On Sep 13, 12:52 pm, "Capt. JG" wrote:
"SchoonerBoudicca" wrote in message

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I just joined the group and thought I'd say hi. My name's Regina. I'm
a stay-at-home mom of two girls, (6 and 8). My family and I live
aboard our 66' Bruce Roberts HM 56 full time.

We bought he boat on ebay as a liveaboard project boat. We're going to
put a schooner rig on her and re-do the interior of the boat along
with the systems. As we're planning to make all the systems simple, it
won't cost as much.

Our goal with Boudicca is to live on and circumnavigate in a large
boat on a small budget.

I started a blog to follow our progress, (http://
schoonerboudicca.blogspot.com), though within the next week or two,
I'll be building a whole website, including blog, at
http://www.SchoonerBoudicca.com.

I look forward to being part of the list...

Regina

Welcome... watchout for trolls... :-) Sounds like an interesting plan. I
didn't look at the site, but just wondering why you guys decided to do
this... do you have previous boating experience? What was your motivation? I
think you might be wrong about "won't cost much," because it depends on how
you define "simple."

--
"j" ganz

We do have previous experience. We have lived aboard for over 5 years
and my husband is a professional sailor. Our children have been raised
aboard as well.

Our motivation? To see the world, to explore, to experience what is
"out there".
And "won't cost much" is subjective. But we will have a very basic
electrical system, gravity fed and foot pumped water, we will make our
own sails, do our own repairs. No refrigeration, no air conditioning,
a heating stove for warmth, we will rarely use our engines and move by
sail except in necessary harbors and to maintain it.

It will be much more "rustic" then most people are used to or
comfortable with... but it's the way we like it.