Eat in vs. Eat out while boating

[Four Suns]

Curious to what people do with regards to eating in versus eating out on their boats when they go out on a trip (more than 1 day). I've seen some people that pretty much eat every meal out at restaurants and seen people that pack their boat so much it sinks in the water a few inches.

What do you do?

 

[dc380]

My wife perfers to cook on the boat. So we fall in the pack the refrig and freezer full of food category. We never eat it all, and always end up taking food home. The folks to travel with do the same. On a week long trip, we'll only eat out a couple times.

 

[First Born]

(more than 1 day)

Dang big boats.....:smt021

 

[Four Suns]

Hurry and vote... the results are going into a book.

 

[osd9]

There's always some snacks and some cereals/milks/coffee on board. But generally speaking, when we transient trip, we eat out.

 

[fwebster]

Depends entirely upon the destination and what meal it is.

Breakfast is nearly always on the boat. Lunch and dinner, maybe not.

One of our favorite spots is an uninhabited (except for gulls and crabs) island only accessible by boat, so we eat in when there. However, one of the most enjoyable things about the freedom a boat gives you is getting to enjoy cuisine in other locations. Where there are decent restaurants, we will almost always opt to eat at a local (not a tourist or franchise) restaurant to experience what the locals do.

 

[Fishnut]

The Admiral likes to watch me dock the boat so we eat out alot. In the winter when it's cooler we stay overnight on the hook and then we often cook on the boat. It is supposed to get down to 45 tonight so that should be good for boating. Brrrrr, I will need an extra blanket.

 

[Converse48]

Breakfast on the boat, most other meals "out". Unless we are anchored out, then we grill. Mommy doesn't come to the boat to slave over a stove... and I sure ain't doing it!

Plus, we tend to travel in a group with six adults and eight kids under the age of 11. The funny look when we say "table for 14 please" is still way better than all that cooking!

 

[tmhudson2]

A lot depends on where we're boating. We've chartered boats on the Florida ICW, Erie Canal, Rideau Waterway, and Grand Union Canal in England. SOP was breakfast and lunch aboard, if we tied up for the evening somewhere with a restaurant or pub within walking distance. On the big lakes near here, it's been all meals aboard. On our home waters, we've seldom overnighted, so that doesn't count; there's a good cajun restaurant across the street from our marina.

 

[Bridog]

I put down eat out 1/3 of the time. We used to eat out all the time but since getting the Magma grill we have been doing that alot more. No "smelly" cooking allowed in cabin. Besides a couple of steaks/burgers is still cheaper than a meal out.

 

[bwehby]

our typical routine is one night grilling out on the water or at the marina and one night eating out. All other meals are on the boat almost always.

 

[Nehalennia]

Well I selected eat on the boat All the time, because it's closer the 10% eat out, than 1/3.

My Wife's montra during the summer is "pack the cooler, unpack the cooler, pack the cooler, unpack the coolerpack the cooler, unpack the cooler"
It sure is nice having a fridge on board. Makes the food drier!

 

[tdappleman]

I eat out as much as possible - but I do like to grill when on the boat. Part of it for us is trying different restaurants when we're out on the boat. So what kinda of book?

 

[jrirvine1]

When traveling around the Maryland portion of the bay we like to eat out and take advantage of all the wonderful local cuisine. When we get into Virginia waters, we just eat on the boat.

 

[Henry Boyd]

We mostly cook on the boat. Most of our weekend overnights are on the hook rafted with friends. Depending on tide schedule many nights in the summer, we'll have dinner packed and ready to go, so that when everyone is home from work we can go down river for a dinner cruise.

Henry

 

[Wayne's World]

Eat out about 2/3 of the time - 1/3 on the boat

I can't cook. So its cold cuts on the boat. I eat out alot.:smt001

 

[osd9]

Actually, although not an overnighter and not exactly relavent to the poll, but one our favorite destinations is to go out to local restaurants.....just to go out to eat and then cruise home by the moon light.

 

[Four Suns]

If you have kids, eating out all the time is not an option... that costs more than the fuel on on a trip.

 

[osd9]

Up until just recently, within the last 2-3 years, we had my daughter and at least 1, many times 2 friends, on EVERY cruise. Not teenage boys with their appetites, but they sure did know how to order from a menu without looking at the prices....

 

[Four Suns]

If we ate out every day for every meal, it would be a $300/day exercise... no thanks.