Cruising gadgets, knowledge, and ideas for the cruising sailor
If you are cruising long term, you know that finding paper towels can be difficult in the smaller villages. When you do find them, they are usually very expensive compared to back home. Plus, paper towel rolls take up a lot of storage space, and create a lot of trash. The alternative is a good chamois. There are many options
» Read more• GREEK SAILOR BOYS • 1 ½ cup seeded cucumber, cube/chop• 1 cup Ranch Dressing• ¾ Cup Feta cheese• Garlic powder, pepper• Chopped lettuce• 1 lb Sliced roast beef• 4 WrapsMix first four ingredients in bowl. In wrap add beef, lettuce and spoon in sauce. Wrap up and serve with fresh fruit or chips. ==================================================================================================== SRIMP CREOLE (Not misspelled, this
» Read moreI’ve had people tell me they wished there was a dish drying rack made for sailboats. I love the idea that Hunter sailboats has with the built in dish drying rack. What you are looking for is something small, compact, light weight, and functional. We found ours at an RV store. Take a look at a big RV store like
» Read moreSoda Stream – We make our own diet coke and tonic water with our Soda Stream. The cost of buying coke in some places will certainly make you hesitate, and to bring enough sodas for a cruise to the islands is a real burden. However, we find the biggest benefit is that we don’t generate trash from cans and cartons.
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Making ice is easy- We’ve tried ice cube trays, both the one’s with the lids by Tupperware, and the vertical ones that come with some freezers. But these take up a lot of space, and you then have to have a place for the extra cubes that you store. Try this. Fill a quart size Ziploc bag about 1/2 full
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Oven Stove– This is another heat diffuser. We find that when baking in the oven, some things get scorched or burned on the bottom. Biscuits and pizza are good examples. The stone protects your food from getting too much heat on the bottom. And spreads the heat out more evenly of better baking. My daughter was about to toss out
» Read moreFlame Tamer – It sounds powerful huh? The generic name for this is a heat diffuser. We find that our gas stove burners on the boat just don’t go low enough sometimes. Until we started using the Flame Tamer, we would occasionally burn our rice or sauces on the bottom. Rice is probably the best example. This round metal perforated
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