Daydreaming about living aboard

[OffshoreDrilling]

si. the silverton convertibles are similar layout and i like those too. they're pretty common

 

[PANDA]

Id love to-do this and could easily pull it off working downtown. I usually spend 1-2 nights on the boat anyway per week. At least once during the summer I spend a entire week on the boat and commute to work. My boat neighbor spent the entire summer on his boat. Said he loved it.

Why did I buy a house again?

 

[Yaj Yak]

#goals

Beneteau Swift Trawler 30 (2016-) 2016 Reviews,performance,compare,price,warranty, specs,Reports,Specifications Layout, video | BoatTEST.com

such a solid great loop boat

 

[Yaj Yak]

With a single 370-hp Volvo Penta D6 powering our test boat, we reached a top speed of 26.4 mph at 3640 rpm. Best cruise seemed to come in at 3000 rpm and 19.2 mph. At that speed, we measured a 13 gph fuel burn that translated into a range of 253 miles. However, being a trawler first and foremost, we’d be remiss if we didn’t report a displacement speed. So, at 1250 rpm, she was running at 6.9 mph with a 1.4 gph fuel burn and could keep that up for 843 miles. All of this while still holding back a 10% reserve of the boat’s 190 gallon (719 L) total fuel capacity.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

yep, those are awesome boats for long distance cruising. id have a hard time owning something like that not living on the ocean though.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

still not as good as a full displacement hull, but impressive for being able to get up and go as well

 

[Yaj Yak]

yeah, seems like a really solid compromise.. and a "huge" boat at that size.

 

[BS ISF]

my p's had their 47' sabreline trawler in North Port for well over 10years. They lived on it from April thru October and absolutely loved it. I do realize this is a larger boat but anything in the trawler segment tends to get narrow beam wise. I basically lived on the boat for multiple summers on N dock and could totally see myself doing that for a couple of years. The only way I could would be to be down in one of the city marina's obviously. North Port was nice but way too far north. just my $.02 here is a pic, not their boat, but exact color and layout.

 

[PANDA]

North Point?

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

you know what he means, cmon' pandawg

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

that's kind of the idea of what i'd want to do. Seasonal live aboard. I have a ton of fun out in the city when it's warm, on and off the water. Winter, i'm a home body and the hassle of all the hustle and bustle being out here gets to me a bit.

id need to find a seasonal place to live, for the off season. Maybe buy a cheap condo, find a friend who would let me crash in their basement or spare room 6mos of the year. or live in a winnebago in the parking lot at work

 

[BS ISF]

si north point! p's live in North Port Florida now.

 

[10thSVT_03]

Here you go.

Water We Thinking

 

[Yaj Yak]

i didnt know those people had a blog, i have to read throuugh that

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

i've read that before. People at river city want an arm and a leg for a slip there. I'm talking people asking $7k for a 30' slip.

 

[Yaj Yak]

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

$7200, it is a 50' though. That's still more than $1k over chicago harbor prices
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/boa/5956162050.html

everything else i've seen is either for sale @$40k+ for a 25' wide enough for a canoe
or just small slips for rent.

25' $2900 for the summer, $3500 year round

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/boa/5961989822.html




I'm a nut job. I do stupid amounts of research when i get my mind stuck on something. This is how i get into stupid random hobbies I've taught myself or become knowledgeable on so many subjects though.

 

[Yaj Yak]

$7200, it is a 50' though. That's still more than $1k over chicago harbor prices
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/boa/5956162050.html

everything else i've seen is either for sale @$40k+ for a 25' wide enough for a canoe
or just small slips for rent.

25' $2900 for the summer, $3500 year round

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/boa/5961989822.html




I'm a nut job. I do stupid amounts of research when i get my mind stuck on something. This is how i get into stupid random hobbies I've taught myself or become knowledgeable on so many subjects though.

look at the abbey slip prices & costs...

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

lake geneva and their elitist fuck harbor can keep their prices. Chicago harbors are public, prices are extreme

 

[Yaj Yak]

lake geneva and their elitist fuck harbor can keep their prices. Chicago harbors are public, prices are extreme

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

i hate the lack of deck space and look of aft cabins, but so much room. Id want something practical as a day boat still

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/boa/5979018197.html

 

[Yaj Yak]

that thing looks REALLY well kept

 

[PANDA]

fuck yeah that thing looks minty.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

there's two kinds of boat people. either don't give a fuck, fixing and maintaining only as necessary or they're totally anal and go way over the top