On ORION we used the BBQ sparingly, because it was an old one that has difficulty staying lit in a strong breeze...no more my friends! One of the things we bought on our last shopping trip to West Marine in Fajardo was...you guessed right...a new BBQ grill! My captain just took off the old one and installed the new one :) The old one still works okay and we thought we'll keep it for a few more years, but we changed our mind...the new grills are designed to stay lit even when the wind blows hard and we also wanted a round one, which fits our available space on the aft deck on ORION much better than the rectangular one we used to have...not to worry though...we are "up-cycling" our old BBQ grill to another cruiser friend :)
I was able to convert the existing grill cover to fit the round grill...hurrey...this will work for now until I make a new one...the new one will be kind of like a sack that can be pulled over the whole thing thus enclosing the whole grill instead of just the top part. So now we need to get over the fear of using this shiny new piece of equipment, hahahaha...burgers here you come! Stay tuned please.
By the way...just for those who are wondering...a BBQ grill is almost an essential equipment on a sail boat...especially in hot climates it is nice to use a BBQ outside rather than the stove/oven inside...it does keep the inside of the boat cooler! That does not mean that we BBQ all the time, but during the very hot summer season we sure do! Since we are at the beginning of our full time cruising journey we decided to invest in a new grill...that way we won't feel sorry later on for not having done it earlier!
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| the old grill on ORION |
UPDATE...the new grill works great :) BBQ chef Rick grilled the burgers to perfection and we just had a wonderful meal...to prove it here are photos...life is good!
