http://boatbits.blogspot.com/2013/12/how-to-sell-boat.html Bob links over to this guy’s sailboat ad. Couldn’t have said it better myself. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/boa/4234040827.html What does captian kurt, popeye, captain hook and tommy lee have in common? They are all bad ass people. Why? Because they were all in command of ships. You should be in command of a ship. You should buy …
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This Fire Is Out of Control: That Time My Sailboat Caught Fire…
A sad sight… First, a story of stupidity In 2004 my sailboat was in Charleston, SC while my job had moved to Kings Bay, GA. I was planning to live aboard SeaWitch, my 1970 Cal 28, in the quiet city marina in Fernandina Beach, FL. Unfortunately, I continued to run into problems delivering …
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Setting sail!
Here in Djibouti Africa, I felt it was time to go big or go home. I intend to do both eventually. In the meantime, I’m putting some hard earned cheddar where my mouth is: I bought the domain for The Young Liveaboard. Now it’s time to transfer my content from Blogger to this new site …
Decisions Decisions: Factors in Sailboat Upgrades and Improvements
http://volkscruiser.blogspot.com/2013/08/if-it-aint-broke.html I’ve long been a fan of Bob’s writing, having enjoyed almost 7 years of daily (practically) posts from the Caribbean. He switched off of “BoatBits” for a while now, but started up a blog known as “Volkscruiser”, the implied meaning being a cruiser for the masses. I didn’t know it at the time, but …
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Living Aboard Vs. Living Abroad
Definitely abroad… spray covered dodger from a recent trip of mine The difference is in placement of that ole “R” For many years I’ve pondered the nature of of living aboard in contrast to cruising. Starting in 2002 when I first began my research into the lifestyle, I met with significant confusion. The internet was …
7 Reasons Living Aboard in 2013 Rocks More Than A Decade Ago
In the summer of 2002 I purchased, moved aboard, and sailed my new home, SeaWitch, to Charleston SC. A Cal 28 flat topper was certainly an interesting choice of living for a young naval officer, but it opened up some of the best years of my life. But that’s not to say it was all …
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