Didn't notice there was an
introduction section before so thought I would post to introduce myself.
When I was growing up my parents were far from well-to-do but we always had a small sailboat to go cruising on, for probably a total of 2-3 months a year when you include the weekend trips, in the
Puget Sound, San Juans, and gulf islands. So, I developed a love of cruising early on.
After being a poor college and then graduate student and missing out on
boating, I moved up to WA knowing almost no one and started my own business so I could be close to the cruising grounds I loved. I finally am making a modest
income and bought a 50% interest in an
ericson 27 for basically nothing around March of this year. It's a pretty stripped down
boat (porta potty and camp stove) but it's fine for weekend trips and I've really enjoyed it.
Now I'm thinking about
buying a larger
boat and
living aboard, which has always been a dream of mine. Just trying to save up and figure out the logistics of it, as well as deal with some of my concerns about
living aboard in the
winter up here. I lived aboard during December of last year on my parent's boat and it wasn't the most comfortable
experience at times, particularly walking up steep icy ramps all the time.
Nice to meet you all and I'm very grateful there's a place with so many knowledgeable people willing to disperse their pearls of wisdom.
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