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Water Photo of the Week: Gosling Cute Overload

Just when we think we’re so tough, the way we stood up and roared at winter, this happens: Apparently we’re just big softies after all. Even over-protective gander daddies let their babies get...

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water hose beside sailboat

10 Signs that Spring has Sprung for Winter Liveaboards

Looks like we’ve survived the winter. Here’s the surest and most welcome sign that spring is here – running water at the dock! I’m not sure I mentioned here that, because the pipes...

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FeedBurner flame goes out: Time for a new subscription service

Google is no longer supporting FeedBurner For years I’ve relied on FeedBurner, the industry standard RSS feed and email subscription tool. I used it to manage the Tidal Life subscriber list as well...

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seagull on snow pile

A Look at Some Blizzard Damage and a Couple of Recipes

Some of Us Love Snow I’ve always loved snow. Growing up in the Seattle area, where most years an inch of snow was a lot, I never got enough of it. Becoming an...

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we could still see out the companionway friday afternooon

Blizzard 2013: Snow, Sinking Boats and Cookies

Sure enough, Tom and Nancy saved the day. Well, turns out it was a good thing we stayed down here on the boat. But before we get to that, here’s the scene at...

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Closeup of a sheet of ice.

Ice and Snow and Wind: Further Lessons in Living Aboard in Winter in Boston

The Plan Was to Live Aboard – Quite a Bit Farther South Last fall, as we were getting Sunshine ready to launch, our friends and acquaintances at Hingham Shipyard were pulling and winterizing...

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a sailboat hatch with water drops on the outside

Endryment: A Liveaboard’s Quixotic Quest to Keep Water In Its Place

An important part of our liveaboard life is the occasional pilgrimage to Warren River Boat Works, the Rhode Island headquarters of Paul Dennis, our Freedom guru. He provides the parts, guidance and information...

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cape cod light

Provincetown Winter Getaway Slideshow

Prologue If the streets had still been iced over on January 8th, we probably wouldn’t have taken the drive to Cape Cod for our anniversary. Instead we’d have taken the train into Boston...

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A snow coveredc Freedom 30/32 in Boston in the Winter

The Living Aboard Project: Living Aboard in the Winter in Boston

How We Came to be Living Aboard in Boston in the Winter Not long ago, I said publicly that we would not be in Boston for Christmas. Which led to another excellent episode...

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night scene of a tank farm, lit like christmas candles and reflected in still water

Christmas Eve Is Where You Find It

Far from family on our first Christmas Eve aboard, I felt unanchored and wanted to take part in some bit of tradition. But of course we needed to complete a project on the...

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