liveboard

[chas1450]

hi, I live aboard my 40 ft Trojan and being new to the boating world I was just wondering how many live aboard their boats full time and what are some of the pit falls that I need to watch for and try to avoid

[jwrape]

Very nice!

[prowlersfish]

Nice but the over size photo makes the thead hard to read .

[guglielmo6160]

hats off to you, I cant imagine living on a boat full time,, I love boating and love having our little weekend boat, and we consider it our condo on the water,, but I need terra firma full time,,,
but its a beautiful boat and good luck Im actually looking to upgrade to a larger boat, but for the weekends only

[jwrape]

I Could definetly do it if I was single.... I actually thought about it when I was single breifly

[Tuck]

i don't live on the boat full time, BUT i may as well...according to the wife. this last week, for instance, i went home two nights. the rest of the time i've been on the boat. hehe

anyhoos...when i got this f32 back in february, i found that it was uber cold, and had to run the heater, as well as the space heaters just about full time to keep it warm. that, and the annoying boat causing wake now and then, i haven't really found a down side to staying on the boat as much as i do.

[lbswaff]

Hello where abouts in Hampstead do you dock your boat? I have mine in Wilmington right now. I'm trying to restore her but it is turning into a long process and it will be worth it. Billy

[jwrape]

Oh Dogs would be impossible unless you were on something over 50'... There's just not enough room in my opinion. I can't stand when we have our dogs out.

[randyp]

Last year we lived aboard the mighty Blue Heron for 6 solid weeks and I'm happy to say we're still married. Even a 26 foot Trojan can be comfortable for this long a time period with some proper planning (and of course, that big cockpit). We met a lot of liveaboards making the Great Circle Route on our trip. Many of them had trawlers. For my money if I was going to liveaboard I'd go that route or get a houseboat. The trawler would be perfect for a cruising "residence" if it was diesel, and the houseboat has probably the best floorplan for actual liveaboard but not as seaworthy as the trawler.

Just my 2 cents

[Mac32]

How Fun!!!! in my opinion everyone should try it for a period of time. It is a great wat to figure out what you really do and dont need in life..

When I went through a divorce the wife got everyting (including our 36 tricabin) so I went out and bought the boat that she always wanted while we were married.....ha....

So I just happen to live aboard this boat (a F32) for 4- 1/2 to 5 years in michigan (year round). Yep, did it under shrink wrap, and no shrink wrap so I could shovel decks and have a christmas tree on the deck. Of course this was with no wife, kids or animals (except for the neighbors cats). Some chores are the same like shoveling the walk (in stead its the dock)....

The first two years were quite the mental challenge, especially in winter with short hours of daylight and having to use the shore facility for shower, head, laundry, and washing dishes. But I would not trade it for anything, I paired down and simplified my lifestyle almost to an extreme, especially since I need to have a place for everything and for some reason feel compelled to keep the place clean. And to this day I still dont have a basement full of forgotten treasures like I did before moving onto the boat.
It really changed my life, and some day now that I am married again my wife and I are planning to live on a boat for a few years in the future, just not the F32 otherwise we wont be married long..