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Musings of a Live Aboard

8K views 51 replies 31 participants last post by  Group9 
#1 ·
Here is what all you guys and girls have to look forward to. I invite any others to throw in a couple of their's too!!

  • You want how much for a hose clamp?
  • What tha!?? Didn't I just fix that?!???
  • Wife: "Why are you buying another screw driver? You lost the other already?"
    Me: "Nope, I know exactly where it is. I just can't swim that deep."
  • Me: Happy Birthday honey.
    Wife: An electric head!?? I am sooo excited! Thank you!
  • Taking more than a three minute shower feels so wasteful.
  • Rainy days suck. Leaks suck worse.
  • Feel this honey, feel it... it's a real crystal wine glass.
  • Son: Dad, they have a machine that washes your dishes for you?
    Me: Nope. Like a clothes washer, it is a figment of your imagination.
  • 5200 does wonders for flip flops.
  • Can someone explain to me how it is possible to lose something in 40 feet... and never find it again??
  • You think $3.50/gallon is high for gasoline? Brother, you don't own a boat, do you?
  • Having coffee in the morning is not dependent on whether you have enough coffee grounds, but whether you have enough power.
  • My best shirt has only one bleach spot.
  • No you can't have cereal this morning because I'm not pulling everything out of the dry storage to get to it.
  • If you invite neighbors over for a drink and give them a cube of ice, they know you like them.
  • When dock neighbors come over for dinner, they bring their own plates and silverware.
  • Landlubbers think Osprey's are one of God's greatest creations. Live aboards think they are the demons from hell.

Brian
 
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#38 ·
"I have very few tools that float. I know, I've tested them' This is known as the 'float test' First described by sailors Flotsum and Jetsum on their unsuccessful attempt to get out of the harbour. The results of the test are easily determined. ,either positive or negative.
 
#40 ·
Stranger: Wow, you live aboard?
Us: Yup
Stranger: What do you do in the winter?
Us(with puzzled look): What do you mean?
Stranger: When it gets cold
Us: We turn op the thermostat
Stranger(now with puzzled look): Oh

Stranger: what about the dog?
Us: What about him?
Stranger: How does he "go"?
Us: We walk him
Stranger(again with puzzled look): Oh

As for washing we use the marina facilities or a local laundromat while in port. When out cruising we use a hand powered washer and a 110v spinner that removes water much better than a household washer. Then it get hung out. Both we purchased at http://www.laundry-alternative.com/
 
#41 ·
Stranger: Wow, you live aboard?
Us: Yup
Stranger: What do you do in the winter?
Us(with puzzled look): What do you mean?
Stranger: When it gets cold
Us: We turn op the thermostat
Stranger(now with puzzled look): Oh...
Do you still put the plastic bubble over your boat?
 
#43 ·
Gee, what do you do all day while just sitting around.

Come visit the boat and find out. Bring clothes you don't like, your own water and gloves.

By early spring I'm ready to quit polishing and waxing and start cutting grass, by fall I'm so tired of all the other projects that a falling leaf and pending haul out doesn't seem so bad.
There are times when having your boat 30 seconds away at your own dock is not a good thing. It's too close for time off.
 
#49 ·
Them: Hey, we always wanted to see what it was like to live on a boat, can we come on and look inside and stuff?
ME: Sure, by the way, I've alway's wonderd what it was like to to live in a house, maybe afterwards, we can go back to your place so I can look around inside and stuff?
 
#50 ·
reminds me of the guy who visited the Mariah one day. Real friendly and curious, invited himself right on board Capt. Derick was cordial enough,got his name etc and showed up at his place a few days later.Made himself right at home, feet up on the coffee table and all. The now not so friendly guy takes offense and makes to phone the authorities. Derick explained the situation and left.Education takes many forms, all are beneficial.
 
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