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animals aboard ahoy!!!

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Created by ChopesBro > 9 months ago, 12 Nov 2015
ChopesBro
351 posts
12 Nov 2015 6:06PM
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Ok...long story short. ..based in tahiti. ..do some serious surf searching.

Water is always a issue.

And so is food.

U can only eat so much tuna

Has anyone else set a yacht with room for a goat and chickens ?

Sectorsteve
QLD, 2195 posts
13 Nov 2015 7:48AM
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Interesting. I reckon its doable if you had space. Just eat fish!! Easier ??

Trek
NSW, 1216 posts
13 Nov 2015 3:34PM
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Vegetarians possible, ... in NZ on the river at Whangarei I visited a friend of a friends very large ferro motor cruiser. They had a little garden on board so they could eat fresh greens wherever they went. I think it was the cats loo too ...hmmmmm

Ramona
NSW, 7757 posts
13 Nov 2015 5:37PM
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I have seen several catamarans that visit here with pot plants around the cockpit!

HG02
VIC, 5814 posts
13 Nov 2015 5:48PM
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grow your own mung beans compact and grown inside the cabin

Meg1122
QLD, 285 posts
14 Nov 2015 7:09AM
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Saw a yacht in Darwin with chooks onboard, size and the way your yacht is set up and time offshore I guess will all factor in to what you can carry/set u onboard. Fridge? Freezer? Secure storage space? I've used cryvac, drying and some solar with pump and bladder systems for topping up water tanks and rain water catchment systems in place in the past with good results for up to 8 weeks offshore.

HG02
VIC, 5814 posts
14 Nov 2015 8:14PM
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I can recall Slocum was given one or two goats he had to drop them off after they started eating his sails and every thing else

santanasaga
NSW, 123 posts
14 Nov 2015 9:17PM
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We grew sprouts and mung beans. I banned Potted plants (too much dirt). Most pacific islands have awesome cheap veggies in season only and lots.of.fish. not sure about chickens and goats... Wouldn't work on.my boat! We had plenty of tins-but most made it back to.oz after 18/months on board.... Still have water chestnuts if anyone wants some. Eat what the locals eat. Cheap and plentiful.

Bruski068
VIC, 457 posts
17 Nov 2015 10:59AM
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goats and chooks stink bad enough when their on land, really don't want to think about the smell factor on a boat with them, but even if you could do something about the smell, you'd still need more room for their feed than you'd get from having them for food on your trip, invest in a freezer and more batteries to run it, then you can have as much good meat as you can fit.



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