Boatyards - Kindle, and Cheaper by the Dozen (Illustrated), and Cheaper by the Dozen and Belles on Their Toes (2 book set)

59. Heat Rises and Mildew Grows (finding discounts on Amazon) - Kindle, and Cheaper by the Dozen (Illustrated), and Belles on their Toes, or Cheaper by the Dozen and Belles on Their Toes (2 book set), and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

60. Learning about Life Afloat (a checklist) - Chapman's Piloting & Seamanship, and Tricks of the Trades

61. Is a $20k Boat too Costly? - This Old Boat, and Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition

62. Chaos in the Galley - Kindle, and The Earth's Children Series

63. Change of Light Bulbs (LED versus cheap) - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition

64. Finding Your Boat (part 1) - This Old Boat, Second Edition, and Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition

65. Finding Your Boat (part 2) - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition, and Don Casey's This Old Boat, and Why Didn't I Think of That?

66. Finding Your Boat (part 3) - Don Casey's This Old Boat

67. Finding Your Boat (part 5) - Voyaging on A Small Income by Annie Hill

68. Finding  Your Boat Series - This Old Boat, Second Edition by Don Casey, and Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition, and Why Didn't I Think of That?, and Voyaging on A Small Income by Annie Hill

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

70. Little Things (hobby afloat) - Kindle, and Do and Dare by Horatio Alger

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

72. Backing Plate Concerns - Dictionary of Nautical Terms by Stuart Warren

73. Keeping in Touch with Grandchildren - Magazine Subscriptions via KindleUnlimited

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

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

76. Anhingas - Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification

77. Tate's Hell (dwarf cypress tress) - Earth's Children Series

78. 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

79. St. Pete boat show 2015 (part 1) - Kindle, and Simple Jess

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

81. Making a Towel Rack - Why Didn't I Think of That? : 1,198 Tips from 222 Sailors on 120 Boats from 9 Countries, and The Richest Man in Babylon

82. The Birds (ordering iced coffee) - Kindle, and Brave and Bold Or, The Fortunes of Robert Rushton by Horatio Alger

83. Spare Prop has Swap Potential - The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island

84. Batteries Store Power - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition

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

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

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

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

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

90. Christmas Connections - Birds of North America

91. Missing Medicines - T. Tembarom

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

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

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

95. Hurricane Irma Saga - Birds of North America

96. Paralyzed by Planning (includes sundries list) - Kindle

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

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

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

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

101. Dock Lines from Halyards (snubber too) - Dictionary of Nautical Terms by Stuart Warren

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

103. Diagnosing a Bad Battery - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition

104. Proper Attachment of a Terminal End - A Winter Love Story by Betty Neels, Paperwhite, and 10" in 64G Fire's.

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

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

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

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

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

110. Halloween 2018 - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition, and Harry Potter series, and Waterproof Kindle Paperwhite

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

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

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

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

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

116. Petroleum Jelly aboard a Boat - Dictionary of Nautical Terms by Stuart Warren

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

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

119. Multimeter Repair - Calder's Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4the Edition

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

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

122. Birds bring Happiness - Birds of North America

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

124. Website Woes Resolved - Kindle Paperwhite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

132. Declutter by Donation - Eight Bells

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

134. Green Herons - Birds of North America

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

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

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

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

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

140. I'm an Auntie (green heron nest) - Birds of North America

141. Troubleshooting a 50A Power Leg Problem - Tricks of the Trades,

142. in the comments of Waters of Idalia - Chapman's Piloting & Seamanship edited by Cap'n Elbert Mooney

143. Mangrove Munching Manatee - Seashore Life (Golden Field Guide Series)

144. in the comments of Phone Saga, lesson 1 - Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Megapack

145.  

146. 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 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

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