another newbie

Jerry · 03-02-2006, 21:14

Hi out there in cyberspace. I have been reading this forum for a couple of months now & have found it equally informative & enjoyable. On the anvils of experience comes the best advice. I am in the process of selling my home & hope to be living onboard by the summer.
Thanks for continuous encouragement from all of those who have stepped from the shore.

CaptainK · 03-02-2006, 21:30

Welcome aboard Jerry.

Well hell man!! It took ya long enough to post something!!

Welcome aboard Jerry.

Yeah, this forum is a good forum. I joined over 4 months ago. But even before I joined this forum. I have been researching sailboats for over 2 years.

But, I have learned tons more ever since I joined. Actually more!!

THIS IS WHERE THE TRUTH IS!!

Welcome!!

rsn48 · 07-02-2006, 22:25

Good luck in your endeavors to go full time. I don't know if I'll ever be there, but I do hope to do some couple of month sails to the Queen Charlottes and possibly higher from Vancouver, BC. Keep up the posts with questions and mistakes and we all learn. I make lots of mistakes but so far I haven't drilled a hole through the hull while the boat was in the chuck...... yet.

What type of boats are you looking at?

Jerry · 08-02-2006, 03:00

Good morning(at least it is morning hear on the east coast of the US),
I bought an Island Trader 37 last November. I previously had an Ericson 29'. Actually I still have the Ericson though she is for sale.
I am looking forward to Spring because I have had the Island Trader on only one voyage & I know there is a huge learning curve because of the larger vessel & also going from a sloop to a ketch.
A friend of mine said it appears I have traded my pickup truck for an 18 wheeler. Maybe so, but I feel that living on the bigger boat will provide a lot more comfort. I lived on the Ericson at one point for about 6 weeks but in the summer in Virginia in order to have any level of comfort at all, AC & refrigeration are very important. At least to me they are.
I will say that at times I already miss the simplicity of the smaller boat with fewer systems.

03-02-2006, 21:14	#1
Jerry Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Deltaville, VA (on Chesapeake Bay) Boat: Full Moon (Island Trader 37) Posts: 54 Images: 5	another newbie Hi out there in cyberspace. I have been reading this forum for a couple of months now & have found it equally informative & enjoyable. On the anvils of experience comes the best advice. I am in the process of selling my home & hope to be living onboard by the summer. Thanks for continuous encouragement from all of those who have stepped from the shore. __________________ Ben Franklin : "Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man."

03-02-2006, 21:30	#2
CaptainK Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Phoenix, Arizona... USA Posts: 2,387 Images: 7	Welcome aboard Jerry. Well hell man!! It took ya long enough to post something!! Welcome aboard Jerry. Yeah, this forum is a good forum. I joined over 4 months ago. But even before I joined this forum. I have been researching sailboats for over 2 years. But, I have learned tons more ever since I joined. Actually more!! THIS IS WHERE THE TRUTH IS!! Welcome!! __________________ CaptainK BMYC "Those who desire to give up Freedom in order to gain security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." - Benjamin Franklin

07-02-2006, 22:25	#3
rsn48 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Deep Cove - North Vancouver, BC Boat: Catalina 27 - Leaky Cauldron Posts: 350	Don't know if I'll ever be full time Good luck in your endeavors to go full time. I don't know if I'll ever be there, but I do hope to do some couple of month sails to the Queen Charlottes and possibly higher from Vancouver, BC. Keep up the posts with questions and mistakes and we all learn. I make lots of mistakes but so far I haven't drilled a hole through the hull while the boat was in the chuck...... yet. What type of boats are you looking at?

08-02-2006, 03:00	#4
Jerry Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Deltaville, VA (on Chesapeake Bay) Boat: Full Moon (Island Trader 37) Posts: 54 Images: 5	Good morning(at least it is morning hear on the east coast of the US), I bought an Island Trader 37 last November. I previously had an Ericson 29'. Actually I still have the Ericson though she is for sale. I am looking forward to Spring because I have had the Island Trader on only one voyage & I know there is a huge learning curve because of the larger vessel & also going from a sloop to a ketch. A friend of mine said it appears I have traded my pickup truck for an 18 wheeler. Maybe so, but I feel that living on the bigger boat will provide a lot more comfort. I lived on the Ericson at one point for about 6 weeks but in the summer in Virginia in order to have any level of comfort at all, AC & refrigeration are very important. At least to me they are. I will say that at times I already miss the simplicity of the smaller boat with fewer systems. __________________ Ben Franklin : "Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man."

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