Cooking Real Meals on a Ranger Tug R27: Steaks, Crab, and Waffles Off-Grid

Nobody told us you could sear a New York strip on a two-burner propane stove and get actual grill marks. LaZina figured that out on day one. We've spent 55 days straight on this boat. We anchor out, we stay independent of shore power, and we eat like we do at home — steaks, waffles, fresh Dungeness crab, pizza in the oven. This video is LaZina running the full galley operation at Cap Sante Marina after a crab day, showing exactly how a real meal comes together on a 27-foot boat with two burners and no cockpit grill. 🍳 Grill pan steaks on a two-burner propane stove — grill marks included, no outdoor grill needed ⚡ Why lithium batteries changed how we cook off-grid: waffle makers, sandwich presses, microwave ⛽ Propane system walkthrough: solenoid, sniffer, and why we never leave it on unattended 🦀 Steaming Dungeness crab for a family of three — eight halves at a time, 15 minutes flat 🧰 Galley gear that actually lives on the boat: what earns permanent storage and what doesn't 🐾 The full crew — three adults, three dogs, and one very opinionated crab picker We've never once wished for a bigger galley. We have wished for a longer crab season. ↓ 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘 ↓ If this is the life you're researching, here's what six years of real R27 ownership actually costs — fuel, moorage, insurance, maintenance, every line item. 👉 https://csurf.co/boat-costs ↓ 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘? 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘'𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 ↓ 🛥️ Ranger Tug — the boat we've cooked 55 days of meals on 👉 https://csurf.co/rangertug ⚓ Cutwater Boats — Single and Twin Yamaha Outboard Power 👉 https://csurf.co/cutwater 🌊 Solara Boats — The Newest Option in the Fluid Motion Family 👉 https://csurf.co/solara Proud partners of Fluid Motion, makers of Ranger Tug, Cutwater, and Solara boats. ↓ 𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗢 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗧 ↓ 🧵 Little House of Canvas — the new bimini you'll see in this video 👉 https://csurf.co/canvas Most of the gear LaZina uses in this video is in our Amazon storefront under "Galley." 👉 https://csurf.co/amazon As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. This costs you nothing extra. 🔔 Subscribe for Pacific Northwest cruising adventures and the real ownership behind them. 📍 ↓ 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 ↓ 0:00 — What we cook on the boat 0:50 — Grilled onions, fried potatoes, and New York steaks 1:21 — The grill pan: steak on a two-burner stove 1:35 — Bacon without destroying the cabin: splatter shield 2:00 — Waffles off-grid: waffle maker on lithium 2:40 — Egg makers, sandwich presses, and what earns storage 3:26 — Factory delivery night: the lasagna that started it all 4:19 — Pizza in the oven: how to fit a round pizza in a small oven 5:13 — Propane bottles: how long they actually last 5:52 — Propane solenoid and sniffer: why we never leave it on 8:05 — Cooking one thing at a time: working a two-burner stove 8:34 — Steaming Dungeness crab: the full process 10:19 — Processing crab every day to stay legal 11:07 — The crab picking crew — and the crab tax 13:36 — New bimini and SeaDek: what's coming next 15:01 — Steak time: the final piece of dinner 18:14 — Wrap-up ↓ 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗨𝗦 ↓ ▸ MERCH (handmade by LaZina): https://csurf.co/merch ▸ OUR BOAT & SPECS: https://csurf.co/ourboat ▸ WATCH NEXT: https://csurf.co/watch