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Jere Lull

On 2008-08-20 14:47:52 -0400, said:

One big reason I like my Tolman (20' Tolman Skiff) is that it appeals
to my seriously short attention span. I have been cruising in my
sailboat several times and after 4 days I am getting bored no matter
how nice the place is. After a week I really want to get back to work
and after two weeks really nuts. I tried cruising where I leave her at
a marina for a couple weeks and return later but that gets insanely
expensive because they want to charge by the day unless I stay for a
month which is too long between trips.

The Tolman makes places far from here reachable because I can trailer
her to near my destination and then cruise for a few days. This is why
I was excited about taking the Tolman to Bimini or Tortugas, It would
not take so long to get to Ft Lauderdale cuz I could trailer her.

Taking the sailboat to the Keys will be insanely expensive paying by
the month for a slip there. It always seems to take about a day at
least once I get somewhere in the sailboat to get her situated in a
slip so I lose that day too. Most of this time is spent simply finding
a slip.
Anybody have any solutions?

I'm not entirely sure of the problem. Is it the Tolman or the sailboat?

If the sailboat, I'd research long-term moorings, which are cheaper, or
invest in a larger anchor that would allow you to feel better about
leaving the boat in an out-of-the-way anchorage for longer periods.
That's relatively free, except for worry.

An alternative is relocating it to a cruising ground that might satisfy
you for a season or so, paying seasonal rates while you get familiar
with the area. SW or SE FL, Inner Banks of NC, the Chesapeake, LIS and
other areas might serve for a few years: Sail out of SW FL for a
season, ending it with a quick passage to SE FL for the next season,
working your way North in 1-2 week sprints between seasons.

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Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

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