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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...