The best Boat Maintenance newsletters

A cruising sailor documents hands-on maintenance, repairs and upgrades aboard a Sundeer 64 sailboat, with technical detail on wiring, rigging and motor rebuilds. Readers get practical, experience-based DIY guidance drawn from long-term liveaboard cruising.

A boater tests marine gear, tackles boat projects and reports on cruising aboard his steel trawler Aruna. Issues cover trade show product picks, long-term equipment reviews and news affecting cruisers such as Starlink plan changes.

A couple documents their live-aboard sailing life on the boat ROAM, with companion write-ups to their video episodes covering refit projects, gear choices and cruising destinations. Issues mix personal reflection with practical details such as anchor chain selection and installation and local cruising rules in Annapolis.

Offshore Brief publishes practical and analytical articles for blue water cruisers on topics such as customs and VAT on shipped parts, trends in ocean-crossing numbers, and diesel fuel system maintenance. Each issue opens with a short TLDR, then covers the subject in depth with experience-based advice.

A liveaboard couple, Wendy and Peter, document their sailing life aboard their boat Pinecone, covering maintenance projects, preparations and their cruise through Patagonia. Issues mix practical boat-repair lists with reflective personal essays about everyday human kindness.