Mindy says: LITTLE CRUISER is our fifteen foot sharpie designed and built by our friend Matt Layden as a coastal microcruiser. Constructed in 1988, LITTLE CRUISER was one of his favorite boats and he sailed her engineless as far North as the Bay of Fundy in Canada and as far South as the Exumas in the Bahamas. After we acquired her in 1992, we sailed Little Cruiser to the Bahamas seven more times.
Design Particulars
LOA=4.62m (15’2″)
Beam= 1.4m (4’7″)
Draft= 0.23m (9″)
Disp=726 kg,709 L
Cp=.56
D/L=242
S/A 11.6 sqm
So what do they bring for supplies for each three month trip? They go on to say:
Many people are amazed by the amount of gear that can be carried aboard LITTLE CRUISER. At times we even amaze ourselves! Therefore, we thought that you might like to see what we bring along on one of our three month long trips. The list is broken down into several parts to make organizing simplier. Of course our food supplies aren’t sufficient to last the whole trip; therefore, we suppliment our rations with fresh fruits, vegetables and dry goods along the way.
Item/description/amount
Dry goods:
spaghetti | thin and regular | 8 lbs |
rice | basmati, white, brown, wild rice | 10 lbs |
lentils | 2 lbs | |
popcorn | white | 2 bags |
beef jerky | KING B, TAYLOR | 5 lbs |
sugar | turbinado and white sugar | 2 lbs |
dried fruit | apples, apricot, figs, peaches | 10 pks |
tea | celestial seasonings,green and earl grey | 100 bgs |
coffee | whole beans-espresso, cinamon & others | 2 lbs |
poptarts | brown cinamon and blueberry flavors | 2 boxes |
flour | white | 1 lb |
powdered milk | 2 boxes | |
soup | Lipton chicken noodle | 4 boxes |
soup stock | Jamison’s, wonton, bonito and clam stock | 5 jars |
hot chocolate | Swiss Miss | 2 boxes |
granola bars | 4 boxes | |
nuts | mixed nuts | 6 cans |
potato chips | pringles | 4 cans |
pretzles | rods | 6 bags |
creamer | dairy creamer | 1 jar |
sunflower seeds | Planters and David’s brands- large size | 6 bags |
candy | gum, lifesavers and mints | 3 boxes |
cookies | chocolate chip cookies | 1 bag |
crackers | Saltines- 4 bags/ box | 4 boxes |
chorizo | Mexican sausage-vacuum packed | 4 packs |
Can/jars/bottle goods:
barbecue | Southern specialty | 4 cans |
sardines | 24 cans | |
hot dogs | Vienna Sausage | 12 cans |
mustard | squeeze bottle | 1 jar |
ketchup | squeeze bottle | 1 jar |
mayonaise | squeeze bottle | 2 jar |
apple sauce | 4 jars | |
clam sauce | 8 cans | |
clams | 6 cans | |
butter | squeeze | 1 bottle |
tuna fish | 6 cans | |
salsa | 2 jars | |
beef stew | 4 cans | |
chicken & dumpling | 4 cans | |
pickles | 2 jars | |
straw mushrooms | 2 cans | |
chinese noodles | 2 packs | |
baby corn | 2 cans | |
olive oil | 1 liter | |
balsamic vinegar | 1 bottle | |
white vinegar | 1 bottle | |
sesame oil | small jar | |
coke | cans or bottles | 6 cans |
lime juice | 1 jar | |
beer/wine | homemade | 12 bottles |
Seasonings and others:
pepper | gourmet-whole red and black | 2 jars |
salt | 1 jar | |
italian seasoning | 1 jar | |
crab boil | 1 pack | |
curry | 1 jar | |
corn starch | 1 box | |
yeast | 1 pack | |
dried basil | from garden | 1 bag |
salad dressing mix | 1 box | |
dried chili peppers | 1 bag | |
dried mushrooms | shitaki | 1 bag |
soy sauce | 1 bottle |
Fresh fruit and vegetables (Usually bought in Florida and later in the Bahamas)
cheese | cheddar- good and inexpensive in the Bahamas | 1 lb |
carrots | 1 lb | |
cabbage | large heads. good and cheap in the Bahamas | 2 |
onions | keep long, available anywhere | 2 lbs |
garlic | 3 | |
ginger | large pieces, nice to cook with | 3 |
eggs | flip carton every few days | 1 doz |
potatoes | red ones taste best and last long | 3 lbs |
grape fruits | pink ones are our favorite-available in Bahamas 2too | 4 |
oranges | 6 | |
apples | red delicious and granny smiths | 12 |
tomatoes | get in various stages of ripeness- green to red | 6 |
green peppers | don’t last real long 5-7 days | 4 |
key limes | available in Florida and Bahamas | 12 |
mango | when available | 2 |
papaya | when available | 2 |
coconut | free if you can climb trees well | 2 |
goat pepper | hot chili like peppers used to make conk salad | 1 bag |
bananas | sugar babies (tiny ones) are our favorites | 12 |
sugar cane | available in Bahamas. A real treat! | 1 |
Cooking Supplies
Bowl and plates | 3 sets | 6 |
Utensils | forks, spoons and knife | 6 |
cutting board | small plywood boards -12″ x 12″ | 2 |
Pots and pans | pressure cooker, teflon coated pan, coffee perculator | 3 |
cups and mugs | 2 insulated cups, 2 foldable wine glasses, 2 water bottles | 6 |
serving utensils | spatula and laddle | 2 |
grater & peeler | stainless steel | 2 |
can opener | 2 | |
cigarette lighter | 4 | |
Stoves | GAZ stoves (see stove review) | 2 |
GAZ cylinders | 1 lb -available at backpacking stores | 12 |
coffee grinder | small manually operated | 1 |
scrub pads | 4 | |
sharpening stone | 1 | |
measuring cup | 1 |
Bathroom, Medical and other Miscellaneous
mirror | 1 | |
paper towels | regular and shop towel varieties | 6 |
toilet paper | 6 | |
garbage bags | 6 | |
freezer bags | 1 box | |
aluminum foil | 1/4 roll | |
citrus bathroom spray | 1 | |
razors and shaving cream | 1 pack razors, 1 can shaving | 2 |
tooth brush and paste | 1 a piece | 2 |
hair brush | 1 | |
sun tan lotion | spf 30+ or higher | 2 |
laundry detergent | 1 pint size bottle | 1 |
bug repellant | liquid and mozquito coils (2 boxes) | 2 |
anti inflammatory meds | Motrin, Aspirin, Anacin, and Aleve | 1 |
vaseline | 1 | |
peptobismol | 1 small bottle | 1 |
benadryl | relief for mosquito bites. | 1 |
cough syrup | 1 | |
soap | Ivory soap works well in salt water | 1 |
shampoo and conditioner | 1 small bottle of each | 2 |
gauze | a dozen of different sizes | 12 |
bandaid | 1 small box | 1 |
tape | medical cloth tape | 2 |
antibiotics | ceclor, doxycycline- see your M.D. | 2 |
Sterapred pack | cortisone pills- see your M.D. | 1 |
vitamins | multivitamins- C and E | 1 |
Gas X, Ex lax | for stomach problems | 2 |
Q tips | small box | 30 |
hand lotion | 1 | |
Feminine Napkins | 1 box | 1 |
hydrogen peroxide | for cleansing wounds | 1 |
butterfly stitches | for deep cuts | 4 |
coban | compressive dressing | 1 |
ace bandage | for sprains | 1 |
cortisone cream | 1 |
Equipment
mask and snorkle | 2 sets (we left fins home to save space) | 2 |
bird cages | our pets come along | 2 |
fishing tackle | rod, reel, lures (next trip we’re going to try fly fishing) | 1 |
watermaker | survivor 35 and biocide | 1 |
GPS | 2 | |
Charts | Bahama Chart book (1/big one) and Florida charts Fort Lauderdale to Tavernier (3) | 4 |
Tools | Screw drivers, hammer, chisels, plane,knives,gauges, allen keys, wrenches, sockets, brushes,axe | |
sun shower | 2.5 and 5 gallon | 2 |
water jugs | 20 /1 qt jugs plus 2.5 and 5 gallon jugs. | 12.5 gal |
mp3 player | 1 CD holds 170 songs! | 1 |
LCD color TV | 1 | |
handbearing compass | 1 | |
Radios | 2 VHF and 1 Icom 706 Ham radio | 3 |
life vests | inflatables to save room-SOS and Mustang | 2 |
waterproof bag | to keep things dry in dinghy | 1 |
wind scoop | goes on hatch for those hot nights | 1 |
netted bags | 1 for clothing and 1 for fruits and vegetables | 2 |
wind scoop | erect over hatch for hot nights | 1 |
camera and film | 2 cameras and 10 rolls of film | 2 |
sea anchor | small 36″ diameter | 1 |
4 anchors | 4 lb bruce, 4 lb fotress, 9 lb danforth, 25 lb Luke | 4 |
cloth line | 30′ 1/8″ line and clothes pins | 1 |
books | can trade these along the way | 12 |
mosquito netting | netting to cover hatch at night | 1 |
Flashlight | Underwater halogen and LED head lamp | 2 |
WD 40 | small can | 1 |
spark plugs | 4 | |
engine oil | 1 gal | |
lower case oil | 1 qt | |
spare engine part | o rings, impeller,props,cotter pins | 1 bag |
sand paper | regular and wet/dry-all grits | 6 |
epoxy | West System | 6 ounces |
fillers | microballoons and wood flour | 2 bags |
fiberglass | various weights from 2 oz to 12 oz | 1 bag |
fasteners | ring nails, screws, bolts, nuts and washers | 1 box |
volt meter | miniature Radio Shack variety | 1 |
soldering iron | iron, solder, paste and blow torch attachment | 1 |
bulbs | spare bulbs all sizes | 6 |
wire | replacement wire -various sizes | 4 |
glues | contact glue (barge), white, CA | 3 |
fuses | 5, 10, 15 amp | 12 |
white filler | automotive filler for those bumps | 1 tube |
caulking | silicone, 3M 5200 fast cure and slow | 3 tubes |
shrink tube | various sizes for electrical repairs | 6 |
blocks and pulleys | replacement blocks | 4 |
batteries | AA, C, D (6-8/pack) | 6 |
spare lines | extra lines 1/8″,1/4″, 3/8″ (50′ each) | 150′ |
paints | white, varnish, antifouling, thinners | 5 |
underwater epoxy | Pettit – a must for those bumps and bruises | 1 |
spreaders | plastic spreaders | 12 |
Originally posted 2013-06-14 22:38:52.