Hot meals on board!

One of the nicest things you can do about a small cruiser is have a hot meal. Just like when camping, most anything warm will taste great. Cold sandwiches in the cooler will hold you over, but there is nothing like having something filling, tasty, and HOT. But how? If you have a galley with a stove, that's a good place to start. Soup and stews are easy, and if you plan to fry meat, I suggest you stay away from beef, the grease and spatter are dangerous and messy. Pork, fish, and chicken are better. If you crave a burger, how about a Turkey Burger? Just be sure to bring lots of spices; I find them bland if you don't spice them up. The stove is also a way to boil water, so tea, coffee and cocoa are easy. Another GREAT way to go is a gas grill. Magma (link) makes a full line of Stainless Steel grills designed for sailboats, with all types of secure mounting. We have a pretty full galley on our boat, but we prefer to grill off the stern pulpit. It keeps us in the cockpit, and in the sun. You CAN leave the grill attached at all times, but I suggest stowing it. If you do stow, I also suggest attaching a line to the grill that is made fast to cleat on the boat. That way, it you drop it while trying to attach it, it is not lost to the deep! One other trick: If you do NOT have a galley with a stove, the grill is a great way to get hot water. Just place a teapot on the grill.
Dave has also found a great (and novel!) way to get hot food on the boat... delivery service! Before heading out, call some local delivery places, and build up a list of your favorite places that are willing to deliver the food to the Lake Harriet Bandshell dock. Call when you are getting hungry, and them meet the delivery person on the dock. Sweet idea!

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2010 at 4:42 PM

    I once ran her aground off Queen Beach (where Queen Ave. runs into the lake), and ordered a pizza from Lake Harriet Pizza. They wouldn't carry it out to the boat, so I waded ashore. Fun for all of the strange looks from the people on shore.

    Dave

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  2. clayMarch 19, 2010 at 3:48 PM

    Wish that was an option for me. Down-side of fixed keels!

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