At 05:17 PM 6/10/2008, Casey 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? > >Casey
I'm not really sure what you're getting at, or why you need to consider it. Liveaboard is simply that - living aboard a boat. Doesn't matter what kind of boat or how big or small. One could live aboard a canoe I suppose, or aboard a bought-for-scrap freighter (or brand new one if rich), or anything in between. If your primary residence is a boat, then you're a liveaboard. My definition, or understanding, of Cruiser is one who goes places. He/she/them could be liveaboard cruisers or weekend cruisers or take a week/month/year off cruisers. I would not define the latter as liveaboards, since their primary residence is not the boat. With the exception of a couple years between boats, I've lived aboard since the end of 1999. The first two and a half years of that time was spent cruising (was supposed to be all of it, but things happen). So I was a liveaboard cruiser for while, then a liveaboard on the same sailboat. Couple years a non-liveaboard with no boat and now a liveaboard with a new boat (and wife!) and sometime next year will be a liveaboard cruiser on the same boat. You mention comparison between a float house, personal barge and a boat. I'm not sure what a float house is, but any vessel that has it's own power could be a liveaboard vessel, cruising vessel or both. Heck, a house boat with an outboard boat to tow it could be taken cruising. I think in that case I'd restrict my cruising to canals and rivers! If you can move it, you can cruise it. Rick S/V Valkyrie http://www.morelr.com/valkyrie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Absolute safety is a concept promoted by those without the guts to live in the real world. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ 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
