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Category: Plumbing

Plumbing lifts the floorboards to explore marine toilets and fresh water — subjects that are never off-limits in sailorly conversation.

Paul with a toilet motor he installed in 2016 at the age of 8.
September 18, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cruising life: what do boat kids learn while fixing marine toilets?

A Nalgene bottle being filled directly from our watermaker
February 16, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Water rationing for 12 days in the Bahamas

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