chris craft commander

This week's episode is about food storage and refrigerators.
We all need to eat. It’s third (Or fourth depending who you talk to) on the list of what we need to survive as human beings. Keep in mind due to space constraints on your boat and the size of your boat you may not be able to have a full-size refrigerator or one that's big enough to keep a week’s worth of food. Meal planning and meal prep becomes really, really important. 
Your eating habits may also play a role in your food storage. I mentioned I changed my eating habits a while ago and went through something called WildFit. Because of that I drink a lot of juices and what we call “Alkagizers”, which is basically a green drink. They tend to take up space because I make them a week in advance which means I now have a lot of jars in my refrigerator.
Something else to think about food storage outside of the refrigerator boats don't always have the best storage keep that in mind before you go buy a whole ton of food.
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This week's episode is about Doors in gaining access to your boat during the winter seasons when it's covered.!
There's a lot of different ways to gain access to your boat through the shrinkwrap. I prefer custom made doors. Unless of course I'm installing them for someone that I'm shrink wrapping a boat for. Then it's just a standard storm door with a 2 by 4 frame. Of course mounting them to the railings becomes totally different issue because everybody is different brings a different challenge to keeping them in place for the winter.
Come on board and let's explore the different ways to gain access to your winter liveaboard.
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This week's episode has a little more to do than being tired from lack of sleep or rundown from working too hard or just plain exhausted. What this episode is really about is your battery chargers and your batteries.

You'll find out that living on your boat tends to create issues with your battery chargers and batteries. Due to the constant use of pumps and in most cases lights among other items that are hooked up to the 12 Volt system you will need to replace your battery chargers and batteries more often.

I'm gonna talk a little bit about some of the issues I've had and the conclusions I've come to that caused me to replace batteries and battery chargers.

 I hope you will enjoy the show. Please, comment and let me know if you have any questions.

This week's episode is not about making boats smaller. Although, making a 95-foot boat smaller would have been easier to shrink wrap. It is about shrink wrapping a 95-foot boat and all that goes into it. Some parts are fun, some parts are funny, and some parts are just dog gone difficult.

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This week's episode is kind of a stinky topic. I guess you could say the podcast is kind of going down the toilet. OK, yeah, so that makes me feel a little flushed. I hate to say it, but sometimes it's conversations like this that make me feel a little crappy.

OK, OK, enough of the puny stuff. This week we're going to talk about marine toilets, pumps, vacuum systems, and everything that “goes” along with it.

I'd like to tell you about a couple of my experiences and even a project that I am “going to” go through.

I hope this episode doesn't stink too bad, and you can push through to the end.

Here's a little poem for your reading pleasure while you're on the throne.

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This week's episode is about trying to turn a temporary idea into a permanent solution.

Have you ever been in the shower and wished you had more pressure? Well, that was my dilemma along with a dead water pump.

I've learned over the past year that trying to make improvements on something that's been around for a long time is it necessarily the best thing to do. Although, anytime you attach marine to anything it usually increases in price that is not necessarily the case with a marine rated water pump.

What I hope to convey in this episode is buying the proper water pump for your marine water system is the only option. It's a simple device for a simple operation and really a very simple price.

I guess all I am trying to say is when it comes to water pumps just buy a marine water pump and you should probably have a spare. That way you don't have to make a temporary fix that becomes a permanent problem.

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This week's episode is about some of the other creatures that you will be sharing the water with.

Creatures that go bump in the night. Creatures that you would think only live on land.

It's about the noises that make you go hum. Even though you were living on the water you still get creepy crawly insects and four legged pests. Insects and pests that you would think would not be on the water. Unless, of course, you're talking about a fairy tale movie or a medieval movie about a ship sailing the high seas.

I just want you to be aware that we share this wide wonderful world with creatures that can adapt and follow you wherever you go. It's not always about the lap of luxury on a cruise ship. Your boat can still have the pests that we dealt with in houses.

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When it comes to comfortable winter living on a boat you really need to insulate. It doesn't have to be foam insulation. But some sort of insulation will keep you warmer like it's extremely cold. Things like blankets and no not the blanket you put on yourself in the bed although that might work. But moving blankets concrete blankets and of course Styrofoam blankets. Ok, ok, it's actually sheets of Styrofoam, but Styrofoam blankets sounded pretty good.

The point is there's many ways to insulate your boat. Listen in and I'll talk about some of the ways that I've insulated my boats and helped others insulate their boats.

The last tip, and it's not insulation, is shrink wrap. It does add a layer of protection that you will be grateful for. But we'll save that for another episode of Winter Liveaboard Podcast.

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This week's episode is going to be a little different. It's going to be similar to the episode from the 4th of July, a little off course from setting your boat up for success for winter living. Sometimes you just have to enjoy life and do what makes you feel fulfilled.

Well, what makes me happy and feel fulfilled is living on my boat and doing just about anything that concerns boats.

A few weeks ago, Kim and I went to a Chris Craft Rendezvous. Basically, it was a gathering of boat owners that owned Chris Crafts more specifically Chris Craft Commander's which is what my boat is. It was held in Algonac Michigan on the North End of lake Saint Clair.

I've never seen so many Chris Crafts in one location. It was a beautiful sight. I learned a great deal more about maintenance on a boat. I also learned that instead of remodeling the inside of my Chris Craft and making it modern, I'm going to keep it as close to original as possible. It is such a beautiful boat in its original form. I think it would be a shame to change it.

Just keep in mind that this podcast is more about you doing something that is fulfilling. That includes your job. Ultimately, if you find a job that you love and doesn't feel like work, it will help you feel more fulfilled. It's like those times when you're doing something you really love or really enjoy and next thing you know four hours have gone by and you didn't even know it. It feels like it was only a few minutes. That's what I'm talking about. That's what makes life fulfilling.

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