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Topic: Serious Cruising Question
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Darcy
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posted May 17, 2004 06:27 PM
 
I'd be interested to know what Sandpiper sailors use for cup holders while sailing. We had a gimbaled version on my Parents' Shark. It performed well except we often kicked the cups out because they were in the way on the centre cockpit traveller. When I was looking at Sandpipers, many had a plastic fold out version on either side of the cabin hatch (below the compass). They were usually broken so it would seem this is not an ideal location or type. Lynn is very skilled at making coffee or tea in small spaces. One of her specialties is a latte where she froths the milk with a small wisk then adds the coffee. Having one of these steaming drinks while sailing as the sun rises in the morning is a marvellous experience. Comments on types and best locations would be appreciated. D'Arcy
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Robert D
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posted May 17, 2004 07:19 PM
Darcy; If you look around you can get drink holders that can be suspended from the lifelines. I guess you could say that they're gimballed as well and the drinks never spill. That's important because ya never want to run out of "liquids" when cruising. Robert
Celtic Kiss #2120
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Hyprstitch
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posted May 17, 2004 08:40 PM
I have a soft cooler that has fold out drink holders. I set it on the step at the hatch going into the cabin. Works well.Sid
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whited
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posted May 17, 2004 08:57 PM
On the Mirage 33 we had the hanging version on the lifelines, but they were seldom used.
Everyone jockeyed for the four holders on the compass binnacle.
The drink of choice was always beer with bottled spring water and pop taking second and third.
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Darcy
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posted May 17, 2004 09:51 PM
My brother has a binnacle drink holder. It works well. Much bigger boat though. He also has wine bottle holders on fold down seats that hinge on the stern pulpit (It's a French boat).I've also seen a nifty rubber or vinyl holder that looks like a large winch handle pocket. The lifeline holders sound like they'd be worth investigating. Had not even thought about the cooler version. D'Arcy
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whited
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posted May 17, 2004 10:10 PM
D'Arcy
Come on doen to halifax & I'll introduce you to the boys at the Binnacle.
see following for theirm selection
** http://ca.binnacle.com/online/find.asp?find_spec=drink+holder
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Hyprstitch
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posted May 17, 2004 11:23 PM
I just posted a picture of a cooler sorta like mine on just pictures. Mine does not of a radio, and I got it from the coleman store.Sid
[This message has been edited by Hyprstitch (edited May 18, 2004).]
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Eric
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posted May 18, 2004 09:12 AM
Cup holders?!?! You're getting pretty sophisticated on us D'Arcy  I've thought about getting those fold away units as well. I drink bottled water mostly, so the cap goes back on and the bottle lies in the cockpit. If I'm with other adults, the brewski gets drank quick! Then the empty gets tossed below. I bring cans onboard! No glass to break, and they can be crushed compact when finished. I like Sid's cooler though. Could be a good Father's Day gift!! Eric
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Darcy
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posted May 18, 2004 12:03 PM
That cooler does look great Hyprstitch. Sitting in the cockpit, I can really visualize it. I'll start dropping those Father's Day hints. We wouldn't need the radio either.Looking forward to some fine cruising. D'Arcy
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Ken
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posted May 18, 2004 03:23 PM
I had two of those lifeline drink holders...both went over the side somehow....(they do NOT FLOAT)and most of the time they spilled their contents on the coaming from swaying back and forth anyway during a tack. We graduated to two large stainless coffee cups...wedge shaped and heavy, with a foam anti-skid bottom (Eddie Bauer?)The trick is not to overfill.....they sat on the Sandpiper's bridgedeck step.
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=73149
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Hyprstitch
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posted May 24, 2004 12:33 AM
I put a picture of my coleman cooler in place of the old picture, under just pictures
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Darcy
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posted May 25, 2004 05:17 PM
Thanks Hyprstitch:That cooler looks great. You've seem to have the Sandpiper solution to the binnacle only better in that it not only holds glasses but has a cooler and can be removed easily when more room is needed in the cockpit. D'Arcy
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whited
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posted May 25, 2004 07:16 PM
I'd keep any cooler small & compact. I find the Sandpiper cockpit very short...but the seats are nice & wide and the coaming is comfortable to lean against. BTW, I took my tape measure and found the cockpit a mere
5' 9" long. You'd have to be short to sleep out there under a boom tent.
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Hyprstitch
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posted May 25, 2004 09:46 PM
I put ice in a freezer bag and then in the bottom of the cooler at 7 in the morning, we got back home at 6 pm. The temperature at the lake was about 75. I would say we still had 80 percent of the ice at the end of the day. That is a coleman soft cooler. Cost it I remember, under 30 dollars at the coleman store. Sid
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