Restaurants and Bars Attractions Burn Your Socks Open House at Virginia Inland Sailing Association Moonshine Regatta at Virginia Inland Sailing Association Smith Mountain Lake State Park Independence Day weekend fireworks off the points near Parkway Marina Feeding fish at Bridgewater Marina Feeding huge carp at Smith Mountain Dock and Lodge Black Water Sailing Association Night Race... Continue Reading →
Five Minute Chicken Corn Chowder
This one-pot meal can be thrown together in an instant and pleases everyone! It's perfect when getting to anchor, dock, or slip after dark with a hungry crew, and can be a great warm meal while underway. This meal happens to be gluten-free and lactose-free! Ingredients: 2 short cans (or 1 tall can) of pre-cooked... Continue Reading →
Ten Minute Savory, Smoky Pork and Beans
The secrets to this recipe are to burn the pork a bit to create a savory flavor and to use smoked paprika to impart a smoky flavor. Everything else about the recipe can be varied. This recipe is naturally gluten-free, lactose-free, and low carbohydrate. Required Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 lb pre-cooked pork (ham, loin,... Continue Reading →
Mechanic’s Tips
Take it slow. Wear gloves to save your skin, especially your knuckles. If you are scared of getting under the vehicle or do not like getting greasy and dirty, have a drink before you get started. Do not drink too much because working on heavy vehicles can be dangerous and so you need your wits... Continue Reading →
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An Easy and Effective Fruit Fly Trap
The best fruit fly trap is an old mimosa in a goblet. Fruit flies cannot resist the aromas of fruit and alcohol. Any remaining effervescence in the champagne acts to spread the scent and attract the flies. The large mouth, unlike a champagne flute, allows the aroma to spread more and more flies to enter... Continue Reading →
How To Add Nutmeg To Eggnog Without Clumping
This works with any spice. Try allspice for a little more kick. This also presumes you are drinking eggnog properly, meaning with bourbon or rum. Presuming you only drink real eggnog because the common knockoffs are intolerable, why would you drink uncooked eggs without some booze to kill the bacteria? So the trick is to... Continue Reading →
Good Sailing Movies
Here, another sailor presumes to enumerate the greatest sailing movies of all time. No... Please find below some good sailing movies that will make any sailor want to go sailing, and will help pass time in the off season. Captain Ron (1992) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) The Riddle of the... Continue Reading →
Build Your Own DIY Arid Bilge or Dry Bilge System
How To Build Your Own DIY Arid Bilge or Dry Bilge System
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