Eat in vs. Eat out while boating

[fc3]

I'm hearing that Frank C. doesn't like the lack of proper propane storage. I keep mine in the transom locker with the idea that if for some reason one would leak it could leak out the transom locker drain. Since I grill on the transom, I am thinking of buying a 4lb tank so I know that the valve is safely closed vs. the propane cylinders that can be suspect.

The older I get, it seems the more risk adverse I become. I don't know that leaking gas would flow overboard and not into the engine room. So I choose not to carry the stuff without installing a real propane locker that consists of a sealed container with an overboard discharge located at the bottom of the container venting to an area where it would be difficult to re-enter the boat. I like to eliminate the risks that are easily avoided. Your mileage may vary. But if someone were asking my advice, I'd recommend a proper propane locker.

I don't want to grill aboard that badly, so this is an easy one. I don't want to anchor out all that badly, so the genny at night is another easily avoided potential problem.

Best regards,
Frank

 

[dpvandy01]

Frank, Frank, Frank.,,,,, come on man! just fire up your portable generator and plug in the George Foreman or better yet a junior fry baby or even better do they make an elecrtic powered turkey fryer??

 

[Sorrento 25]

Eat in whenever possible. Eating out interrupts my solitude. :grin:

 

[Four Suns]

Well.. I wish I had a real stove my boat. Why the heck a good Wolf or Viking small gas range putting out a ga-zillion BTU's on the cookware (with the appropriate overhead vent) could not have been integrated into my galley is beyond me...

It appears a lot of people like to cook on their boat... neglected design area from the responses so far. Sea Ray could have come out with the "ultimate boat galley".

 

[Four Suns]

What kind of book? You writing it?

Shhhh... Don't tell anyone.

 

[fc3]

Frank, Frank, Frank.,,,,, come on man! just fire up your portable generator and plug in the George Foreman or better yet a junior fry baby or even better do they make an elecrtic powered turkey fryer??

Maybe I should borrow Gary's turkey fryer idea and bungie cord it to the swim platform next to one of those Honda EWW 2000s. It would be really safe because I could just push it off the swim platform and into the water if it looked like there was going to be a problem. Right? Sure!

 

[Four Suns]

Frank... the safe way to use a turkey fryer on a boat is to lower the whole thing into the water about 12 inches via the hydraulic platform so if something goes wrong, it's already in the water... didn't we already cover this?

 

[Sorrento 25]

I make some mean engine block ribs in tin foil. They require a good 3-4 hour pre-dinner cruise though.

 

[fc3]

Frank... the safe way to use a turkey fryer on a boat is to lower the whole thing into the water about 12 inches via the hydraulic platform so if something goes wrong, it's already in the water... didn't we already cover this?

I don't have a hydraulic platform on my boat. The transom isn't strong enough to support that much weight. Would it be OK if I borrow your boat since I'm borrowing your idea?

 

[Hampton]

but they sure did know how to order from a menu without looking at the prices....

It has taken a while, but I think I have trained them well. They know that they are not allowed to out-order the host. They have to eat everything they order (I'm not taking them out to dinner, breakfast and lunch, all in the same meal). That being said, I normally just order a salad if all four of us go out. Then, I get 1/2 of a hamburger, some pasta, and a few bites of my wife's dinner (everyone else's seconds). They usually ask if it's ok to get this or that.

My wife likes to cook breakfast, so we eat that on the boat. She bought a waffle iron for that purpose. Also, she makes a mean eggs benedict, but the sauce is light, the bread is toast or small bagels, and the meat is Lox. I loved it so much we ate it almost every weekend all last Summer. Now, I'm almost sick of it - shame.

We normally eat lunch on the boat. If at a marina, we eat dinner out about 1/2 of the time. If we eat lunch out, it's usually a big, late lunch, and then dinner will just be appetizers or something lite.

 

[Big Al]

Breakfast and dinner on the boat. We, I mean, I cook everything on the BBQ. I set it up on the swim platform and if weather is real bad then the admiral do the cooking inside. We also have a camper canvas so we take most of our meals in the cockpit.

 

[Scottzzzy]

We do not have a big boat like you guys, but we stock up the coolers for us and the kids and go out all day and stay on the boat. We pop in the tables and we have the sink to clean up so it works out well. Someday we aspire to maybe be able to heat something up on board! :smt043:thumbsup:

 

[370Dancer]

depends on what's cookin...
Hot Dogs and Champagne!

New Years Eve at Marina Jack

 

[37 Dancer]

We enjoy eating on the boat whenever we can..............and its not just in the summer time......

Its even good under the shrink wrap too !!!!...

 

[Alex F]

We have breakfasts and lunches on board pretty much all the time. As for dinners, I like grilling and admiral doesn’t mind cooking something nice, however an occasional dinner at nice restaurant is also on the radar. Nothing beats a nice sunset cruise after dinner.

 

[chollyjohn]

One of the best things about boating is making dinner reservations at your favorite Marina Restaurants.