http://www.boatheaven.com/ Boat Heaven en Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:53:00 GMT Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:53:00 GMT info@boatheaven.com info@boatheaven.com http://www.boatheaven.com/userimages/user2558_1160445433.jpg http://www.boatheaven.com/ http://www.boatheaven.com/gardening-on-board/ Gardening on board. Some time ago I bought a small mushroom farm. It came in a brown cardboard box and after several weeks of keeping it in a cupboard, well... http://www.boatheaven.com/gardening-on-board/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/gardening-on-board/ Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:53:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/coolgardie-fridge/ Not everyone who lives on board their boat can afford the power to run a fridge so the idea of the old Australian coolgardie or Cillgardie meat safe is starting... http://www.boatheaven.com/coolgardie-fridge/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/coolgardie-fridge/ Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:50:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/a-thirst-on-board/ Slake a thirst on board. I have spent some time telling people how to cook on pot meals on board to make life simple and avoid a lot of hassle... http://www.boatheaven.com/a-thirst-on-board/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/a-thirst-on-board/ Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:47:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/another-morning-in-paradise/ SIZE=4]Another beautiful morning in Paradise: I woke this morning to a knocking on my door, "come" I called from the comfort of my bed. I find the big blonde barmaid... http://www.boatheaven.com/another-morning-in-paradise/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/another-morning-in-paradise/ Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:43:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/morning-after/ The morning after the night before: Its dawned a brilliant morning with the sun glistening out through my window on the Tasman Sea or is it already the Southern Ocean... http://www.boatheaven.com/morning-after/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/morning-after/ Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:38:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/a-pub-crawl-without-beer/ A pub-crawl without beer! This weekend I was to take a bunch of fellow students on a pub-crawl of historic Tassie pubs, by mini bus. I was the designated driver... http://www.boatheaven.com/a-pub-crawl-without-beer/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/a-pub-crawl-without-beer/ Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:36:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/heroic-rescue-details/2/ .Tuesday, July 17, 2007 With 30-ft. swells in fierce seas and with 40 mile an hour winds buffeting their efforts, the M/V Horizon Falcon crew performed a rescue of two... http://www.boatheaven.com/heroic-rescue-details/2/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/heroic-rescue-details/2/ Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:35:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/heroic-rescue-details/1/ Your text goes hereYour text goes hereHorizon Vessel Aids in Rescue Tuesday, July 17, 2007 With 30-ft. swells in fierce seas and with 40 mile an hour winds buffeting their... http://www.boatheaven.com/heroic-rescue-details/1/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/heroic-rescue-details/1/ Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:34:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/enjoying-your-boat/ How to enjoy your boat. In the previous blogs I have talked about fire, life jackets, rules of the road, communication, life rafts and signalling. It all amounts to not... http://www.boatheaven.com/enjoying-your-boat/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/enjoying-your-boat/ Thu, 31 May 2007 20:09:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/life-raft-home-truths/ Some home truths about life rafts: I have never entered a life raft in anger so what I write is not from first hand experience but is mainly anecdotal and... http://www.boatheaven.com/life-raft-home-truths/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/life-raft-home-truths/ Wed, 30 May 2007 20:09:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/safety-at-sea-some-more/ More on safety: Some years ago a member of my club fell into the river next to his boat which was tied up to the club wharf. The wharf is... http://www.boatheaven.com/safety-at-sea-some-more/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/safety-at-sea-some-more/ Tue, 29 May 2007 20:09:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/safety-at-sea/ Safety at sea: Safety at sea or indeed anywhere around your boat is more important than actually being able to handle it. In fact one comes before the other. I... http://www.boatheaven.com/safety-at-sea/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/safety-at-sea/ Mon, 28 May 2007 20:09:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/communication-at-sea/ Communicating at sea by sign: I have already lauded the virtues of learning Morse code and knowing your flags. I am going to amplify my feelings on this now. At... http://www.boatheaven.com/communication-at-sea/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/communication-at-sea/ Sun, 27 May 2007 20:09:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/one-pot-cooking-for-your-boat/ One pot corned beef and cabbage: Captain Cook was one of the first English captains to convince his crew of the advantages of eating copious quantities of sauerkraut to keep... http://www.boatheaven.com/one-pot-cooking-for-your-boat/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/one-pot-cooking-for-your-boat/ Fri, 25 May 2007 20:12:00 GMT http://www.boatheaven.com/more-navigation-tips/4/ Doing Porridge: More one pot cooking skills! I don't profess to be an expert on porridge but I do cook it a lot and I do like to eat it... http://www.boatheaven.com/more-navigation-tips/4/#comments http://www.boatheaven.com/more-navigation-tips/4/ Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:42:00 GMT