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Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 03-12-2018, 19:13
Replies: 100
Views: 12,362
Posted By spukistiles
Re: Does no one use shoulder yokes?

I remember a shoulder yoke on the farm when I was much younger. It wasn't being used any more. I may have tried them, but they really didn't help make the job easier, just easier to handle.

Once I...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 11-02-2017, 15:36
Replies: 25
Views: 7,716
Posted By spukistiles
Re: Newbie... getting close to living on board

Not sure if my last post was for this conversation.
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 08-02-2017, 09:21
Replies: 25
Views: 7,716
Posted By spukistiles
Re: Newbie... getting close to living on board

I once had an old sailboat with at least a half inch thick fiberglass hull. There was a pocket just off the keel that would hold some water. I placed the transducer for a Hummingbird fish finder in...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 11-01-2017, 05:57
Replies: 25
Views: 7,716
Posted By spukistiles
Re: Newbie... getting close to living on board

I looked up your sailboat online. Nicely designed sailboat! Seems roomy enough for its length. You will like the sinplicity of the Orego alcohol stove. We use ours on the boat and at home. It is one...
Forum: Powered Boats 16-11-2009, 11:21
Replies: 19
Views: 14,676
Posted By spukistiles
Denatured alcohol is all you need. It is...

Denatured alcohol is all you need. It is available from a variety of stores. Walmart is the cheapest (next to paint thiners). No matter what the label on the can or bottle says, make sure that it is...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 01-04-2008, 14:30
Replies: 49
Views: 29,083
Posted By spukistiles
I don't mind the cost of the alcohol, too much....

I don't mind the cost of the alcohol, too much. Consider it worry insurance! We really enjoy cooking on the Origo, so far.
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 25-03-2008, 06:43
Replies: 49
Views: 29,083
Posted By spukistiles
To qualify that... "stove related fires"

To qualify that... "stove related fires"
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 24-03-2008, 15:28
Replies: 49
Views: 29,083
Posted By spukistiles
Just a comment... From what I read most fires are...

Just a comment... From what I read most fires are blamed on "pressurized" alcohol stoves. We had one of these on our first sailboat.
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 24-03-2008, 14:15
Replies: 49
Views: 29,083
Posted By spukistiles
Well, I still have my propane tank and the...

Well, I still have my propane tank and the solenoid that came with the old system. When, we bought the boat it had a copper tube from the solenoid to the stove and no detector other than noses. At...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 24-03-2008, 10:29
Replies: 49
Views: 29,083
Posted By spukistiles
I guess if we ever become serious long distance...

I guess if we ever become serious long distance cruisers, we will have to condsider an alternative. We do carry kerosene for lamps on board, so that would make sense to me, too.
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 24-03-2008, 09:33
Replies: 49
Views: 29,083
Posted By spukistiles
The posts here sure caught my attention. It seems...

The posts here sure caught my attention. It seems to me that there is a lot of personal preference involved. On board previously owned sailboats we have had pressurized alcohol and propane stoves. We...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 22-04-2007, 08:16
Replies: 32
Views: 6,865
Posted By spukistiles
Anchoring

SkiprJohn's suggestion is a really good one. In addition, you may want to add a skeg to the anchorline to help avoid dragging and resetting.
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