Comments for We Live On A Boat http://www.weliveonaboat.com Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:17:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Living on a Boat - Questions by robin bank http://www.weliveonaboat.com/2008/08/living-on-a-boat-questions.html#comment-302 robin bank Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:15:34 +0000 http://www.weliveonaboat.com/?p=192#comment-302 Hi, I've been reading your blog for a while and it has some excellent info and I always manage to spend an hour reading it everytime i drop by here. It also inspired me to go through with living aboard. I am about to become a resident at the Port Credit Harbor Marina. I am bringing my new (first) boat there this weekend. Could you give me some info on how you get internet service. I am a web designer so this is a priority. I have heard that there is wifi service available but have not been able to track the company down. Thanks for the good read, Robin Hi, I’ve been reading your blog for a while and it has some excellent info and I always manage to spend an hour reading it everytime i drop by here. It also inspired me to go through with living aboard.
I am about to become a resident at the Port Credit Harbor Marina. I am bringing my new (first) boat there this weekend. Could you give me some info on how you get internet service. I am a web designer so this is a priority. I have heard that there is wifi service available but have not been able to track the company down.

Thanks for the good read,
Robin

]]> Comment on Living on a Boat - Questions by strathy http://www.weliveonaboat.com/2008/08/living-on-a-boat-questions.html#comment-297 strathy Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:00:21 +0000 http://www.weliveonaboat.com/?p=192#comment-297 I think the best way to keep the ice from scratching your hull is to ... go south! I think the best way to keep the ice from scratching your hull is to … go south!

]]> Comment on Living on a Boat - Questions by Vivian http://www.weliveonaboat.com/2008/08/living-on-a-boat-questions.html#comment-295 Vivian Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:54:14 +0000 http://www.weliveonaboat.com/?p=192#comment-295 Hahaha! We on board Atlantic Grace tend to think of our 'tub' as more like a very small shower stall with sides that go up about a foot. Your shower stall is bigger (keeping up with the Jones'). As for not bubbling, since completing our paint job this summer, we are pondering what we need to do before winter to keep it pretty. Since we heat with a diesel furnace, we don't need extra hydro so a bubbler is out of the question. We are thinking of wrapping the hull in styrofoam. What do you think? LOL Viv and Cos Hahaha! We on board Atlantic Grace tend to think of our ‘tub’ as more like a very small shower stall with sides that go up about a foot. Your shower stall is bigger (keeping up with the Jones’). As for not bubbling, since completing our paint job this summer, we are pondering what we need to do before winter to keep it pretty. Since we heat with a diesel furnace, we don’t need extra hydro so a bubbler is out of the question. We are thinking of wrapping the hull in styrofoam. What do you think? LOL
Viv and Cos

]]> Comment on Living on a Boat - Questions by strathy http://www.weliveonaboat.com/2008/08/living-on-a-boat-questions.html#comment-293 strathy Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:23:24 +0000 http://www.weliveonaboat.com/?p=192#comment-293 Good question ... my kids are not school age yet - The Boy is 3 1/2 and The Girl is 9 months. We are considering several options, but are looking at homeschooling at least for the first couple of years. We do take advantage of community programs for The Boy - sort of daycare type classes, but are not worrying about the actual school until we have to. As far as daycare - my wife is a 'homemaker' - that was a part of the reason why we moved on board to begin with - so that we would be able to raise our own kids without having to resort to daycares. So that is not an issue with us. If we did use either daycares or the schools, it would not be a problem - there are several of both within walking distance of the marina. Good question … my kids are not school age yet - The Boy is 3 1/2 and The Girl is 9 months. We are considering several options, but are looking at homeschooling at least for the first couple of years. We do take advantage of community programs for The Boy - sort of daycare type classes, but are not worrying about the actual school until we have to. As far as daycare - my wife is a ‘homemaker’ - that was a part of the reason why we moved on board to begin with - so that we would be able to raise our own kids without having to resort to daycares. So that is not an issue with us. If we did use either daycares or the schools, it would not be a problem - there are several of both within walking distance of the marina.

]]> Comment on Living on a Boat - Questions by PC http://www.weliveonaboat.com/2008/08/living-on-a-boat-questions.html#comment-292 PC Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:46:06 +0000 http://www.weliveonaboat.com/?p=192#comment-292 Thanks for the wonderful post. One question: how does kid go to school? Is there a school around your marina? If your wife were working how would the daycare system work? Thanks for the wonderful post. One question: how does kid go to school? Is there a school around your marina? If your wife were working how would the daycare system work?

]]> Comment on Lightning Strikes Again (and again) by strathy http://www.weliveonaboat.com/2008/06/lightning.html#comment-291 strathy Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:14:42 +0000 http://www.weliveonaboat.com/2008/06/lightning.html#comment-291 My guess is that it would not be a good situation for you. Aluminum conducts electricity just fine, but I assume this is an open boat - the lightning is going to hit you as much as the boat. My guess is that it would not be a good situation for you. Aluminum conducts electricity just fine, but I assume this is an open boat - the lightning is going to hit you as much as the boat.

]]> Comment on Lightning Strikes Again (and again) by Ed Wise http://www.weliveonaboat.com/2008/06/lightning.html#comment-289 Ed Wise Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:03:59 +0000 http://www.weliveonaboat.com/2008/06/lightning.html#comment-289 I have a 19 foot fishing boat. It is made of alluminum. What would happen to anyone in the boat if we were caught in a thunderstorm and the lightening hit the boat. This has been a subject that no one seems to know the answer I have a 19 foot fishing boat. It is made of alluminum. What would happen to anyone in the boat if we were caught in a thunderstorm and the lightening hit the boat. This has been a subject that no one seems to know the answer

]]> Comment on Living on a Boat - Questions by Chez http://www.weliveonaboat.com/2008/08/living-on-a-boat-questions.html#comment-287 Chez Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:06:56 +0000 http://www.weliveonaboat.com/?p=192#comment-287 Our broker is negotiating a contact purchase with the seller for our first boat purchase, a 55' Kingscraft houseboat. What advise does anyone have regarding this process and do we need an attorney? Chez Our broker is negotiating a contact purchase with the seller for our first boat purchase, a 55′ Kingscraft houseboat. What advise does anyone have regarding this process and do we need an attorney?

Chez

]]> Comment on Living on a Boat - Questions by strathy http://www.weliveonaboat.com/2008/08/living-on-a-boat-questions.html#comment-282 strathy Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:00:59 +0000 http://www.weliveonaboat.com/?p=192#comment-282 Thanks David! Tune in next week when I will explore the whole family on a boat thing - especially the effect on kids. Thanks David! Tune in next week when I will explore the whole family on a boat thing - especially the effect on kids.

]]> Comment on Living on a Boat - Questions by david http://www.weliveonaboat.com/2008/08/living-on-a-boat-questions.html#comment-281 david Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:31:35 +0000 http://www.weliveonaboat.com/?p=192#comment-281 Having lived in boats,,,apartments in ny, london,peasant houses in turkey,country and townhouses in spain and portugal,nothing beats living on a boat,i forgot how good it was now im struggling to get back on the water,theres a lot more pluses than negatives,i think the best is when you are pissed off you can up and leave,dont need sell ,worry about sub primes,good market ,bad market,this is closer to freedom than being a ,,homeowner,,,i made this mistake ,,yet again ,,and im kicking myself,and as for people that think a boat is not an enviroment for kids they talking a load of cobblers,they love it,,,and get an independance other kids will never have ,,, Having lived in boats,,,apartments in ny, london,peasant houses in turkey,country and townhouses in spain and portugal,nothing beats living on a boat,i forgot how good it was now im struggling to get back on the water,theres a lot more pluses than negatives,i think the best is when you are pissed off you can up and leave,dont need sell ,worry about sub primes,good market ,bad market,this is closer to freedom than being a ,,homeowner,,,i made this mistake ,,yet again ,,and im kicking myself,and as for people that think a boat is not an enviroment for kids they talking a load of cobblers,they love it,,,and get an independance other kids will never have ,,,

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