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09-12-2021, 08:15
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#16
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Join Date: Jul 2020
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
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Originally Posted by tamicatana
Theboatgalley.com
Which is by an experienced cruiser, and includes opinions from same.
It’s a comprehensive site.
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Yes, suggest you go to theboatgalley.com. They have a Cook Book that has chapters on setting up your galley. It is very helpful.
If you have a blank wall, I suggest that you use it for spice rack rather than a knife holder. I like and use the Magma nesting cookware. I have an Oster Breadmaker (very affordable and makes great bread) (I use the Bread Lovers Bread Machine Cookbook for all my bread making) and a Vitamix Blender (expensive but worth it) and a handheld mixer - that's all my appliances except microwave which is built into our Lagoon galley. Look at SwigLife Tumblers & Mugs - they're great. Corelle ware is going to be your best overall for plates and bowls. I use a lot of silicone ziplocks and containers for storage in the refrigerator.
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09-12-2021, 09:46
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#17
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Gig Harbor, WA
Boat: Tayana Vancouver 42ac
Posts: 1,201
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
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Originally Posted by bccoast
We are about to take possession of our "like" new boat. The previous owners never used the kitchen, stove, fridge so it is literally brand new and empty. This will be our first sailboat and will be going shopping to get it set up. The boat is 40' Jeanneau SO409 with 2 cabins, 2 heads so it has plenty of space.
We are putting a list together and looking for recommendations, even on basics like square plates, plastic vs. china etc. Ikea is 2 blocks away. lol.
I love cooking and am going to get some good knives and a magnet wall mount for them.
We are west coast of Canada and will be weekend coastal cruising until summer when we will take off for a couple months.
What are some of your must-haves?
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Welcome to cruising. For outfitting just think through, step-by-step, what you are going to do day-to-day and what will be required to accomplish it. Thinking progressively through each task will be good practice for sailing...its a matter of thinking ahead of the boat.
Put the knives in a self locking drawer, you don't need sharp objects flying around the cabin. Stainless steel is NOT magnetic and anything metal that is not stainless steel will RUST.
Don't take anything that is glass or ceramic that will break easily. Buy the plastic stuff, they now make some attractive pieces.
Lastly, if what you have works then it doesn't need to be replaced. There are more than enough places to spend money on a boat. Save it for essentials.
Good Luck and enjoy your adventures, we'll see you up there when the boarder opens.
~ ~ _/) ~ ~ MJH
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09-12-2021, 11:29
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#18
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2020
Boat: Island Packet, 525, 52'
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
I second this comment. I wouldn't have a big magnet within 25' of the compasses. I learned the hard way.
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09-12-2021, 11:31
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#19
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Olympia, Washington
Boat: 1979 Mariner Ketch 32-Hull 202
Posts: 2,124
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
Mosquito, netting, for your hatches, port openings!
Little buggers! Keep me awake chasin them down.
People here got things covered well.
Boatyarddog
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09-12-2021, 13:30
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#20
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Queensland, Australia
Boat: None at present--between vessels. Ex Piver Loadstar 12.5 metres
Posts: 1,475
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
No magnet wall mount. They have sunk ships. The same goes for powerful metal retrieval magnets. They have to be kept in Mu-Metal boxes or soft iron boxes they will interfere with your compass. This is a BOAT and powerful magnetic devices will make a mess of your autopilot and fluxgate compass. Even those powerful magnetic cupboard and drawer locks such as are sometimes used in caravans are not suitable for use in boats.
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09-12-2021, 14:02
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#21
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 687
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
Sense of adventure.
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09-12-2021, 21:07
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#22
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Adelaide, South Australia, sailing in the Med.
Boat: Beneteau, Oceanis 50 G5
Posts: 1,295
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
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Originally Posted by bccoast
We are about to take possession of our "like" new boat. The previous owners never used the kitchen, stove, fridge so it is literally brand new and empty. This will be our first sailboat and will be going shopping to get it set up. The boat is 40' Jeanneau SO409 with 2 cabins, 2 heads so it has plenty of space.
We are putting a list together and looking for recommendations, even on basics like square plates, plastic vs. china etc. Ikea is 2 blocks away. lol.
I love cooking and am going to get some good knives and a magnet wall mount for them.
We are west coast of Canada and will be weekend coastal cruising until summer when we will take off for a couple months.
What are some of your must-haves?
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Congratulation on your new boat - exciting times!
For what it's worth:
For the galley, we use Tefal pots - top quality, and the handle clips on and off, making them very efficient to stow, nested, with the removable handle (one is usually enough), beside them.
Magnetic knife holders bother me - I would not want to be in the cabin when dropping off waves, and the risk of a knife coming looking for me. I know plenty use them, but we prefer a secured knife block (tucked under a shelf so the knives cant come out if we get knocked flat), or in the drawer (all drawers and lockers locked before we leave port - no matter the conditions or the distance.
For food storage, we bought dozens of clip-lock plastic containers. The ones made in New Zealand are particularly robust and seal well - they export around the world, we even found them in an out of the way shop at the top of the Adriatic.
Get the sizes that stack and nest perfectly (so two half size stack on one large, then two quarter size stack on top of the half sizes) - 'plenty of storage' can disappear very quickly, so efficiency is the key.
Caframo Sirroco and Bora fans are the best we have found, and are appreciated in the galley and cabins
A Nespresso machine tucks into the galley well.
A Seagull waterfilter for the drinking water means no more bottled water.
If you are into cooking in a big way, you may want more fridge room. A Dometic CD 030 worked beautifully for us, just tucking into the end of the saloon seating next to the galley.
Glasses - there are some cheap and nasty plastic ones out there, but we came across one brand of acrylic glasses that are very high quality and look like lead crystal glass. Sorry - do not have the brand, but on that, Guzzini do some very nice plasticware, so they would be a starting point.
Washing machine - if you don't have one, the Baby Soba front loader fits in a locker and does a superb job - two double sheets at a time, with little water consumption..
That's for starters anyway - hope it helps.
David
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09-12-2021, 21:07
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Channel Islands, CA
Boat: 1962 Columbia 29 MK 1 #37
Posts: 14,354
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
Get whatever you need to make all this!
https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...ed-113368.html
Don't lose that link!
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09-12-2021, 21:13
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#24
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2021
Location: Vancouver, BC
Boat: Jeanneau SO409
Posts: 105
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
Jeez, you guys are awesome, those posts have lots of good info. Going to re-read it all a few more times.
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09-12-2021, 22:15
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#25
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: St Pete
Boat: Sabre 34 , Island Packet 38
Posts: 738
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
I hope you haven’t forgotten about safety related items!
Add chart books to your electronic charts,
Put together a good first aid kit with supplies of things like kaopectate, Metamucil, etc etc
Good binoculars, sunglasses, wide brim hat, sun block,
A pair of vhf handheld radios for communicating with crew that leaves the boat and as a ditch bag item.
And have fun!
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10-12-2021, 12:32
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: aboard, cruising in Australia
Boat: Sayer 46' Solent rig sloop
Posts: 28,517
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
I'm amazed that it took till the 25th post for someone to mention GOOD BINOCULARS. It was the first thing I thought of. How different we all are!
Remember to keep the weight down. Find small tools, for cooking, not large examples.
Get only what you need. What you think you need will morph with time.
For us it has been glass for drinking wine--stemware at first, but later, juice glasses like in a Basque restaurant; we had pottery "stoneware" plates, now Corelle. We knew people who used China, from thrift shops. It is a lot about what you like, and how much you want to spend, but it makes a lot of sense to wait and see what you want/need, then supply it. Remember that the boat may be jumping around in a seaway, so having a "butt belt" for the galley can be a real help. Pots lids should have a chance of staying on. Think motion that you never planned for in an apartment. It is one reason pressure cookers are so brilliant: positive lid closure. Where it's hot, you can bake bread in them on the stove top, too, even cakes.
Permethrins, for treating bug screens. If where you sail is plagued by black biting flies, consider a mosquito bed net to enclose the cockpit. Treated with permethrins, the flies that touch it fall dead to the decks. So, too, mosquitos, sandflies.
Staying basic and practical will serve you well.
Ann
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10-12-2021, 13:24
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#27
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2021
Location: Vancouver, BC
Boat: Jeanneau SO409
Posts: 105
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
I like the pressure cooker idea, whats the best way from preventing it from becoming the dogs dinner on the floor while underway?
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10-12-2021, 13:58
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#28
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Victoria B.C.
Boat: Wauquiez Centurion 32
Posts: 2,874
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
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Originally Posted by bccoast
I like the pressure cooker idea, what's the best way from preventing it from becoming the dogs dinner on the floor while underway?
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Pot-holders - every marine stove should have them.
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10-12-2021, 14:41
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#29
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Reston, VA, USA
Boat: Beneteau Oceanis 35.1
Posts: 416
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
For dishes I like ceramic. After two years we have had none break.
Search for LuminAID. They make great solar/battery powered lights. Stick one near a port light so it remains charged. Nice soft light in the cockpit, or hang one from the boom when at anchor as a low level anchor light.
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10-12-2021, 17:39
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#30
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Adelaide, South Australia, sailing in the Med.
Boat: Beneteau, Oceanis 50 G5
Posts: 1,295
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Re: Help me shop, new boat needs outfitting.
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Originally Posted by JPA Cate
I'm amazed that it took till the 25th post for someone to mention GOOD BINOCULARS. It was the first thing I thought of. How different we all are!
Remember to keep the weight down. Find small tools, for cooking, not large examples.
Get only what you need. What you think you need will morph with time.
For us it has been glass for drinking wine--stemware at first, but later, juice glasses like in a Basque restaurant; we had pottery "stoneware" plates, now Corelle. We knew people who used China, from thrift shops. It is a lot about what you like, and how much you want to spend, but it makes a lot of sense to wait and see what you want/need, then supply it. Remember that the boat may be jumping around in a seaway, so having a "butt belt" for the galley can be a real help. Pots lids should have a chance of staying on. Think motion that you never planned for in an apartment. It is one reason pressure cookers are so brilliant: positive lid closure. Where it's hot, you can bake bread in them on the stove top, too, even cakes.
Permethrins, for treating bug screens. If where you sail is plagued by black biting flies, consider a mosquito bed net to enclose the cockpit. Treated with permethrins, the flies that touch it fall dead to the decks. So, too, mosquitos, sandflies.
Staying basic and practical will serve you well.
Ann
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I think most of us assumed the reference was pretty well galley-centric, but yes, the list could get very long outside of that ......
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