What boat do you live on?

[Suijin]

> What boat you live on (specific model please!)
Valiant 40

> How many crew on board
1

> Preferred cruising grounds
Temperate and tropical

> Ages of the crew
58

[SV Windrush II]

Mariner 40
2 most of the time except for longer passages i sail alone.
Sailing the tropical Pacific islands. Presently in the Philippines
51

My Mariner is small but she has taken me everywhere i point her. Bounced off a few reefs, through storms, and kept going. She is all wood and lots of maintenance haha.
Looking for a larger boat soon.

[MAJICDAN]

Gulfstar 53 MS
Pilothouse Ketch
50/50
We go home during hurricane season
My wife and I
62yrs and 65 yrs
Bahamas
East coast the US
Florida east coast and keys
Going to Carribean this fall

[zengirl]

1985 Freedom 32
one
age 74, female
stuck in Va, but it will be Caribbean

[98blackbell]

Catalina 42 MKII
2 cabin
2004
2 people
53,53
1 year full time
East coast
Heading to Carribean in 2018
Plans to circumnavigate

[joel383]

Originally Posted by willp14335

These are the questions:


> What boat you live on (specific model please!)

> How many crew on board

> Preferred cruising grounds

> Ages of the crew

Rawson 30 pilot house (sometimes called a 32)

2 people

Alaska

31 and 30

[michaelratinter]

Bruce Roberts Offshore 44, center cockpit ketch

4 souls on board: 73, 71, 68, 65

N Pacific

[TheThunderbird]

Originally Posted by willp14335

These are the questions:


> What boat you live on (specific model please!) NAUTA54 (07/14) built-in in 1989 on a Scott Kaufman design, a ben working with S&S
Liveaboard since 2014

> How many crew on board
1, rarely 2-3

> Preferred cruising grounds
Southern End, now Sicily

> Ages of the crew

63

I am keeen to stress that, having an enclosed bimini around the center-cockpit, l am considering to build up a hard dodger right like on the HR53, as a way to
- have a strong dodger
- Mount rigid solar panels

PLEASE take into account :
- access to a Real engine room
- dedicated space for fuel lines control and filters (in a cabinet! Not in the bilge*!@"grrrr!)
- decent electric panels, bars, wire pipes... without crossing the boat b/forth
- 24V, forget 12V
- keep tanks below feet
- insulate boat ALL AROUND
- don't use cored materials

Best for your studies!

[TheThunderbird]

Recently, floating on a 54', l had 2 boats larger than mine, one othermuch larger (5spreaders), 2 similar, and 2-3 smaller.

50' is a good average now, and " big" is over 60' imo (i.e. Hard dink and hydraulic furlers, no less)

[MamaKube]

Moody 54
Two husband/ wife
Caribbean
52 & 51

[jillf]

1974 cal 2-46
2 - husband&wife
Florida&Bahamas (Jan-May)

[jkindredpdx]

1974 Hallberg-Rassy 35 Rasmus sloop
Liveaboards: 50% solo male 63yrs, 25% couple male 63 and female 65
Pacific Northwest marina and anchored

[Simi 60]

Originally Posted by TheThunderbird

63

I am keeen to stress that, having an enclosed bimini around the center-cockpit, l am considering to build up a hard dodger right like on the HR53, as a way to
- have a strong dodger
- Mount rigid solar panels

PLEASE take into account :
- access to a Real engine room
- dedicated space for fuel lines control and filters (in a cabinet! Not in the bilge*!@"grrrr!)
- decent electric panels, bars, wire pipes... without crossing the boat b/forth
- 24V, forget 12V
- keep tanks below feet
- insulate boat ALL AROUND
- don't use cored materials

Best for your studies!

Yep
Loving our walk around engine room with 6ft headroom.
Because of this easy access I visit at least twice a day at anchor and every hour on passage.

[Nicholson58]

1984 Camper & Nicholson 58 center cockpit ketch.
Air draft 80 ft, beam 16, draft 6'-8", 40 tons.
Currently in Trinidad at Power Boat.

[jkindredpdx]

Originally Posted by jkindredpdx

1974 Hallberg-Rassy 35 Rasmus sloop
Liveaboards: 50% solo male 63yrs, 25% couple male 63 and female 65
Pacific Northwest marina and anchored

I too should add that I have a hard dodger and fully enclosed center cockpit which adds a sunroom... this makes a big difference in the winter when days are short and nights are long...