MarkMT 68 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Interesting video - http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/374880/living-alone-on-a-sailboat/ Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,313 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Yep, Good Video Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Thanks for posting that Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 very cool video, very envious of that dude. Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,776 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Really interested in the comments that he felt other people considered him a dirtbag. When I was in my 20's and travelling around in my Cav 32 I thought I was a huge success - I had "made it". I was shocked when I arrived in North America and was treated as a dirtbag because I lived on my boat (something I was quite proud of). And I notice similar attitudes creeping in here. Link to post Share on other sites
rossd 16 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Creeping in here? That's the standard opinion of many on this forum in my view. I find it ironic the admiration for Johnie Wray for example when he wasn't averse to breaking or bending laws of the land. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Really interested in the comments that he felt other people considered him a dirtbag.When I was in my 20's and travelling around in my Cav 32 I thought I was a huge success - I had "made it". I was shocked when I arrived in North America and was treated as a dirtbag because I lived on my boat (something I was quite proud of). And I notice similar attitudes creeping in here. That guy had some great comments. I particularly loved the lyrics of the background music. Who cares what normal people think. They are normal for a reason Link to post Share on other sites
Scubash 0 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I have a felling after I cross the Tasman I might just not come back...I might just keep going..... Take note....sell car before going! Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,776 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Three times in my life I have sold my car and walked back to the boat to leave. Best feeling in the world. Link to post Share on other sites
Scubash 0 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Three times in my life I have sold my car and walked back to the boat to leave. Best feeling in the world. Yup I can only imagine! Can't wait! Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,313 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 On my 1st major offshore trip, I sold the car and used the money for a cruising kitty.... Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,776 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 And when you live without a car you suddenly realize exactly how much it was costing you. Once I calculated that I could rent a car just about every weekend of the year and come out cheaper. Wonder how that calculation would look today? Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,776 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 On the flip side when I came back at 31 we bought a house and shortly thereafter Angela decided we needed to go buy a vacuum cleaner. I was depressed for a week, I had never owned such a thing before. Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,313 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 You grub!! I have a small one in the boat! Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,776 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I never have and still don't own a lawnmower. Link to post Share on other sites
Pumbaa 9 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 The thing I liked selling the most was the lawn mower. Link to post Share on other sites
darkside 69 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 We met a Kiwi couple in Italy who left HMB only planning to head to the Bay of Islands and sort of kept going. They are currently in the States bringing back their third boat from there. It's harder to stop cruising than it is to start. Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,776 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 It's harder to stop cruising than it is to start. Soooo very true. Makes you wonder why there are so many books on how to go cruising and to my knowledge none on how to come back. Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Three times in my life I have sold my car and walked back to the boat to leave. Best feeling in the world. Obviously indication of setting a low standard for yourself and failing to achieve x 3 times. Now a good negotiator would have included the return of the vendor to his boat, surely and now you negotiate what???? Bus fares back? Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,776 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Ah you poor man. Selling the car and walking back to the boat was "achieving". Spending your life as a cubicle slave is "failing". I tend to drive very inexpensive vehicles. So for the convenience of having the use of it till departure the easiest way was to go to one of those "cash for cars" places, take what they offer knowing it was less than market value (on a very inexpensive cars the difference is minimal in absolute terms) and enjoy the walk back to the boat. Link to post Share on other sites
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