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14-05-2014, 13:28
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#661
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CLOD
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: being planted in Jacksonville Fl
Boat: none
Posts: 20,667
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
in sailing it pays to listen to your wife 
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Don't ask a bunch of unknown forum people if it is OK to do something on YOUR boat. It is your boat, do what you want! 
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14-05-2014, 13:45
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#662
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Kansas City, MO
Boat: In the hunt again, unknown
Posts: 1,331
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
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Originally Posted by atoll
thanks for posting john.......here is me living the dream TODAY!!! 
no gain without pain  |
Lucky you, I was under the lazarette re-beding stations and fixing leaks with my arms above my head, whilst glassing a damaged area this weekend past.
It is better than when I used to walk to school in upstate NY in the winter... 3 miles uphill both ways in a blizzard. 
P.s. Who would have guessed the P.O. thought plywood was a suitable material for backing a station plate.
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14-07-2014, 13:44
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#663
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: gettin naughty on the beach in cornwall
Boat: 63 custom alloy sloop,macwester26,prout snowgoose 37 elite catamaran!
Posts: 10,594
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
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14-07-2014, 13:51
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#664
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Fiji
Boat: Beneteau Oceanis 423
Posts: 268
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
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Originally Posted by atoll
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Haha, I accept the challenge! (don't think I had a choice...)
Hopefully we'll change the website name from couchsailors.com to notcouchsailors.com soon enough 
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Beneteau Oceanis 423 for sale. DM me for brochure
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14-07-2014, 13:55
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#665
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: gettin naughty on the beach in cornwall
Boat: 63 custom alloy sloop,macwester26,prout snowgoose 37 elite catamaran!
Posts: 10,594
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
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Originally Posted by YoloSF
Haha, I accept the challenge! (don't think I had a choice...)
Hopefully we'll change the website name from couchsailors.com to notcouchsailors.com soon enough |
gotcha on face book as well so will be following your travels
best of luck 
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14-07-2014, 15:12
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#666
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: W Florida
Boat: Still have the 33yo Jon boat. But now a CATAMARAN. Nice little 18' Bay Cat.
Posts: 7,086
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
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Originally Posted by atoll
i would love to hear from some of the posters that join the forum with great plans,use our knowledge,tell us how they are going to do it,then nothing....
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Well, the way it worked out for us is that we have multiple reasons that will prevent us from "living the dream". Pick from lists posted before. There are a lot. Things accelerated on us too.
Nothing left on my bucket list that I am capable of doing so I will have to lower my sights or put away the gun altogether.
It is pretty depressing.
"Go now" is something I wish I heard, and the courage to really listen to, in 1979. I had a really nice 18ft boat that I could camp in/on easily.
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Who knows what is next.
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14-07-2014, 15:41
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#668
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Ohio
Boat: Now boatless :-(
Posts: 11,580
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
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Originally Posted by Therapy
Nothing left on my bucket list that I am capable of doing so I will have to lower my sights or put away the gun altogether.
It is pretty depressing.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by boatman61
Yup... know what you mean..
Wish I'd got a boat back in the '70's instead of going down the marriage route sometimes.. missed out the 'Golden Years' of cruising before the world got paranoid..
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Don't beat yourself up guys...
That was pre-internet and you weren't able to put up a blog with a save the world "expedition site" and link a donate button.
It was tough when you guys were kids...
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14-07-2014, 15:50
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Jacksonville/ out cruising
Boat: Island Packet 38
Posts: 31,351
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
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Originally Posted by Ex-Calif
It was tough when you guys were kids... |
No, being a Kid was easy, growing old, now that's hard
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14-07-2014, 16:22
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#670
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 290
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
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Originally Posted by a64pilot
No, being a Kid was easy, growing old, now that's hard
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EXACTLY! Growing old is not for wimps. 
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14-07-2014, 16:28
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#671
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 6,103
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
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Originally Posted by sailorboy1
what happens to wannabes:
well based on how anyone who has a mishap etc. gets destroyed on CF the wannabes we don't hear about may just be the smart ones
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20-07-2014, 07:34
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#672
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Indiana
Boat: Beneteau 411
Posts: 62
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
U a
Sent from my iPhone using Cruisers Sailing Forum
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08-08-2014, 11:25
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#673
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Daphne Alabama
Boat: Bristol 35
Posts: 400
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
 Many of us "wanna bees" are still in the process of "being". My timeline has been upped from 10 years to 7 years to 5 years. The more I plan, the more I am determined and the quicker I accomplish things. Please don't look down your noses at those of us that "stalk" the page and ask questions. While it is true that many may not fullfill their dreams that makes their contributions no less important. If they bring up valid questions and someone learns then it is all valuable- regardless of the origination of the question.
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08-08-2014, 12:18
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#674
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Nelson NZ; boat in Coffs Harbour
Boat: 45ft Ketch
Posts: 1,562
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
We moved on our first boat 2.4 years ago at aged 71. Decided a ketch was better value than a launch. Last month we crossed the Tasman to warm and sunny Queensland - 13 days, a couple of breakdowns, and couple of days of force 9 gales - great crew - great learning and great adventure.
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08-08-2014, 12:56
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#675
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cat herder, extreme blacksheep
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: furycame alley , tropics, mexico for now
Boat: 1976 FORMOSA yankee clipper 41
Posts: 18,967
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Re: What happens to all the wannabees?
remember only 10 percent succeed...
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