Overnight Question(s)

LetsRock

LetsRock

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Dec 16, 2009
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Long Island
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1990 Sea Ray 220DA
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Mercruiser 5.7 liter, 265HP, Garmin 541s
I am very interested in spending the night on the boat at least once this summer since I finally have a boat I can do it in. My wife has no interest but my 10 year old daughter cant wait. I was thinking that for the first time staying at the slip might be best in case it doesnt go well we can just get in the car and leave. Anyway, what does the group suggest to bring along. I will obviously be bringing a portable DVD player and we have an onboard stereo. Other than pillow, blankets...etc what else do you guys bring for an overnight stay?
 
We bring all the stuff (probably too much) that we want if at home: Books, mags, and plenty of food and of course bedding. We usually watch a DVD and also have our dog with us so need his stuff as well. Sometimes I feel we have taken enough stuff for a week when only spending one night.
 
I have owned this boat for 2 months and have stayed with either one or both of my kids about 10 times. For overnights the one thing that has to be in stock is popcorn. For the most part we consider these "movie nights". Once the mosquitos come out we go into the cabin and watch a DVD. I also have instant coffee for myself in the mornings. Then we go home for breakfast. Also we have a inexpensive 12 volt fan to keep air moving in the cabin.

Hvae fun. The boat has defined this summer and will for a number of summers to come.

Kevin R
1999 Sea Ray 260 Sundancer
 
Staying at the dock the first night is a good idea. It's exactly what I did too. Hopefully nothing will go wrong but it will also give you a chance to see what you forgot. My favorite things on the boat are travel size toiletries (toothpaste, etc.) and our portable ice maker. It's nice to be able to make fresh ice while at the boat.

Good luck!
 

I would have a Car as a back-up. We stay at Cedar beach (Babylon Resident) which we drop the car off at the beginning of our stay.
Sometimes thing go wrong for whatever reason and you want to go home. Maybe its Too hot / Too cold ( if you don't have Heat or AC) Green flies, Mosquitoes ect..,
Remember its suppose to be fun :)
 
if you plan to stay out on a hook, a DC operated fan and another DC operated fan. if their first experience is a muggy, stale, no air-flow night it might be hard to get'em to try it again. Captain Morgan comes in handy too.

I can send you some pillows...
 
Another idea would be to stay at the dock without using the shorepower so you can experience what it would be like "on the hook" on battery power. If something should go wrong, you wouldn't need to be towed! Bring everything you can think of - all the comforts of home. My 3 teenage granddaughters are good examples of overkill. You should see all the stuff they bring onboard for one night. Movies, clothes, swimsuits, food, make-up, laptop & cellphones. That's what they like. BTW, there's no need to use lights in our cabin - their cellphones provide plenty of light - all night long!
 
KevinBN7 said:
For overnights the one thing that has to be in stock is popcorn. For the most part we consider these "movie nights". Once the mosquitos come out we go into the cabin and watch a DVD. I also have instant coffee for myself in the mornings.
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Same here. My wife gets nauseous sleeping on the boat so our overnights are me and my 2 boys for movie night.

I pack popcorn and drinks for the evening and fruit, bagels and juice for breakfast. I have a small coffee maker for my morning coffee. I prep the coffee before bed and hit 'start' first thing in the morning.

We also bring a couple of decks of cards and play cards all night long.

I also lock the cabin door because my oldest son sleep walks on occasion....not good on a boat. Also bring a cell phone in case something doesn't go as planned.
 
AKBASSKING said:
Unless you are lucky enough to be in an area with no cell phone service.....:thumbsup:
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Sometimes we do get lucky but then we get "I'm bored." Hey, guess what comes with every cellphone? A charger & cord plugged into every outlet on the boat. I hate tripping over those darn things
. . . then gotta get the cphs charged up before the genset gets turned off at bedtime. But that also charges the boat batts for running the fans!
 
bring a jump pack (to start your engine if you battery dies on the hook)... Check the weather, and don't take chances... bring a sharp knife and a hack saw... I once had to cut an anchor line wrapped around a prop...
 
rcknecht said:
bring a jump pack (to start your engine if you battery dies on the hook)... Check the weather, and don't take chances... bring a sharp knife and a hack saw... I once had to cut an anchor line wrapped around a prop...
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WOW. As I was reading this I was thinking of cutting the cell phones up.................:smt009
 
LOL, I was taken aback too. Sorry "LetsRock". I have digressed from your subject. You may not even allow your 10 yr old to have a cellphone. I didn't allow my granddaughters to have one, their parents did!! Thing is, they dont' call anymore . . . they text! I'm done now. Apologies!
 
jamesgang said:
LOL, I was taken aback too. Sorry "LetsRock". I have digressed from your subject. You may not even allow your 10 yr old to have a cellphone. I didn't allow my granddaughters to have one, their parents did!! Thing is, they dont' call anymore . . . they text! I'm done now. Apologies!
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My 11 and 12 year olds don't have cell phones... I think they plan on turn us into the cell phone police for child abuse... My kids tell me they are the only ones in the world without cell phones... Even the homeless kid in school has a cell phone... Am I missing something??? I tell them to use our phone anytime... I think they want to phone to text.... I plan to hold out on buying they drugs too...:smt101:smt101:smt101
 
:grin:it is funny how things change over the yrs. my sons were raised on boats,and they new the rules at a young age--they each had a plastic milk crate--what they could put in it was up to them,but they only got one--now their kids --(my grandkids)are looking high and low for a spot for the 4 wheeler,bmx bikes,and skateboards,and their own personal TENTS--they have one cell phone between the three of them,and this is enough to get em tied to the anchor chain-(just in shallow water of course).weeeeeell kinda shallow anyway.it's a new ara folks--grin an bare it !

my thoughts,steven
 
rcknecht said:
My 11 and 12 year olds don't have cell phones... I think they plan on turn us into the cell phone police for child abuse... My kids tell me they are the only ones in the world without cell phones... Even the homeless kid in school has a cell phone... Am I missing something??? I tell them to use our phone anytime... I think they want to phone to text.... I plan to hold out on buying they drugs too...:smt101:smt101:smt101
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if your kids don't have cell phones, how in the world do they talk to one another when they're less than 5 feet away? or in the car together? thats just cruel and you should be reported to the appropriate authorities.

our boating group kids will all sit in a boat for hours and you'll not hear a peep, other than the giggling...and fingers pecking away . then we turn the a/c off and they run like scalded dogs.
 
rcknecht said:
My 11 and 12 year olds don't have cell phones... I think they plan on turn us into the cell phone police for child abuse... My kids tell me they are the only ones in the world without cell phones... Even the homeless kid in school has a cell phone... Am I missing something??? I tell them to use our phone anytime... I think they want to phone to text.... I plan to hold out on buying they drugs too...:smt101:smt101:smt101
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You're right that they want to text. It amazes me that my 15 year old almost never talks on her phone. But the thing buzzes nonstop with useless messages that end in LOL and OMG.
 
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