Wayne.B wrote:


He mentions the desire to go "port to port", i.e., cruising. To me
that implies a boat that is seaworthy and not just a harbor derelict.
Harbor derelicts are a big problem down here in sunny Florida and some
other places. They are giving cruisers a bad name, and all kinds of
negative regulations are springing up as a result of people living
aboard on derelict vessels.


I thought a derelict vessel was an abandoned vessel.
If there are folks living on a vessel - like a Wilbur Hubbard for
example - you might call that a vessel in need of TLC, or a decrepit
vessel, or a floating pile of crap.

Jim - I hate pedantry.