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redeye
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Initially Posted - 02/07/2012 :  10:53:03  Show Profile
So... the Girls ( yep.. I said it ) took the boat out, and I was so happy for them.. and then they called, seems Betsy forgot to bring the beer.. and they had finished the Malibu and they were wondering if there was any more on the boat.. I said there was a bottle hidden..

I heard banging around and the phone went dead ...

So.. Where do you hide the extra bottle of Rum on board?????

( they found it post haste )
Ray in Atlanta, Ga.
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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  10:58:05  Show Profile
Heh, I just put that in my sig. Did it inspire you? lol

I always have a bottle of the Captain. I don't hide it though. I like everyone to have a good time. I've also got tequila, vodka, goldschlager..........on the shelf above the head.

"Drink responsibly"
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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  11:04:07  Show Profile
You should keep a large bottle of Myer's or the "the cheap stuff" out in the open for them to get to first, and stash the Captain. ;)
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panhead1948
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  13:25:58  Show Profile
I perfer PUSSER'S
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  14:19:47  Show Profile
Anybody ever try Kracken Spiced Black Rum. It's gooood!!!
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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  14:31:37  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by dmpilc</i>
<br />Anybody ever try Kracken Spiced Black Rum. It's gooood!!!
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No, but I'm certainly willing to try it.
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redeye
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  15:03:17  Show Profile
&lt;&lt; "But, why's the rum gone?" &gt;&gt;

Current disney culture... "Why is the Rum Always Missing?" - Capt'n Jack Sparrow

The Ladies ( did I say that ) were so nervous taking the boat out alone for the first time that after they anchored up, stood watch to confirm the boat was not adrift, and finally relaxed.. they wanted a good drink and all I apparently had onboard was the very last bottom of a bottle of Malibu..

They found the spare bottle, Appropriately hidden for just such an emergency . so now I hafta find another honey hole..

Right now I'm thinkin of filling a "Sprite" bottle with spirits and putting it on the shelf behind the head among the bottles of cleaners and such...

Malibu for the Girls ( did I say that )
Gosling's for the Men ... The women won't drink it.. Horrible stuff...add a little to coconut water with fresh lime...
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  15:19:02  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by redeye</i>
<br />Right now I'm thinkin of filling a "Sprite" bottle with spirits and putting it on the shelf behind the head among the bottles of cleaners and such...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">How 'bout filling a well-rinsed Clorox bottle (or similar) and leaving it on the shelf. Just remember to smell before pouring... Otherwise, about the worst that could happen would be a few ounces of rum in your water tank.
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Ape-X
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  15:51:12  Show Profile
put it in the bilge
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  16:47:09  Show Profile
Cockspur 5-star, 5 year aged, 151 proof is the best - but you can't bring it home from the Caribbean anymore....
Next is Pussers - finest kind!
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  16:50:34  Show Profile
Lads--Glenlivet 12 years old for find the bottle
21 year old Archive for the Captain-hidden so no one can find it
yes it is scotch......
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  17:21:40  Show Profile
The Kracken:
http://www.krakenrum.com/

One word of caution: It's 94 proof!
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Peregrine
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  17:59:10  Show Profile  Visit Peregrine's Homepage
<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2"><font color="navy">IMO You are lucky it was found fast.
I hate to think what would have happened to your boat if the search went on for any amount of time. </font id="navy"></font id="size2"></font id="Comic Sans MS">
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  18:22:47  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Pussers Rum. The King, God Bless Him!

25 years in the British Navy, [url="http://www.pussers.com/t-rum-history.aspx"]A history lesson[/url]

In 1969, My Eldest Son was born while I was aboard HMS Albion between Singapore and Perth Australia, we celebrated on the quarterdeck at Rum time. My 'buddies' gave me their Tot, and I gave them a Cigar. One of the Tots had a fly in it. So I went to the officer of the day and asked that I get a fresh Tot as mine had a Fly in it.
Realizing that it was a caper, he told me that I was out of luck and out of fresh Tot.

Back with my buddies, I dipped my fingers to retrieve the fly. It was Plastic!


Arrrrrr!

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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  18:54:21  Show Profile  Visit Peregrine's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by britinusa</i>
<br />Pussers Rum. The King, God Bless Him!

25 years in the British Navy, [url="http://www.pussers.com/t-rum-history.aspx"]A history lesson[/url]

In 1969, My Eldest Son was born while I was aboard HMS Albion between Singapore and Perth Australia, we celebrated on the quarterdeck at Rum time. My 'buddies' gave me their Tot, and I gave them a Cigar. One of the Tots had a fly in it. So I went to the officer of the day and asked that I get a fresh Tot as mine had a Fly in it.
Realizing that it was a caper, he told me that I was out of luck and out of fresh Tot.

Back with my buddies, I dipped my fingers to retrieve the fly. It was Plastic!


Arrrrrr!

Paul


Paul
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<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2"><font color="navy">Just the kind of history lesson everyone can appreciate.
Thanks</font id="navy"></font id="size2"></font id="Comic Sans MS">
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  19:03:23  Show Profile
I'm intrigued by all this talk of hidden rum. Also, you guys are storing your alcohol in the head? Ugh, somehow that just doesn't seem right.

The best hiding place I can think of besides in the dumpter (cause lets face it, even if you know it's there you'd have to be pretty desperate to go there) is in the bilge in the quarter berth. That would be where I'd keep my stash.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  19:12:37  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Rita doesn't drink, or rather can't, she's allergic, so it's more like "now where did she put the damn rum?". However, I'd give anything to have her have the courage to take the boat out on her own! Just to take the tiller while we're heading out would be a treat.

FWIW, I keep a bottle of Cruzan rum, a bottle of Jack Daniel's (not really my favorite bourbon, more of an homage to my dad), and a small bottle of top shelf vodka. Rita can tolerate good vodka mixed with lots of juice. I used to have some great Venezuelan rum on board, but the supply eventually dwindled and I've never seen it in the store up here since. If you're looking for a nice sipping rum, try Cruzan's Black Strap. Yum.
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  19:25:26  Show Profile
I keep a bottle of cheap Paul Masson cognac in the cabinet under the head sink. And the good stuff in the V-berth bilge. Then, there's always the shelf up at the end of the quarter berth, just inside the transom.
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panhead1948
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Response Posted - 02/07/2012 :  22:49:26  Show Profile
Pusser's is the original Britsh Navy Rum
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redeye
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Response Posted - 02/08/2012 :  06:31:52  Show Profile
As though I had inadvertently thrown it into a sailbag... They will never set the 150..

"Why is the rum always missing?"
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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 02/08/2012 :  08:13:32  Show Profile
If I hid it, I'd never find it.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 02/08/2012 :  11:15:06  Show Profile
Added to my post above: One caution about The Kracken rum: Go easy, it's 94 proof!
FWIW, it's distilled and bottled in Lawrenceburg, IN.
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Response Posted - 02/08/2012 :  12:08:40  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by dmpilc</i>
<br />Anybody ever try Kracken Spiced Black Rum. It's gooood!!!
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I second that! Very tasty.

I also keep a bottle of Balvenie 12 year old scotch on board.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 02/08/2012 :  21:05:47  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Funny, our club has a bottle of "Mount Gay" on almost every boat. the remaining boats have "Appleton's" if t isn't one of those, folks will politely accept your dring, then move on to the next boat where they can swap out the drink for real rum.

Our stash is in a camp fuel bottle. The only plastic stove fuel bottle I own - all the rest are aluminium. It is marked "reserve - save for emergencies" and kept in a suitably safe place.
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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 02/09/2012 :  06:30:47  Show Profile
Word of caution: I had a near new bottle of Aftershock with the rest of my stash. It exploded in the summer heat. I'm pretty sure it was due to the crystals that grow on the bottom.
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Response Posted - 02/09/2012 :  08:17:32  Show Profile
here's a classic "marine" recipe:
take an half empty 40 Oz bottle of white rhum
each time you take a can of fruits pour the juice in the bottle, the more varied the canned fruits, the better, when the bottle is full you have quite a nice punch (it will keep on a shelf at room temperature)
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