Comments on: Baby on Board a Boat

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:09:14 +0000

We live on board in the Caribbean 6 months a year and see many other boaters raising young families in the sailing community. I think it's a great way to bring up a young child away from the electronic distractions of our modern life!

By: Bethany

Bethany — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:20:00 +0000

I love this blog! We live aboard part-time (summer only) with a 3 year old. It is such a fun lifestyle with a little one!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:10:14 +0000

I love your blog and the way you live! It's interesting! You have a beautiful family and the pics are great!

By: strathy

strathy — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:23:49 +0000

Hey Dan,

Congrats on the new move aboard!

@Condensation Not sure where you are, but condensation is a bit of a given, especially in the winter. There are a couple of ways to deal with it.

1. Ventilation. Make sure there is a good exchange of air from the inside (where you are cooking, breathing and generally producing moisture) to the outside. The outside air, especially in the winter should be quite dry and we find that it will dry out the inside as well.

2. Insulation. If you can provide some sort of insulation, there will will less temperature difference on the various surfaces and less condensation form. On our current boat, some of the walls are insulated - those ones have no condensation at all.

3. A dehumidifier. Some live aboards I know use a dehumidifier to scrub moisture from the air. It will run pretty much continuously, but it will reduce the moisture in the air which means less to condense on your cold surfaces.

Hope that helps!

Strathy

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:52:33 +0000

Hey there, great blog! It's been a good source of information for us as we were preparing to move aboard with our young daughter. Currently we're fighting the winter condensation, is this a problem you guys have faced much?
Looking forward to reading more posts,
Dan and the family.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:16:41 +0000

great article! I was raised on a sailboat for the first five years of my life. It was a wonderful experience and till this day I don’t have an attachment to material “things!” My husband and I have a three month old son and we are seriously considering moving onto a boat in a few months. I want him to have the same amazing childhood that I had! Thanks for the article!

By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:57:21 +0000

Wow – a boat in the Canadian winter! We are hoping to embark on a life on water here in England with our family and I am enjoying nosing around your blog for tips and info

By: Jeni

Jeni — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:47:54 +0000

Hi. My family is currently (for past 3 months) living on a 34ft sailboat. It is my husband and I , a 16month old and 2 cats. I read your blog often and thank you for easing my anxiety over having our baby on the boat. We will be living aboard for 2 yrs for sure and maybe more! We’ll see. My main question is when the warmer weather arrives and we will be out sailing and cruising, we would like to have my son strapped into a seat. You mentioned you used a car seat. How did you fasten it? Also where do you find is the best place to put it. We are thinking of having it bolted to a seat area in the cockpit. Did you have yours bolted in?If not, how did you secure it and did it work well? Thank you so much for your time! Your kids are adorable and look like they have a blast living aboard! Jeni

By: Dena: Single Use Containers

Dena: Single Use Containers — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:48:31 +0000

You’re adventure is mind-boggling to me. It’s all I can do to keep track of my one son on land, let alone the logistical challenges that you face everyday.

With that said, I envy the freedom you must have and recognized that it must be a labor of love.

By: Jason S.

Jason S. — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:20:45 +0000

I have never heard of the “turtle watch” this is something that I need to get for my cousin and his kid since he is always out on boats.
Jason