On Sun, 6 Feb 2011 13:30:01 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

When I am working for a few months, I then want to go cruising because
that is simply different. However, after cruising a couple of weeks,
it begins to seem like work. What happens to long term cruisers, does
it seem like work after awhile?

When you say that it begins to feel like work, what exactly does that
mean?

There are always chores to be done on a boat, some routine, some adhoc
as unsheduled maintenance issues pop up. Everything seems to take
more time than it should because that's the nature of boat work.
Work spaces are cramped; the right tool or part is not always
available; other things are in the way and have to be shuffled around.
All of that is commonplace and part of the challenge.

On the other hand if you just get bored with cruising after a while,
that's a different issue. It's also a fact that you are cruising on a
boat which is on the small side of average and lacking many of the
ammenities that most of us (or our wives) consider necessary for long
term comfort. All else being equal, it's a lot easier living on a
larger boat although maintenance chores do increase with size.