Dinner by oil lantern or other?

Jul 27, 2011
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Bavaria 38E Alamitos Bay
Swinging on the hook; dinner in the cockpit lighted by the flame of an oil lantern. Which is yours—oil or battery bulb? It’s nice in Long Beach this evening. Mild and not cold @ 70 deg F. The Emperor Concerto is playing on KUSC. Urban anchorages aren’t all that bad!! Gotta luv the weather here!
Working on a new after dinner cordial—Pussers & Cream w/ cinnamon:rolleyes:.
 
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Nov 22, 2011
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Ericson 26-2 San Pedro, CA
Swinging on the hook; dinner in the cockpit lighted by the flame of an oil lantern. Which is yours—oil or battery bulb? It’s nice in Long Beach this evening. The Emperor Concerto is playing on KUSC. Urban anchorages aren’t all that bad!! Gotta luv the weather here!
Working on a new after dinner cordial—Pussers & Cream w/ cinnamon:rolleyes:.
Oil Island White? How many boats?
 
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Dec 25, 2000
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Hunter Passage 42 Shelter Bay, WA
A friend gave this Aladdin oil lamp to me. Works similar to a Coleman lantern except no pressure. Uses a mantle that burns hot and bright. Very low emission white kerosene.
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Jun 3, 2012
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Hunter 33 Steamboat Wharf, Hull, MA
I leave mine on all night. Dimmable by adjusting the flame height. Bought it at a Provincetown antique shop. Beware some glass chimneys sold by big name companies will break on first lighting. Switched over to an ebay model chimney that has lasted for years even surviving being dropped. Lost art in glasswork, that.
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Jul 27, 2011
5,180
Bavaria 38E Alamitos Bay
Foggy this morning; I can hear the whistle blow a hundred (- 98 :)) miles.
 
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Jun 24, 2014
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Westsail 28 72 Long Beach , California
Yesterday was the foggiest for us and very soggy at beautiful Alomitos . Today not as foggy and not as soggy but a little colder and of course it's my fault.
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Jan 5, 2017
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Beneteau First 38 Lyall Harbour Saturna Island
I don't like the smell of oil lamps.
We use a paraffin based lamp oil that says "odourless" on the bottle. I can't smell so it must be true ,or my nose has gone bad like so many other parts of me.
 
Jan 25, 2011
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S2 11.0A Anacortes, WA
Lamp oil in a trawler lamp. No smells and great mood setting with low soft incandescent light..And some heat
 

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Aug 12, 2014
2,207
Hunter 31 (1983) Pompano Beach FL
Currently using LED, but I have an Alladin I need to fit to the boat.
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