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live aboard/house boat/ and go places?
we have a 24 foot power boat in Boston which we pay to have trailered to places for a couple of weeks every year (as far as montreal, erie canal, hudson river etc.), and we use it almost daily during the april thru dec. season in the boston harbor and its neighboring coastal places. we are interested in possibly getting a house boat to live on all year round. but we are concerned that once we have a house boat, we can't take it to places. we thought of boats like the trawlers, but it's very expensive to operate big boats like that, even though it's good for both live aboard and going to places. we also thought of getting a sailboat without the sails if we want to go under bridges, so we can take advantage of the larger space for live aboard, and cheaper gas. but it doesn't go anywhere fast enough... since we have to work for a living, we do not have enough vacation time... any suggestions? thanks much. |
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"richard" wrote in message ups.com... we have a 24 foot power boat in Boston which we pay to have trailered to places for a couple of weeks every year (as far as montreal, erie canal, hudson river etc.), and we use it almost daily during the april thru dec. season in the boston harbor and its neighboring coastal places. we are interested in possibly getting a house boat to live on all year round. but we are concerned that once we have a house boat, we can't take it to places. we thought of boats like the trawlers, but it's very expensive to operate big boats like that, even though it's good for both live aboard and going to places. we also thought of getting a sailboat without the sails if we want to go under bridges, so we can take advantage of the larger space for live aboard, and cheaper gas. but it doesn't go anywhere fast enough... since we have to work for a living, we do not have enough vacation time... any suggestions? thanks much. Get an 8'6" wide houseboat and then you can trailer it. There is one on Ebay right now 8'x25' I think it is. Even 10 or 12 wide is trailerable with permits. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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On 24 Feb 2005 15:04:27 -0800, "richard"
wrote: we have a 24 foot power boat in Boston which we pay to have trailered to places for a couple of weeks every year (as far as montreal, erie canal, hudson river etc.), and we use it almost daily during the april thru dec. season in the boston harbor and its neighboring coastal places. we are interested in possibly getting a house boat to live on all year round. but we are concerned that once we have a house boat, we can't take it to places. we thought of boats like the trawlers, but it's very expensive to operate big boats like that, even though it's good for both live aboard and going to places. we also thought of getting a sailboat without the sails if we want to go under bridges, so we can take advantage of the larger space for live aboard, and cheaper gas. but it doesn't go anywhere fast enough... since we have to work for a living, we do not have enough vacation time... First off, a sailboat in the same price range will have much less room than a houseboat. If you will always use it in sheltered water the houseboat might do for your trips as well. But you might not want to travel out from Boston Harbor in a houseboat. any suggestions? thanks much. Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a "Curse thee, thou quadrant. No longer will I guide my earthly way by thee." Capt. Ahab |
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