Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

More Than a Decade Afloat • Raising Sailors • Stories from SV Aphrodite

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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, 2016August 5, 2026Lorraine Escher

Boat Chores for Kids: Learning Through Real Work

A Nalgene bottle being filled directly from our watermaker
February 16, 2016August 19, 2026Lorraine Escher

What Goes Wrong on a Sailboat: When the Watermaker Breaks

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