Poll: Sea Dog or Land Lubber?

[JulieMac]

Where do you live?

I'm curious how many of our forum readers live aboard versus enjoy the creature comforts on land.

[carstenb]

To do this right - why don't you use your thread tools and set it up like a poll? Makes it easier to follow and then you can also include answers like

"I live on the boat 6 months of the year. (for those of us that live in cold climates)

[boatman61]

Or Transients.. when I do its years at a time.. but right now.. been on dirt based living apart from trips.. for 5yrs and I don't own dirt..
But not long now and homes a boat again..

[JulieMac]

Perhaps I should have simply asked how many people are, or were, live aboards. (Given the number of responses)

[zeehag]

100 %full time cruiser in my own boat x four years.
opb 1 full year.
liveaboard since 1990.
marinas 1990- 1994
anchored or moored 1995-2011(left my boat on mooring when i sailed opb)
now, permanently out and about, not usa

[watergypsy]

Living on land watching vegetables grow ( which is nice), but spending more time than I should wondering why I don't just up stakes and wander off into the blue. Boat is moored waiting for me to stop being a wuss and quit my job. Until I get my brave on and learn a lot more about solo sailing ;I am appreciating living vicariously by reading about other people's lives on the water.

[Mike OReilly]

I need another option: Boat is my home, but I expect to spend winters living out of my motorcycle, in a tent.

Where does that fit?

[atoll]

living onboard more or less continusly since 1987,2 circumnavigations

[44'cruisingcat]

100% on the boat cruising, for the past 5 years.

[Tayana42]

Living aboard for a year and a half now and no plans when to return to land living.


S/V B'Shert

[serah]

Liveaboard for I think 5 years now. (All at a marina as I was either a student or a working stiff during that time with weekend and vacation cruising only) I worry about the day I have to live in a condo or apartment again (fates be good, that will never happen) I can't imagine ever living that close to that many people again.

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[Jason mack]

Liveaboard
Enjoying the harbor life

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[ShaktiGurl]

Live and work aboard over two years now (on a mooring). Loving it more and more! Still working so we can go cruise in a few years.

[contrail]

I remember when I thought that everyone I met who had lived aboard for more than ten years was a bit peculiar.....that was in 1982, when I first moved aboard. 29 years of full time living aboard later, and, guess what, I was right, in a good way!

[a64pilot]

Still working until I get the kid in College, and the boat is a three hour drive away.
Do expect to list the house and land for sale very soon, and hope to rent after it sells.