I'm from Missouri and looking for knowledge

[Bartender]

There is a lot of factors to consider thats why I'm doing this research. I don't want to jump into a pool without knowing how deep it is.


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[tomfl]

Originally Posted by boatman61

If you love your dog do him a favour.. find him a good home with folk he likes then move onto your boat...
You can always visit..
Sorry.. dogs on boats is a selfish human act of cruelty IMHO..

Agree with boatie on this one. Try keeping your dog in the bathroom for a week, only letting him out for short half hour walks a couple of times a day, and you have to get him in a wheelbarrow to get him from the bathroom to the front door.

I love dogs, but it really is cruel to keep one on a boat.

[Bartender]

How about this trawler? What are the forum members thoughts, I know it's not a sailboat! http://keys.craigslist.org/boa/4515237342.html



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[Bartender]

Did the link work?


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[Bartender]

How about the hatteras 47' on craigslist in key west? I know it's not a sailboat. I tried to send a link I don't think it worked.


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[Phantoms]

Originally Posted by Bartender

I'm wanting any tips on what to read for info on boats, terminology, anything that will help. Im basically doing research right now and i have a year and a half before i make the big plunge into the life of a seaman. Ideas on what type of boat for singlehanded sailing for newbies.

A good first book would be "Your First Sailboat"

Your First Sailboat, Second Edition by Daniel Spurr | 9780071813471 | Paperback | Barnes & Noble

A very informative book that also happens to be very current. Reviews and diagrams of several different types of sailboats, sections on what to look out for when buying one, descriptions of the different types of boats available and what fits you, terminology, how to, navigation, etc.

A boat big enough for me and my 150 pound dog

I can't imagine having a big dog on a liveaboard. Heck, just taking them out for a day of fishing can be a big ordeal.

[Bartender]

Thank you phantoms, I'm heading to B&N today anyway.


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[Canibul]

where do you expect to be in ten years? what do you want to be doing?

now, think of where that dog will be when you're 43. are you sure you want your life decisions revolving around an animals comfort? they're temporary. almost to be considered consumables in a human lifespan.

don't take this the wrong way, but basing plans of this nature on anything to do with a pet seems to me to indicate a serious lack of familiarity with what you say you want to do.

you don't pick a livaboard boat to suit a dog.

save your money until the dog dies, and then get a better boat. and a smaller dog.

[Bartender]

Who knows canibul I could take him out for a day cruise he could love it and we could get swallowed up by a sea monster. All I know is we will be by each other's side til one of us perishes on land or sea but I have been thinking a boat might not be the best place for him. So like I said I will research everything that I can to be ready when the time comes.


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[MarkCK]

What part of Missouri are you from? I also live in MO. I might be able to point you in the right direction on where to learn to sail.

[ArtM]

Originally Posted by Bartender

There is a lot of factors to consider thats why I'm doing this research. I don't want to jump into a pool without knowing how deep it is.


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Don't get caught up too much in this kind of discussion. You don't need a boat that's ready to "go to sea" because YOU'RE not ready to go to sea.

$30,000 can and will get you a get good sailboat ready to live aboard, sail, and take the kinds of short journeys that you will be taking as a beginning cruiser. Do hold some cash for repairs, even a boat in sail away condition may need a new line or two, but don't get carried away with the "blue water" talk.

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[Bartender]

I'm in Kansas city mark. I'm going to Mexico at the end of august I have thought about doing a day trip out to sea. I will be in the riviera maya are there any day cruises out there?


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[Sailmonkey]

Originally Posted by Bartender

How about this trawler? What are the forum members thoughts, I know it's not a sailboat! http://keys.craigslist.org/boa/4515237342.html



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I highly doubt that would move under its own power. Looks like it's been set up to act as a floating condo

[ArtM]

Originally Posted by Sailmonkey

I highly doubt that would move under its own power. Looks like it's been set up to act as a floating condo

That's a Keys houseboat. It is a place to live. Though it will move and can be piloted, it's purpose is to be semi-permanently installed at a slip.

This is not a cruising vessel. It might not have an engine installed, and if it does it may not have been out of it's slip in 20 years.

Ok, edit:
It's on a mooring ball, not on a slip. That is not normal. For a cheap place to live, it's okay if you are desperate for a home in the keys.

I don't know what else to say. It says right in the description "houseboat". That's the equivalent of "Trailer Home" in land-based terms.

[tybee22]

Seen this boat it has none or no motors and.need to be towed to move. Key West mooring field is a real bear in the winter. I know as I lived there for two years. Prior owner of this boat had a great dane size of a small pony, used a ramp and to did not work well