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Forum: Dollars & Cents

07-09-2017, 10:36

Replies: 23

Cruising pre-children - worth the opportunity cost??

Views: 5,286

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Cruising pre-children - worth the opportunity cost??

My son is nearing 2 years old. I took my first ASA course when he was a few months old. I bought a Catalina 30 when he was 1. I had the grand vision of sailing down the Texas coast learning the...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-05-2017, 20:23

Replies: 38

Off Topic. Many months (if not a year or more) to get a boat. In the interim?

Views: 5,661

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Off Topic. Many months (if not a year or more) to get a boat. In the interim?

My RE taxes are over 3%! But we don't have state income tax. My RE taxes are nearly half of my monthly home payment. If my home appreciates 3%, I break even. Factoring the mortgage, I'm losing...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-05-2017, 20:11

Replies: 38

Off Topic. Many months (if not a year or more) to get a boat. In the interim?

Views: 5,661

Posted By mbhouston

Off Topic. Many months (if not a year or more) to get a boat. In the interim?

Sorry, double-posted. Deleted.

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-05-2017, 20:00

Replies: 38

Off Topic. Many months (if not a year or more) to get a boat. In the interim?

Views: 5,661

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Off Topic. Many months (if not a year or more) to get a boat. In the interim?

I agree with SV Bacchus. My dad is a strict "no borrowing except for real estate" guy. But after his time in Thailand serving in the Air Force, he came home to 15% + interest rates. Go ahead and...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-05-2017, 15:51

Replies: 11

BVIs in September?

Views: 1,366

Posted By mbhouston

Re: BVIs in September?

We were looking into an October charter. September is high point in hurricane season, so there is a relatively low probability of a tropical system ruining a day or two of the trip, even lower...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-05-2017, 15:40

Replies: 38

Off Topic. Many months (if not a year or more) to get a boat. In the interim?

Views: 5,661

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Off Topic. Many months (if not a year or more) to get a boat. In the interim?

My '88 Catalina 30 is fully insured. I don't have a note on it. I insured through Geico Marine after getting 5 or 6 quotes. My car insurance is also through Geico. I recommend getting an umbrella...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-05-2017, 14:28

Replies: 59

Catalina 30 & My first boaters sin...

Views: 15,650

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Catalina 30 & My first boaters sin...

I'm enjoying the responses, it is amazing how different we all interpret the same space.

I think for us, and especially my wife, we like the more open feeling of the main salon. She does not like...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-05-2017, 12:42

Replies: 59

Catalina 30 & My first boaters sin...

Views: 15,650

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Catalina 30 & My first boaters sin...

And tent manufacturers call a tent with 51 inches of width a two person tent. Boat manufacturers must use similar dimensions.

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-05-2017, 12:06

Replies: 59

Catalina 30 & My first boaters sin...

Views: 15,650

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Catalina 30 & My first boaters sin...

I would sleep in the aft berth by myself. No way two people are sleeping with any level of comfort under the cockpit floor and steering box. The word coffin comes to my mind. But that will be...

Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living

17-05-2017, 08:34

Replies: 64

Most important thing to a new boat owner?

Views: 12,109

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Most important thing to a new boat owner?

I bought my first boat this past November. It is 20 years older than yours but these lessons could apply to a newer vessel too.

Discuss with the surveyor exactly what will and will not be...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

11-05-2017, 09:29

Replies: 59

Catalina 30 & My first boaters sin...

Views: 15,650

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Catalina 30 & My first boaters sin...

Our first sailboat is a '88 C30 mkii. We bought it last November. Mechanically, it was in good shape, fairly well maintained but some aging equipment and running rigging. We looked at several boats...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

15-01-2017, 18:01

Replies: 39

What corrosion process is going on in this steel deck?

Views: 6,037

Posted By mbhouston

Re: What corrosion process is going on in this steel deck?

I see this in my line of work in steel pipe exposed to atmosphere near salt water. Most likely chlorides were on the surface before painting. Sand blasting alone won't remove chlorides and in...

Forum: Meets & Greets

04-12-2016, 12:25

Replies: 7

Hello (again) from Clear Lake, Texas!

Views: 1,720

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Hello (again) from Clear Lake, Texas!

Lou Stahlberg surveyed the boat and I did go through a broker, Little Yacht Sales. Captain Rick Weiler was my buyers agent.

Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink

04-12-2016, 11:19

Replies: 156

Weber Q1200 Grill on a boat

Views: 122,607

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Weber Q1200 Grill on a boat

I'm a Weber fanboy. I have a Weber kettle, Smokey Mountain and a Genesis. Looks like my new boat will be sporting a Q1200!

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Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living

04-12-2016, 10:47

Replies: 3

Boat US to Geico Marine

Views: 2,348

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Boat US to Geico Marine

We are going with Boat US/Geico Marine for our new-to-us sailboat. They had three levels, "premiere", "value", and liability only. As far as I could tell, the biggest difference between premiere...

Forum: Our Community

04-12-2016, 09:20

Replies: 46

Florida coast living selection?

Views: 7,672

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Florida coast living selection?

I grew up in Key Largo. You may be able to get a canal-front home on ocean side in the Upper or middle Keys in the upper end of your price range, though I haven't priced real estate lately....

Forum: Meets & Greets

04-12-2016, 08:48

Replies: 7

Hello (again) from Clear Lake, Texas!

Views: 1,720

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Hello (again) from Clear Lake, Texas!

I've got some leaks at a few chain plates and a few port lights, and one at the muffler raw water inlet.

I reserved a slip at Watergate. I think we visited every marina on the lake!

Sent...

Forum: Meets & Greets

04-12-2016, 07:36

Replies: 7

Hello (again) from Clear Lake, Texas!

Views: 1,720

Posted By mbhouston

Hello (again) from Clear Lake, Texas!

I've been a member here since 2012 but haven't posted anything since then. It look longer than planned, but within the past year I completed ASA 101 and various mentor sails and group sails. Well,...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

03-12-2016, 13:27

Replies: 15

Camera choices

Views: 2,221

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Camera choices

+1 for DPreview. Great resource.

My only problem with recommending a DSLR is that you'll easily exceed your budget getting a wide angle lens, standard zoom and telephoto zoom to cover the broad...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

02-12-2016, 18:08

Replies: 15

Camera choices

Views: 2,221

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Camera choices

In your price range, you have numerous options from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Olympus, Fujifilm. It's hard to recommend one camera. However, I'm a huge fan of Fujifilm mirrorless cameras. Their...

Forum: Meets & Greets

02-04-2012, 19:22

Replies: 19

Hello from Clear Lake, Texas

Views: 3,299

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Hello from Clear Lake, Texas

Thanks, again everyone. Somehow I always end up by the water. Wouldn't want it any other way...except maybe sitting on the water in Trunk Bay.

Forum: Meets & Greets

01-04-2012, 18:55

Replies: 19

Hello from Clear Lake, Texas

Views: 3,299

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Hello from Clear Lake, Texas

Phil - Thanks for the welcome. Exciting, indeed. I live 20 minutes from Kemah on the other side of I45, though I work in Sugar Land.

Pat - I have not. Wow, there are quite a few clubs and...

Forum: Meets & Greets

01-04-2012, 18:00

Replies: 19

Hello from Clear Lake, Texas

Views: 3,299

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Hello from Clear Lake, Texas

Thanks Dan 78, I'll look into them as well.

Forum: Meets & Greets

01-04-2012, 17:13

Replies: 19

Hello from Clear Lake, Texas

Views: 3,299

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Hello from Clear Lake, Texas

Ah, well I can appreciate the pride in workmanship. I'm sure our first boat will need work, and I am somewhat looking forward to learning the craft of marine maintenance. I can only hope the...

Forum: Meets & Greets

01-04-2012, 16:41

Replies: 19

Hello from Clear Lake, Texas

Views: 3,299

Posted By mbhouston

Re: Hello from Clear Lake, Texas

I had to google AIS. Pretty neat, similar principles to flying an airplane.

Mimsy - Thanks for the recommendation. Good to know that they are proactive about those types of things. BTW,...

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