Articles — The Boat Life Knowledge Base
Here, you will find a wide range of information about boat life. Learn on your journey, from buying your first liveaboard boat, refitting and outfitting it for cruising, hacks to make boat life easier, and, finally, places to take your beautiful boat boating!
Getting Started
Looking for your first boat? Trying to tell the bow from the stern? Tips on dealing with brokers, finding good used boats, and what is a good deal and what’s a heaping pile of get out now.
Read articles about buying a boat and getting started in boating.
Refitting Help
Got a project boat? If you own a boat, you do…all boats are projects. DIY boat repairs and owner maintenance keeps the costs of boating down so we can enjoy more time traveling. Read more how-tos and how-not-to-dos here.
Read articles about boat projects, repairs, and maintenance.
Boat Life Hacks
Little things that make living on a boat better, like how to cruise with pets and keeping your boat dog happy. Also look for recipes, help in the galley, and the only right way to do laundry in a bucket (ha ha, just kidding. The answer to that is to find a laundromat!)
Read more boat life tips and tricks.
Cruising Inspiration
Videos and articles about places to go boating! We are based on the East Coast of the US, so our focus is on the ICW, Chesapeake Bay, New England, Maine, Florida, and The Bahamas.
Read more about places to go boating.