Tag Archives: Live Aboard

Boating Lessons Learned: Everyday is a Friday

Posted on December 13, 2014 by McManus Boat Works

People laugh when they hear how we came to live on our boat. For years we had been dreaming of the day when we could retire, sell the house, and move onto the boat full time. We dreamed of untying … Continue reading →

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Boating Lessons Learned: Marrying Well

Posted on December 11, 2014 by McManus Boat Works

BLUF: Marrying Well.  Most of us have heard the phrase as in “Wow Charlie sure married well.  He doesn’t have two nickels to rub together but she is set to inherit millions.” Well I’m one of those blessed individuals that … Continue reading →

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Boating Lessons Learned: Women Taking the Wheel.

Posted on August 5, 2014 by McManus Boat Works

Yikes! For some reason I feel like I am treading on thin ice here. I almost couldn’t type the title of this article. It seemed sexist. But for some reason you rarely see women docking the boat so I thought … Continue reading →

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Boating Lessons Learned: Calibrating a Thermometer

Posted on July 31, 2014 by McManus Boat Works

BLUF: I use ice water to check the calibration of thermometers. In my last post I shared with you a trick my Dad taught me where he briskly rolls a warm drink can in ice water to chill the drink … Continue reading →

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Boating Lessons Learned: Keeping the Beer Cold and Other Uses for Ice

Posted on July 30, 2014 by McManus Boat Works

BLUF: Ice can be used for more than keeping the beer cold. One of my fondest memories is of all the cousins at Grandmother’s house on a hot summer afternoon making ice cream. It took three of us to operate … Continue reading →

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