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I'm new to this group, and a houseboat owner..
Hi everyone!
I'm currently living in Copenhagen Denmark. 1 Year ago my family and I bought an old passenger ferry- The Arno II. The ferry used to cross the german border and sail drunk people to buy cheap alcohol. A strange concept, but a typical business model for us scandinavians. It amazing to live on your ship, and I can recommend. And I'm very qurious if I can find other people in this forum who has experiences or interest in the liveaboard lifestyle? Best Søren Terkelsen, The Arno II |
I'm new to this group, and a houseboat owner..
wrote in message ... Hi everyone! I'm currently living in Copenhagen Denmark. 1 Year ago my family and I bought an old passenger ferry- The Arno II. The ferry used to cross the german border and sail drunk people to buy cheap alcohol. A strange concept, but a typical business model for us scandinavians. It amazing to live on your ship, and I can recommend. And I'm very qurious if I can find other people in this forum who has experiences or interest in the liveaboard lifestyle? Best Søren Terkelsen, The Arno II Lived on board vessels while working. That would be totally different than a vessel where you could enlarge the space. Seems to me that a lot of work would be required to just maintain it and keep the systems going. Plus, getting under way, and being under way opens up a whole new can of worms with weather, other boats, obstacles, and acts of God. Sitting in some dock somewhere may be okay for a while, but dockside was never known as a good neighborhood. I know there are a lot of people who build houseboats of a fashion in the US Pacific northwest, and they like it. Just think there's a huge difference between life on an anchored/docked craft, and one that is seaworthy and spends any time asea. Hope you have a lot of money, because one way or another, it takes a lot to keep a boat going, no matter what size. Steve |
I'm new to this group, and a houseboat owner..
On Apr 4, 3:37*am, "SteveB" wrote:
wrote in message ... Hi everyone! I'm currently living in Copenhagen Denmark. 1 Year ago my family and I bought an old passenger ferry- The Arno II. The ferry used to cross the german border and sail drunk people to buy cheap alcohol. A strange concept, but a typical business model for us scandinavians. It amazing to live on your ship, and I can recommend. And I'm very qurious if I can find other people in this forum who has experiences or interest in the liveaboard lifestyle? Best Søren Terkelsen, The Arno II Lived on board vessels while working. *That would be totally different than a vessel where you could enlarge the space. *Seems to me that a lot of work would be required to just maintain it and keep the systems going. *Plus, getting under way, and being under way opens up a whole new can of worms with weather, other boats, obstacles, and acts of God. *Sitting in some dock somewhere may be okay for a while, but dockside was never known as a good neighborhood. *I know there are a lot of people who build houseboats of a fashion in the US Pacific northwest, and they like it. *Just think there's a huge difference between life on an anchored/docked craft, and one that is seaworthy and spends any time asea. Hope you have a lot of money, because one way or another, it takes a lot to keep a boat going, no matter what size. Steve Hi Steve! Good point! Living on a ship/vessel demands a lot of time and effort- and money! but hey, its also a great lifestyle! We are docked in Copenhagen and rent for mooring, power, water etc. And actually it's not bad. Prices about the same as keeping a house running! Do you own a ship yourself? Soren, ArnoII |
I'm new to this group, and a houseboat owner..
On Apr 4, 4:39*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 16:10:53 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Hi everyone! I'm currently living in Copenhagen Denmark. 1 Year ago my family and I bought an old passenger ferry- The Arno II. The ferry used to cross the german border and sail drunk people to buy cheap alcohol. A strange concept, but a typical business model for us scandinavians. It amazing to live on your ship, and I can recommend. And I'm very qurious if I can find other people in this forum who has experiences or interest in the liveaboard lifestyle? Best Søren Terkelsen, The Arno II There is an EMAIL list devoted (mostly) to living aboard. * You can browse the archives and see if you are interested. * Much of the discussion relates to issues here on the US east coast. http://www.irbs.com/lists/live-aboard/ Newsgroup "rec.boats.cruising" also has some liveaboards. Hi Wayne! Thanks for this! I'm seriously trying to grow relations to other people interested in the liveaboard lifestyle! by the way...chek out my ferry!! :-) www.supertanker.dk cool? |
I'm new to this group, and a houseboat owner..
Hi Søren,
Where do you find that ø on an English keyboard? Had to copy and paste your name. I agree, living on board is also our new lifestyle and we love it. We used to own a house and have jobs. We sold everything, right in time I might add. We bought a cheap 50 foot saiboat and took off. At the moment we are having a lot of fun in the Caribbean. Are you thinking of travelling? Enjoy! Len http://www.svpresent.waarbenjij.nu |
I'm new to this group, and a houseboat owner..
On Apr 3, 7:10*pm, wrote:
Hi everyone! I'm currently living in Copenhagen Denmark. 1 Year ago my family and I bought an old passenger ferry- The Arno II. The ferry used to cross the german border and sail drunk people to buy cheap alcohol. A strange concept, but a typical business model for us scandinavians. It amazing to live on your ship, and I can recommend. And I'm very qurious if I can find other people in this forum who has experiences or interest in the liveaboard lifestyle? Best Søren Terkelsen, The Arno II If you're new here, you'll soon realize that Harry Krause knows all there is to know about everything, just ask him. Also, if he doesn't own it, it's not worth owning. If he doesn't do it, it's not worth doing. |
I'm new to this group, and a houseboat owner..
On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 11:57:35 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Apr 4, 4:39*am, Wayne.B wrote: On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 16:10:53 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Hi everyone! I'm currently living in Copenhagen Denmark. 1 Year ago my family and I bought an old passenger ferry- The Arno II. The ferry used to cross the german border and sail drunk people to buy cheap alcohol. A strange concept, but a typical business model for us scandinavians. It amazing to live on your ship, and I can recommend. And I'm very qurious if I can find other people in this forum who has experiences or interest in the liveaboard lifestyle? Best Søren Terkelsen, The Arno II There is an EMAIL list devoted (mostly) to living aboard. * You can browse the archives and see if you are interested. * Much of the discussion relates to issues here on the US east coast. http://www.irbs.com/lists/live-aboard/ Newsgroup "rec.boats.cruising" also has some liveaboards. Hi Wayne! Thanks for this! I'm seriously trying to grow relations to other people interested in the liveaboard lifestyle! by the way...chek out my ferry!! :-) www.supertanker.dk cool? It appears to be a beautiful ship, at least the top part! I visited Copenhagen a few years back, and recognized the building in the background. Copenhagen is a beautiful city, with a beautiful harbor. It seems as though there are a lot of folks living in their ships along the canals and the harbor area. -- John H "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson |
I'm new to this group, and a houseboat owner..
wrote in message ... On Apr 4, 3:37 am, "SteveB" wrote: wrote in message ... Hi everyone! I'm currently living in Copenhagen Denmark. 1 Year ago my family and I bought an old passenger ferry- The Arno II. The ferry used to cross the german border and sail drunk people to buy cheap alcohol. A strange concept, but a typical business model for us scandinavians. It amazing to live on your ship, and I can recommend. And I'm very qurious if I can find other people in this forum who has experiences or interest in the liveaboard lifestyle? Best Søren Terkelsen, The Arno II Lived on board vessels while working. That would be totally different than a vessel where you could enlarge the space. Seems to me that a lot of work would be required to just maintain it and keep the systems going. Plus, getting under way, and being under way opens up a whole new can of worms with weather, other boats, obstacles, and acts of God. Sitting in some dock somewhere may be okay for a while, but dockside was never known as a good neighborhood. I know there are a lot of people who build houseboats of a fashion in the US Pacific northwest, and they like it. Just think there's a huge difference between life on an anchored/docked craft, and one that is seaworthy and spends any time asea. Hope you have a lot of money, because one way or another, it takes a lot to keep a boat going, no matter what size. Steve Hi Steve! Good point! Living on a ship/vessel demands a lot of time and effort- and money! but hey, its also a great lifestyle! We are docked in Copenhagen and rent for mooring, power, water etc. And actually it's not bad. Prices about the same as keeping a house running! Do you own a ship yourself? Soren, ArnoII Actually, I just have a hole in the surface of the water that I throw money into. I have a 16' Lund fishing boat. I have been on "boats" up to 200' long, and was once stationed on the Brown and Root BAR282, then the largest ocean going pipe laying barge in the world. I have been stationed on smaller barges, tenders, and boats. I spent years working on offshore oil platforms. It was high adventure. I do not think I would like to live full time on a large vessel, either as owner or hand. There's just too much work to keeping it all going, too many things that can go wrong, and dangerous situations that are a fact of every day life. Plus, I'm too old now. Steve |
I'm new to this group, and a houseboat owner..
On Apr 4, 9:50*pm, Len wrote:
Hi Søren, Where do you find that ø on an English keyboard? Had to copy and paste your name. I agree, living on board is also our new lifestyle and we love it. We used to own a house and have jobs. We sold everything, right in time I might add. We bought a cheap 50 foot saiboat and took off. At the moment we are having a lot of fun in the Caribbean. Are you thinking of travelling? Enjoy! Lenhttp://www.svpresent.waarbenjij.nu Hi Len!! WAUW, what a fantastic decission travelling. To be honest our ferry is too big for me steering it! I have to get a full captain degree (or whatever it's called) to sail. Our ship is a german in-shore passenger ferry, which limits our travelling. but we are currently looking for ways to travel to the scandinavian countries. In the future we will try to move our ship to warmer locations, such as the mediteranian countries! That would be amazing!!! I just clicked your link and it must be a dream come true?? And here's one more " Ø " for you to copy/paste :-) By the way I'm trying to connect with as many people in the world that are actually doing it!, I mean sailing the world- changing lifestyle! i would like to build a webpage with cool people like yourself!! If you know some- please let me know, my current mail: cheers Søren |
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