Where did we go wrong?

Discussion in 'Boat Design' started by Willallison, Nov 29, 2011.

  1. michael pierzga
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    And the best thing about a BBQ , handful of sausages, bottle of wine and two guys on a lonely beach is all the locals you meet !! Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz..WHACK.....Bzzzzzzzzzz...WHACK WHACK

    always remember a mosquito coil
     
  2. daiquiri
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    LOL!!! :D
    Well, I guess, you don't go boating on those days, unless you really have to. ;) :p

    Seriously, I believe we have different boating philosophies at work here. There are many boater species around:
    - naturalist boaters
    - survivalist boaters (hard-core version of the former ones :) )
    - picnic boaters
    - beach-hopping boaters
    - offshore suntanning boaters
    - fishing-rod addicted boaters
    - fast boaters
    - slow boaters
    - sailboaters
    - RIBbers
    - long-range boaters
    - marina dwellers
    - rich boaters
    - tight-budget boaters
    - etc.
    Each one will tell you that he prefers this or that feature on his boat, so we could discuss forever about one living style vs. another. :)

    Incidentally, I'd love to hear CDK's experience on that regard. I understand that he lives on one of Adriatic islands (the area relevant for this particular case) and uses his boat for both personal use and for excursions with tourists. I'd be really interested to hear how often does he use the galley during his trips.

    Cheers!
     
  3. michael pierzga
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    Bring an umbrella for the ride ashore !!! It simply nevers rains inside a taverna when feasting on calimari or Peka
     
  4. viking north
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    viking north VINLAND

    You Guys must not worry about crusing bubgets, I certainly couldn't afford dockage fees and a restaurant with prepared food and wine every night. Thus the need for us poor smucks to require cooking facilities in our craft enabling us to harvest a cod, lobster,mussels, to go with our home made wine while on the hook in some clean secluded cove --:) (mind you often freezing our asses off from these damp northern latitudes---:p)
     
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    I was going to comment on the anchor roller but instead will go downstairs and grab a bowl of my wife's white chili (a great way to deal with turkey leftovers BTW).
     
  6. daiquiri
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    Because, Viking, that boat in the OP is really not intended for low-budget long-range cruising but for short and fast day-trips, imho. Otherwise it would probably have a small galley. An owner of that boat will probably not care for beach barbecue either, but will go straight into some fancy restaurant. It all gets down to this again: http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-design/where-did-we-go-wrong-40777-2.html#post504777 :)
     
  7. michael pierzga
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    Even on long passages the galley is underutilized....boil up some pasta, add a jar of sauce, chow down, hit your bunk...day over. I believe that big galleys are included in a yacht design simply to keep the Wife happy. Certainly a worthwhile use of space if your wife is on the verge of inheritance........................
     
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    Jeez Viking...you dont need a Lubina Peka every night...Those Lubina are expensive. Better stick with chicken Peka when cruising on a budget......cheap as chips
     
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    Our only permanent galley is a microwave and a drip coffee pot. We don't brew coffee, just heat water for tea, instant coffee, whatever. We have homestyle electric kitchen appliances stored under bunks or in other nooks and crannies and pull them out when we need one. At the dock power enables using a roaster oven to make bread, a caserole, or a roast, and a slow cooker for beans or stew. An electric skillet for omelets or fried chicken, fish, ect. We also wash up seated in the cockpit with a couple buckets. One for suds n one to rinse, then hand dry and stow. For potable water we use water cooler 5 gal bottles stowed where needed to trim . One is slung in gimbals near the coffee pot. Easy to tip and poor. No pumps, no sink, no thru hull.
     
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    viking north VINLAND

    Hell of a good galley based on the Kiss principle--
     
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    pour not poor, sorry
     
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    If you have electricity..an inverter aboard..a slow cook croc pot in the sink, slow cook'n away, is goods gift to sailors
     
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    thanks
     
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    we use the inverter for coffee pot and microwave underway or anchored.The other appliances are juice hogs and are for when shorepower is avalable.
     

  15. Joakim
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    Well I have a totally different view! I really enjoyed having an oven already in a 28' sailboat. We (2+2) sail around Baltic Sea 3-5 weeks during summer holidays and most of the places we visit do not even have a restaurant. You can buy smoked fish every now and then, but you still have to cook the potatoes. Even when we are in bigger marinas we sometimes eat in the boat. I do most of the meals while we are living in the boat and my wife at home, thus the galley is not for my wife.

    It is also a different culture. In the Med it is typical to eat in restaurants often. I eat in a restaurant less than once a month expect during holidays. Restaurants are more expensive around here and I enjoy home cooking more than cheap restaurants.
     
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