Why you need an old beer crate on board

[Bertramdriver]

Beer crate
Step up/down, boot scraper, ad hoc seat, ad hoc table, work bench, barbecue stand (with precautions), shoe store, rope store, bottle store, and when properly tied and submerged, beer cooler.
Readily available, free, virtually indestructible, not worth stealing.

 

[capnsensible]

Ours was Holsten Pils. Class.

 

[saltylegs]

Not mine but just seems like it should be there forever, probably!

 

[Bertramdriver]

Beer crate
Step up/down, boot scraper, ad hoc seat, ad hoc table, work bench, barbecue stand (with precautions), shoe store, rope store, bottle store, and when properly tied and submerged, beer cooler.
Readily available, free, virtually indestructible, not worth stealing.

SWMBO has just reminded me that our classy gold and green Mythos crate was stolen in Poros. By a young lad fishing in front on our boat. All his mates were fishing standing up. We asked him to return it when he finished for the evening. Which he did. Next day all the kids turned up with crates but the old men were still standing. We left the boat to do some shipping and when we returned it had gone. Trouble is there were half a dozen old men with Mythos crates around the harbour. Obviously we just stole one from behind a local bar to replace it. Only a Heineken though :ambivalence:

 

[chinita]

not worth stealing.

Yes they are.

I stole one; so did you!

 

[sarabande]

a forum member ? Never. There was no intention to permanently deprive the owner of its use. Ahem.

 

[catmandoo]

Beer crate
Step up/down, boot scraper, ad hoc seat, ad hoc table, work bench, barbecue stand (with precautions), shoe store, rope store, bottle store, and when properly tied and submerged, beer cooler.
Readily available, free, virtually indestructible, not worth stealing.

always wanted one but never found

 

[Bertramdriver]

always wanted one but never found

Available from the back yard of all good pubs and offies. If challenged explain that you are part of the YBM recycling team.

 

[rustybarge]

Available from the back yard of all good pubs and offies. If challenged explain that you are part of the YBM recycling team.

Fishing rod holder, jam the crate upside down inside the transom, the bottle holes are perfect to push your rod into.
...you can even make the rod point out sideways, that way it's easier to see if you've caught something.

 

[santelmo]

I picked mine up in vlikho (holstien pils) I cut out the dividers and secured it to the back of the bike and its an ideal shopping carrier. You could leave the dividers in if all your shopping is bottles.

 

[tri39]

I've got one in the foc'sle, under the windlass, the chain pours into it and "hangs" there.
Mind you I make do with 80ft of chain!!