The next adventure

dory36 · 02-09-2007, 07:41 PM

It's probably at least 18 months of fixup and projects before there will be any serious full-timing, but here's the replacement for Dory:

Sam · 02-09-2007, 07:44 PM

Isn't this smaller than your last house-on-water?

dory36 · 02-09-2007, 07:51 PM

Yep. A good bit. Dory was a 36' trawler, M&M (new name, after granddaughters) is 29, and as a sailboat, it's much smaller. But we only used the 2nd cabin and 2nd head on Dory for storage, so in practice, it's probably only 10-15% smaller than the space we actually used.

Also, Dory was our only home for several years. M&M will probably be a few months in the fall and another few months in the spring.

REWahoo · 02-09-2007, 07:54 PM

REWahoo: "Honey, take a look at Dory's new boat. He and his wife are planning to sail on it for months at a time. That's really neat!"

DW: "Well, he's obviously married to a much more understanding woman than you are."

Nords · 02-09-2007, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by dory36

it's probably only 10-15% smaller than the space we actually used.

Considering the space you actually get, you should collect both sea pay AND sub pay for that one.

dory36 · 02-10-2007, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Nords

Considering the space you actually get, you should collect both sea pay AND sub pay for that one.

You know you lived on a boat too long when an airplane bathroom seems spacious!

lazygood4nothinbum · 02-10-2007, 11:12 AM

nice looking craft. i love dark blue hulls but i'd be concerned with the heat it could generate inside if sailing sunny southern climes. i assume it is well-ventilated but no mechanical air cooling system? where will be your primary cruising grounds?

and of course, the obvious question: why didn't you get a cape dory 30 footer?

dory36 · 02-10-2007, 01:31 PM

On Dory we were in the Chesapeake in the summers and in Florida in the winters. M&M will be in the Chesapeake at least until fall, but probably until fall 08, then perhaps we'll go down the coast again, maybe to the Bahamas.

Cut-Throat · 02-10-2007, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by dory36

It's probably at least 18 months of fixup and projects before there will be any serious full-timing, but here's the replacement for Dory:

There is a picture of your new boat here?

dory36 · 02-10-2007, 02:13 PM

Yep -- you don't see it?

Here it is as a link instead of an upload:

TromboneAl · 02-10-2007, 04:55 PM

Looks great. I'm right now in the middle of reading "Two Against Cape Horn," by a guy who sailed around the horn on a thirty-five foot boat that looks a lot like yours. Like this one:

Just finished "Alone Against the Atlantic" by a guy who sailed to England on a 10 foot boat.

Bayfield40 · 02-10-2007, 05:46 PM

Dory, We're so jealous! We only got to live the cruising dream for a year before DH came down with heart problems. Now we are full time RVer's. Enjoy your new boat, she's beautiful!! Fair winds and following seas...

Cut-Throat · 02-10-2007, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dory36

Yep -- you don't see it?

Here it is as a link instead of an upload:

Yes, I can see this perfectly now. Looks Great! - But it kind of Bugs me that I could not see the Pic that everyone else seems to see?

- Maybe I have something set up in my profile wrong?

lifeisgood · 02-10-2007, 09:02 PM

I couldn't see it either, at first. Then I logged in, et voila!

Cut-Throat · 02-10-2007, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Lifeisgood

I couldn't see it either, at first. Then I logged in, et voila!

Well, I'm logged in and still can't see the first picture! - The linked one I can see just fine.

dory36 · 02-11-2007, 05:38 AM

Weird -- can you see this one?

F-One · 02-11-2007, 06:22 AM

Looks great!!

Will you share some specifics?

Make, Size, Year .... and the sign-up list for day-sails

Some day we hope to join the sailors in FIRE, unfortunately it's a few years away

dory36 · 02-11-2007, 07:58 AM

This is a 29' Bristol, built in 1967.

Here is the layout:
[img width=750 height=556]http://www.bristolowners.org/29/b29draw.jpg[/img]

Cut-Throat · 02-11-2007, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by dory36

Weird -- can you see this one?

Nope, nothing here for me!

Sam · 02-11-2007, 08:26 AM

CT,

Can you capture your screen (Prt Scrn) and post it here? It might give a clue to the problem. Which brower are you using, version?

02-09-2007, 07:44 PM	#2
Sam Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,743	Re: The next adventure Isn't this smaller than your last house-on-water?

02-09-2007, 07:51 PM	#3
dory36 Early-Retirement.org Founder Developer of FIRECalc Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,823	Re: The next adventure Yep. A good bit. Dory was a 36' trawler, M&M (new name, after granddaughters) is 29, and as a sailboat, it's much smaller. But we only used the 2nd cabin and 2nd head on Dory for storage, so in practice, it's probably only 10-15% smaller than the space we actually used. Also, Dory was our only home for several years. M&M will probably be a few months in the fall and another few months in the spring. __________________ Often uninformed, seldom undecided. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain

02-09-2007, 07:54 PM	#4
REWahoo Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 10,991	Re: The next adventure REWahoo: "Honey, take a look at Dory's new boat. He and his wife are planning to sail on it for months at a time. That's really neat!" DW: "Well, he's obviously married to a much more understanding woman than you are." __________________ Spewing self-serving drivel since 2002.

02-10-2007, 01:31 PM	#8
dory36 Early-Retirement.org Founder Developer of FIRECalc Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,823	Re: The next adventure On Dory we were in the Chesapeake in the summers and in Florida in the winters. M&M will be in the Chesapeake at least until fall, but probably until fall 08, then perhaps we'll go down the coast again, maybe to the Bahamas. __________________ Often uninformed, seldom undecided. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain

02-10-2007, 02:13 PM	#10
dory36 Early-Retirement.org Founder Developer of FIRECalc Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,823	Re: The next adventure Yep -- you don't see it? Here it is as a link instead of an upload: __________________ Often uninformed, seldom undecided. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain

02-10-2007, 04:55 PM	#11
TromboneAl Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,857	Re: The next adventure Looks great. I'm right now in the middle of reading "Two Against Cape Horn," by a guy who sailed around the horn on a thirty-five foot boat that looks a lot like yours. Like this one: Just finished "Alone Against the Atlantic" by a guy who sailed to England on a 10 foot boat. __________________ - Al -- Always serious, never joking. No, wait. Never serious... Always... I forget.

02-10-2007, 05:46 PM	#12
Bayfield40 Dryer sheet wannabe Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 21	Re: The next adventure Dory, We're so jealous! We only got to live the cruising dream for a year before DH came down with heart problems. Now we are full time RVer's. Enjoy your new boat, she's beautiful!! Fair winds and following seas...

02-10-2007, 09:02 PM	#14
lifeisgood Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 53	Re: The next adventure I couldn't see it either, at first. Then I logged in, et voila!

02-11-2007, 06:22 AM	#17
F-One Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 141	Re: The next adventure Looks great!! Will you share some specifics? Make, Size, Year .... and the sign-up list for day-sails Some day we hope to join the sailors in FIRE, unfortunately it's a few years away

02-11-2007, 07:58 AM	#18
dory36 Early-Retirement.org Founder Developer of FIRECalc Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,823	Re: The next adventure This is a 29' Bristol, built in 1967. Here is the layout: [img width=750 height=556]http://www.bristolowners.org/29/b29draw.jpg[/img] __________________ Often uninformed, seldom undecided. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain