| Title: | SAILING |
| Notice: | Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference |
| Moderator: | UNIFIX::BERENS |
| Created: | Wed Jul 01 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2299 |
| Total number of notes: | 20724 |
Okay all you live-aboards, here's the opportunity to tell the
world why you did it and how much you love it!! :-)
Did any of you begin to live aboard your boat to help pay it off
faster? Liked water beds and wanted the real thing? etc...
What were the issues you contemplated before living aboard your
craft? What would you do different next time? What special problems
arise when living aboard? How large is your boat? Is there really
a different mind-set you must adapt to when living aboard when you
are in the corporate grind vs. vacationing in the BVI's over the
summer??
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1076.1 | SEE SOUNDINGS | HBO::PELLEGRINI | Thu Dec 22 1988 12:54 | 5 | |
SEE SOUNDINGS
THE LATEST ISSUE OF SOUNDINGS HAS A GREAT ARTICLE ABOUT LIVING ABOARD.
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| 1076.2 | BECAUSE WE LOVE IT! | VAXWRK::STANGEL | Thu Dec 22 1988 16:26 | 29 | |
See note 502 and replies for my liveaboard experiences.
Part of the reason we started living aboard was that we couldn't afford
both a boat and a house. But that was really a secondary reason. I
knew, even before moving aboard, that the lifestyle suited me better
than living ashore. It's not just that I can take my boat sailing at
a moments notice (I can't. I takes an hour to get it ready!) because
I would rather live on my boat even if I could never go out.
My biggest concern, now is that I won't be able to do it for much
longer. I feel that, in the not too distant future, I will be either
priced out or legislated out of my lifestyle. Since I moved abooard
in August '85 slip rent has increased about 80% (from $55.00/ft to
$95.00/ft for the summer) and I see no slowing of that trend. I also
believe that liveaboards are going to become political scapegoats in
the harbor clean-up project.
While I didn't experience the trepidation you feel about moving aboard,
I believe I understand it. Because we need more room we are considering
moving from our sailboat to a trawler. That, to me, is about as scary
as moving from shore to a boat is for most people.
I don't think living aboard in the BVI's for a week or two will tell
you whether or not living aboard is for you. I think you just have to
know it. And if you feel that it's for you then go for it. I can't think
of a better way to live!!!
Andy
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| 1076.3 | Hi sailor... | LDP::PARKER | Thu Dec 29 1988 09:54 | 4 | |
If anyone wants to share liveaboard experiences we have 13 years
of New England experience------and still going strong. Give me a
call if you want. 8-297-6974
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