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Norb,
On Solitude we only have the refrigerator. When we ordered the boat, we had the stove removed. When we need to cook, we use a single burner butane stove that we can store out of the way when not needed. If you were to do this, you could place a small microwave on the counter. The other option would be to build one into the cabinet below. This though would involve some cutting.....
We do the majority of our cooking on our gas grill in the cockpit. The only thing that we use the stove for is coffee and hot butter rum.
On Solitude we only have the refrigerator. When we ordered the boat, we had the stove removed. When we need to cook, we use a single burner butane stove that we can store out of the way when not needed. If you were to do this, you could place a small microwave on the counter. The other option would be to build one into the cabinet below. This though would involve some cutting.....
We do the majority of our cooking on our gas grill in the cockpit. The only thing that we use the stove for is coffee and hot butter rum.
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We don't have a microwave because we just don't have any use for one, but we do keep a small toaster oven onboard. You can use it just like a regular oven. We cook biscuits, cookies, pizza, toast, etc. It fits in the cupboard below the stove along with our BBQ accessories and when we need it we just set it where the captains seat flips down or next to stove if we are enroute.
John
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John,
Different subject other than toasters and microwaves, where do you do your boating out of Jackson? The delta? The bay?
We are always looking for new places to take Solitude. When we lived in Sac, we kept our sailboat at Oxbow in the delta.
Different subject other than toasters and microwaves, where do you do your boating out of Jackson? The delta? The bay?
We are always looking for new places to take Solitude. When we lived in Sac, we kept our sailboat at Oxbow in the delta.
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We've gotten by with the Wallas, a 1 burner propane stove in the cockpit and a propane bar-b-que for our cruises. Many mornings, we really appreciated the heat from the stove to warm up the cabin.
After our last trip, we seriously thought about a microwave, but decided against it. What would we really use it for?
John - how do you power your toaster/oven while underway? I would really like an oven on board, and the stove top ones never made the grade.
Mac
After our last trip, we seriously thought about a microwave, but decided against it. What would we really use it for?
John - how do you power your toaster/oven while underway? I would really like an oven on board, and the stove top ones never made the grade.
Mac
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The Laurie Ann uses the Wallas diesel stove and cabin heater and the BBQ for all of our cooking. On our previous power boat, I installed a microwave because every other Bayliner had one and we used it only occasionally. It ended up being a storage cabinet for bread products. On our two marina-based sailboats, we used exclusively propane and 12 volt cooking systems. When the Ranger 25 became our cruising vessels, we decided to not do the microwave again.
In our pattern of cruising, we rarely eat out. Meaning that we cook on board nearly all of the time. We also have minimized our accumulation of 120 volt appliances because we do not carry a generator and try to keep the systems simple by living in the world of 12 volts. For coffee, we use a french press. For toast, a stove top toaster (found at camping stores).
We do, however, use the BBQ as an oven to bake in and this been quite effective. Only two things are added to the BBQ to make it an oven: a thermometer is mounted in the lid (these are the BBQ ones found at most home improvement stores) and firebrick that is placed on top of the grill. Then the pan of rolls, cookies, etc is placed on the firebrick. The trick is to have enough firebrick that protects the pan from the direct heat of the grill. Our BBQ runs very hot and we have to vent the heat out a lot to keep it at an oven temperature of 350. Firebrick is available at any wood, gas, or pellet stove store. We buy the brick for 25 cents a brick and we need three for our BBQ. Our cruising friends are experimenting with use a baking stone in their BBQ. They have taken a stone and cut it fit their BBQ and then bake right on the stone itself.
In our pattern of cruising, we rarely eat out. Meaning that we cook on board nearly all of the time. We also have minimized our accumulation of 120 volt appliances because we do not carry a generator and try to keep the systems simple by living in the world of 12 volts. For coffee, we use a french press. For toast, a stove top toaster (found at camping stores).
We do, however, use the BBQ as an oven to bake in and this been quite effective. Only two things are added to the BBQ to make it an oven: a thermometer is mounted in the lid (these are the BBQ ones found at most home improvement stores) and firebrick that is placed on top of the grill. Then the pan of rolls, cookies, etc is placed on the firebrick. The trick is to have enough firebrick that protects the pan from the direct heat of the grill. Our BBQ runs very hot and we have to vent the heat out a lot to keep it at an oven temperature of 350. Firebrick is available at any wood, gas, or pellet stove store. We buy the brick for 25 cents a brick and we need three for our BBQ. Our cruising friends are experimenting with use a baking stone in their BBQ. They have taken a stone and cut it fit their BBQ and then bake right on the stone itself.
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David & Maureen,
We do most of our boating in the Delta and Bay Area. One of our favorite things to do is put in at Rio Vista and go down the Delta to the Bay - Pier 39 etc. We would like to go to Tahoe sometime. New Melones Reservoir is also a close place for us to take our boat. We are limited to weekends since we are both in our late 30's and have two energetic teenage boys that keep us pretty busy. That doesn't mean that we don't have plans. We would like to do the Inside Passage, Great Loop & maybe down to Mexico (someday).
Mac,
We just fire up the generator, sometimes we also run the A/C while underway.
John
We do most of our boating in the Delta and Bay Area. One of our favorite things to do is put in at Rio Vista and go down the Delta to the Bay - Pier 39 etc. We would like to go to Tahoe sometime. New Melones Reservoir is also a close place for us to take our boat. We are limited to weekends since we are both in our late 30's and have two energetic teenage boys that keep us pretty busy. That doesn't mean that we don't have plans. We would like to do the Inside Passage, Great Loop & maybe down to Mexico (someday).
Mac,
We just fire up the generator, sometimes we also run the A/C while underway.
John