Hi - I'm Katie and I'm Terrif...Excited...from Knoxville, TN

[MarkJ]

Originally Posted by DeepFrz

Oops, Mark, you said that to fast...<gr>

Dang!

We'll have to go back to the USA and learn the language again

I do have a photo.... lemme find it.... of Nicolle....

ahhh here it is:

Nicolle in Charleston for our first meal out in the USA, and she asks for a coke. The waitress asks something like "small or large" and greedy-guts goes for the......

[markpj23]

Learning the "language" is one thing... but you're not a true southerner until you can eat boiled peanuts at a roadside stand without gagging...

Welcome aboard you two!

[Tempest245]

Whenever I'm about to say hi to a Southern Belle someone, always comes along and says:

Originally Posted by Sinuous

Hi, I'm the husband!

Hi Guys! Welcome aboard.....

[Sinuous]

Originally Posted by markpj23

Learning the "language" is one thing... but you're not a true southerner until you can eat boiled peanuts at a roadside stand without gagging...

Welcome aboard you two!

Y'gotta float 'em in Co-Cola first.

[captfolly]

...congrats on moving from the house to your boat!!...we are in Charleston at Mariners Cay (folly beach), getting our boat ready to move aboard this spring...we also downsized from 2 houses of stuff to presently living in a house that is basically a storage shed for boat parts...almost no furniture...where do you berth your boat??

George & Doris

[Sinuous]

Originally Posted by captfolly

...congrats on moving from the house to your boat!!...we are in Charleston at Mariners Cay (folly beach), getting our boat ready to move aboard this spring...we also downsized from 2 houses of stuff to presently living in a house that is basically a storage shed for boat parts...almost no furniture...where do you berth your boat??

George & Doris

Practically neighbors, considering that this forum is global-wide! We're going to be moving it the the City Marina on Saturday.

[KatieSeaGypsy]

Well, it's been almost a year and we are getting ready to leave Charleston. That is if we can finish fixing the boat. If you want to see what we've been up to, here is our blog.
The Sea Gypsies

[gonesail]

when you sell your house you will find out what downsizing really means .. unless you already did that

[Dockhead]

Originally Posted by KatieSeaGypsy

Hello,
I'm Katie hailing from Knoxville, TN. We just bought a 33' Soverel Mark I in Charleston and are planning on moving to Charleston and working/living on her. I'm a technical writer and my husband is an electronics technician.
Neither of us know how to sail but we do know how to make our lives interesting.
We could use blessings, well wishes, positive thoughts, and a few sacrificial chickens over the next couple of months.
We are selling our 2002 sq. ft. home and all of the accessories. What we can't sell, we are giving away.
It's amazing how much accumulates over the decades.
Thank you for letting me a part of this forum.
Sincerely,
Katie

If you're a technical writer, then you should know that it is "neither of us knows how to sail . . ." But the crowd here is unlikely to make too much a deal out of it. Welcome.

[SurferShane]

Katie & Partner,

The positive thoughts part is so important. I just bought my first real boat and the negativities, financial burden and learning curve can really take a toll. On the other hand, if it is your dream DON’T GIVE UP! Eventually things will start falling in place. For me some really good things are starting to come out of the bad and if I let the boat go I would never forgive myself.

All the best, Shane

[Sinuous]

House is gone, cars are gone, everything we own now fits on the boat!

[FSMike]

Having less stuff is remarkably liberating. The only things I really missed from my first time moving aboard were my blues albums.
Fair winds to you two.

[KatieSeaGypsy]

Originally Posted by FSMike

Having less stuff is remarkably liberating. The only things I really missed from my first time moving aboard were my blues albums.
Fair winds to you two.

We fortunately only had CDs. We sold many but we still have quite a few in albums. We have no shortage of entertainment.
I think the only thing I really miss is hot water. I have to boil water on the coleman propane stove for everything, Oh, and a flush toilet would be nice.

[captfolly]

hey Katie and Mike...we hope to leave charleston this week for points south...our boat still needs a lot of work, but we can probably get more done where it is warm...when and where are you headed...?...

fair winds,

George & Doris

[KatieSeaGypsy]

Hi George and Doris,
Our annual lease runs out at the end of February. We are planning on leaving either the 28 or March 1st. We will see how the weather plays out.
We are planning on stopping at St. Marys, Ga for a couple of days and then too Jacksonville for a few days and then down to the keys. We don't have it all planned out yet. I've heard that Marathon has a good mooring ball basin and that there are places you can anchor out in Key West and dinghy into downtown.
What's your boat's problems?
Where are you planning on heading and when?
Katie and Mike