Kris, So is your boat a liveaboard or a cruiser? And once again, what is the difference? Or why was it raised as an issue for boat shopping?
Casey --- On Wed, 6/11/08, Kris Coward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Kris Coward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Cruiser vs liveaboard > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 6:44 PM > On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 03:17:36PM -0700, casey koogler > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > This choice was presented to me a while back as > something I need to consider. The obvious question, which > I neglected to ask, was: What is the difference? > > > > On further reflection, I deduced the difference is the > comparison between a float house, personal barge and a boat > I can live on while traveling. I further assume the latter > implies a simplified inventory and life style. > > > > Is that correct? And what else can be concluded? > > I don't think it's quite correct. The boat that I > live on is a sailboat > quite capable of extended cruising, and which I take out > sailing at > least once a week (but I think closer to twice a week) all > throughout > the sailing season here. > > The distinction for me lies in the fact that I have more > than docklines > (e.g. employment, family) tying me to my current port. > > Cheers, > Kris > > -- > Kris Coward http://unripe.melon.org/ > GPG Fingerprint: 2BF3 957D 310A FEEC 4733 830E 21A4 05C7 > 1FEB 12B3 > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
