So.... You want to cruise on a sailboat

[Topspin]

It´s just a flu.......
It´s going to disappear.......

[Kintala]

Originally Posted by NevilleCat

Great opener for your best selling e-book!

It is almost word for word the opening to our book How NOT to Buy a Cruising Boat available on Amazon 🤔

[GILow]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

Cockpit speakers aren't working and i can not figure out why...

Things just got serious.

[chrisr]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

So .............


Cockpit speakers aren't working and i can not figure out why

.

heh...don't complain about that to ME...i had one cockpit speaker working...one not working. so decided to fix the one not working...

with the obvious result : now both don't work...arrraaaggghhh !

cheers,

[Lasivian]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

Cockpit speakers aren't working and i can not figure out why

Such luxury! pfft!

[dfelsent]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

So .............

Haven't been off the boat in 2 days
Getting tired of listening to the wind howl
Boat next to me doesn't any anyone on it, so of course the halyards bang
Need to take trash in, that will be a wet ride
Am out of wine
Left forward hatch open the other night, now things are wet
Cockpit speakers aren't working and i can not figure out why
Need to scrape the boat bottom, again
Where dos this dirt come from

Hey it is just like in the magazines. But the dream of moving along to new places to see never leaves your thoughts.

Oh so true. But then the wind calms down and the sun comes out and all that is gone and life is beautiful again.

[dfelsent]

Originally Posted by Lasivian

Why not just wait for calmer winds? **ponder**

Cause it smells bad. Really bad.

[a64pilot]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

There must be something wrong with me... I've lived aboard, full time cruising, mostly at anchor, done a lot of offshore miles...

and I'm still enjoying it after 34 years.

Jim

Actually, there is, your Abby normal.
Seriously it’s not for normal people, you have to be a little “off”

[dfelsent]

Originally Posted by tradrockrat

It's always been amazing to me the things some people consider "roughing it"



I grew up in a house with no AC and a wood burning stove for heat. That was in Maryland - a 4 season state. The driveway was a 1/4 mile steep hill (up hill both ways in the snow? ;-) ) Yet nobody would say I was roughing it growing up.



My boat has AC and HEAT! The dock walk is a flat 1/10 of a mile to my car. I have a fridge and running water. A shower and toilet, and electricity. A freaking stove! In no way whatsoever is a modern boat "roughing it". A modern boat is often "inconvenient", but roughing it? No.

Four seasons?

I’m fortunate to live in Massachusetts with only four actual seasons.

And we are all lucky to not live in northern Vermont where they have five seasons.
Spring. Summer. Fall. Winter. Mud. Then spring etc.
I recall driving up a hill (AWD SUV and four snows fortunately) in late springtime. Aka mud season. The so called road was gravel. Frozen. Then Ice. Then 6” of mud on that.
Very sketchy driving.

[sailorxyz]

Originally Posted by Eclectic Always

It’s not that I’m out of wine. There’s probably 50 bottles in the cooler in the other room.

The problem is that I have my 19yo cat in my lap and to get to the wine I’d have to disaccommodate him and I’d feel guilty for doing that. His 15yo buddy passed away a couple weeks ago and he feels a bit lonely.

So I guess I’ll wait until he decides he wants to move and then I can get the wine.

Indeed, cats rule.

[searenity38]

Yes! You can. Go!

[fxykty]

Originally Posted by Eclectic Always

It’s not that I’m out of wine. There’s probably 50 bottles in the cooler in the other room.



The problem is that I have my 19yo cat in my lap and to get to the wine I’d have to disaccommodate him and I’d feel guilty for doing that. His 15yo buddy passed away a couple weeks ago and he feels a bit lonely.



So I guess I’ll wait until he decides he wants to move and then I can get the wine.

We call that being “catted” and it is a guilt free way to say “I’d love to clear the dinner dishes but I’m catted so you’ll need to it. And my wine glass is empty and I can’t reach the remote. Thanks honey.”

[LauraleeG]

Originally Posted by ArtyB

Some people should quit their jobs and become motivational speakers.

No matter what you are doing, where you are doing it, or who is with you when you are doing it, life is full of ****.

**** can be a fertilizer, and fertilizer makes things grow.

And all that jazz.

Pass performance is not indicative of future success, OR failure.

Just because someone F'ed something up royally doesnt mean you will.

Just saying...

But... F’king up royally is how one learns. I have learned so much about sailing from doing the WRONG thing first. Thankfully might boat is very forgiving....
Edison invented thousands of lightbulbs that didn’t work, till one did.

[theDangerz]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

So you got the fantasy to drop out and going cruising on a sailboat. So you buy some magazines and fall deeper in love with swimming in clear water, catching your own fish, sundowners to pretty sunsets, cruiser bonfire parties, and the good life. Then you buy some “how to pick and boat” old books and start threads based on those in sailing forums and finally just ignore the replies because after all you have a book. Over time you even get some “how to sail books” and decide it is easy (it is, ........mostly, well kind of). Your are hooked and really to live the high life of boat life, all for $1,200/mo or $500/mo when the fish are biting.

Oh man... I literally saw this topic pop up from you in the middle of our 3days crossing (while updating emails looking for the weather update... and hove to waiting for a massive gnarly squall to pass by) couldn't wait to get back to shore/online and see where this went!!

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

Now, .......................... Are you ready for the truth?

Here's the truth at least from this boat (despite the fact it's coming from a VERY tired couple of newbies who just had 3 days of 2hour shifts, of big winds and rough seas without land in sight, ample moments of terror and where the number of lures stolen by fish/ocean well outnumbered the number of fish we pulled aboard (never a good sign))....

truth about cruising: IT'S WAY BETTER THAN WE EVEN EXPECTED!!!

[tradrockrat]

Originally Posted by dfelsent

Four seasons?

I’m fortunate to live in Massachusetts with only four actual seasons.

And we are all lucky to not live in northern Vermont where they have five seasons.
Spring. Summer. Fall. Winter. Mud. Then spring etc.
I recall driving up a hill (AWD SUV and four snows fortunately) in late springtime. Aka mud season. The so called road was gravel. Frozen. Then Ice. Then 6” of mud on that.
Very sketchy driving.

Yup - just 4...lol It can go over 100 in the summer with significant humidity(not Florida or anything, but still...), drop snow by Thanksgiving, and gorgeous green, wet springs and vibrant Falls.