No excuses

[solent clown]

It is the bank holiday weekend, Solent weather tomorrow is dry, if not all that windy at high tide...
I expect to see some of you out there sailing or chugging about. We plan to stick our boat out on the hammerhead tonight to make the most of the wind first thing in the morning, then come back in for lunch, and nip back out for an afternoon /evening sail.
Karen wants to overnight on the boat tomorrow, so I am busy planning food that minimises flatulence, it is a small cabin.
Aside from biscuits AB brown, any suggestions?

 

[matthewriches]

I won't tell you about the time we were cooking a full roast dinner coming through the straights of Dover in a force 7 going on 8 with Wizzer of this parish. Flatulence from the food wasn't worth worrying about :culpability:

 

[[70521]]

My brother in law always suggests Bisto as it browns, seasons and thickens.

 

[PaulRainbow]

It is the bank holiday weekend, Solent weather tomorrow is dry, if not all that windy at high tide...
I expect to see some of you out there sailing or chugging about. We plan to stick our boat out on the hammerhead tonight to make the most of the wind first thing in the morning, then come back in for lunch, and nip back out for an afternoon /evening sail.
Karen wants to overnight on the boat tomorrow, so I am busy planning food that minimises flatulence, it is a small cabin.
Aside from biscuits AB brown, any suggestions?

Several good recipes here, take your pic : https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=b...x-b&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=6VG_WvP0Eca3gAbmt4_4Aw

 

[solent clown]

Several good recipes here, take your pic : https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=b...x-b&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=6VG_WvP0Eca3gAbmt4_4Aw

that is my terror, she has baked beans and spam in the locker somewhere... Ugh

 

[PaulRainbow]

that is my terror, she has baked beans and spam in the locker somewhere... Ugh

Nice, can i come too ?

 

[johnalison]

Charcoal biscuits were traditional. I've no idea if they worked or not. Perhaps if you picked the black bits out of wood fire ash and baked them with some biscuit dough it might help, though more likely not since it is supposed to be activated charcoal.

 

[paulieraw]

Charcoal biscuits were traditional. I've no idea if they worked or not. Perhaps if you picked the black bits out of wood fire ash and baked them with some biscuit dough it might help, though more likely not since it is supposed to be activated charcoal.

When I did my Yachtmaster (quite a few years ago) the instructor made us all what he called a Yachtsmans breakfast. It was marmalade and bacon sandwiches. He said that given the basic cooking facilities on some small wooden yachts this was the weapon of choice and very popular. I have not had one since.

 

[solent clown]

The main meal of today was almost humble pie. I did a repair on the engine this morning, just a basic leaking oil pipe replacement, and we decided to motor about for a while, do a bit of reversing practice again to make sure all was well. Due to the rains the river was again strewn with detritus, branches, and general rubbish. As we got to Northam bridge and we turned back upriver the exhaust began smoking alarmingly, Karen took the helm, and I dived below to investigate. By the time I had the engine cover off I could smell the overheating, and I saw the water filter was empty. As I dropped the revs to idle suddenly it refilled and the engine cooled itself rapidly. I can only assume we caught something like a plastic bag over the intake. it was fine for an hour before, and fine for an hour after, but I doubt it did the bore a world of good.
Thank you to the guys in the work rib who were tending to swing moorings opposite Oyster for shadowing us while I sorted it out - no words were spoken over the water or radio, but it was good to see their situational awareness and willingness to step in had things gone bad.
Precautionary impeller change later, and fingers crossed.