Boat Porn!

[iceman]

Rough trying to live aboard in winter. Everything is cold and it just soaks into your bones, even if the air inside is warm the water cools everything.

[Supermoon]

I do a week in a houseboat each summer, and that’s enough for me.

[BmillsSkier]

Anybody ever lived on one? How miserable was it?

The fam sold the Benetau 505 exactly like this one a couple years back (I'll have to dig up some pics). It was lived on for stretches of time by me and my siblings. It's a boat, it'll always be tight, but it never sucked.

[dunfree]

These two books are on opposite ends of the boating spectrum but are both great reads for those interested in design and construction.

it's more a triangle, you need this one in there for the retrogrouches or just as a stump to sprout from


living on a boat is like camping. do you like camping? How about backpacking? if you don't, you'll need a big well outfitted boat. If you can camp, you can live on a boat, any boat.

[iceman]

The fam sold the Benetau 505 exactly like this one a couple years back (I'll have to dig up some pics). It was lived on for stretches of time by me and my siblings. It's a boat, it'll always be tight, but it never sucked.

It lived in the Carribean though, didn't it?

[BmillsSkier]

It lived in the Carribean though, didn't it?

Roadtown, Tortola, BVI.

But when us youngin's were aboard it could usually be found on a ball near the Willy T or Saba Rock most nights.

Some of the best memories of my life. Like anything else, it got harder to use as we all grew and started families.

[that dude who did that thing]

The fam sold the Benetau 505 exactly like this one a couple years back (I'll have to dig up some pics). It was lived on for stretches of time by me and my siblings. It's a boat, it'll always be tight, but it never sucked.

Well that's pretty dam nice. Huge compared to some of what I'm looking at (not that I intend to live aboard if I ever do pull the trigger). I love camping, and backpacking. But after a couple weeks (at th emost) I'm ready for overstuffed furniture, a long hot shower, and conditioned air.

[BmillsSkier]

Well that's pretty dam nice. Huge compared to some of what I'm looking at (not that I intend to live aboard if I ever do pull the trigger). I love camping, and backpacking. But after a couple weeks (at th emost) I'm ready for overstuffed furniture, a long hot shower, and conditioned air.

Thanks, trust me when I say it looks way bigger that it is. You really find yourself spending all your time on it either in the salon or above deck - which isn't too bad when its 85 and sunny most every day. I've lived on sailboats on the Great Lakes for a week or so at a time during poor weather and I can say that any longer than that would be trying.

[that dude who did that thing]

that's part of my struggle. If I buy I'd keep it in Puget Sound, which does tend towards gray and wet for much of the year. I'm starting to lean towards a smaller boat and a small house, rather than a larger boat. So, a cottage and a day/weekend cruiser in the 30' range, rathe rthan something in the 45' range.

[AdironRider]

My aunt bought Burt Reynolds old houseboat in the early 90's when he went through a bankruptcy or two. Lived on it for 5 years or so. She never had kids so would pay to have us kids down for the summers. Posted up mostly in Coconut Grove and would spend weeks cruising the keys and Bahamas.

There was a collection of photos left behind on the boat that took full advantage of the mirrored ceilings in the captain's quarters.

It smelled like (what I now know is) stale sex and you were always a bit damp, but damn that boat was awesome.

Shitty photo, but the Miss Bandit in all her post Reynolds glory. She had a rough life, but it sure saw some good times along the way.

[BmillsSkier]

My aunt bought Burt Reynolds old houseboat in the early 90's when he went through a bankruptcy or two. Lived on it for 5 years or so. She never had kids so would pay to have us kids down for the summers. Posted up mostly in Coconut Grove and would spend weeks cruising the keys and Bahamas.

There was a collection of photos left behind on the boat that took full advantage of the mirrored ceilings in the captain's quarters.

It smelled like (what I now know is) stale sex and you were always a bit damp, but damn that boat was awesome.

Shitty photo, but the Miss Bandit in all her post Reynolds glory. She had a rough life, but it sure saw some good times along the way.

That’s awesome. Bluewater?

[refried]

This was in my care for a while. Being restored now
32' Atkins design and a Pyranha S-8 on top of the Subaru in the background

[Shredhead]

The fam sold the Benetau 505 exactly like this one a couple years back (I'll have to dig up some pics). It was lived on for stretches of time by me and my siblings. It's a boat, it'll always be tight, but it never sucked.

I probably rented it from the Moorings at some point.
The V berth with the head between sucked.

[BmillsSkier]

I probably rented it from the Moorings at some point.
The V berth with the head between sucked.

There’s a good chance. We chartered her out through the Moorings for a long long time.

[k2skier112]

you know, props to you for ownership and all, but Mercs suck. OMC or yami. otherwise great rig. the first rig, is that the 14ft whaler? Mckee craft?

First of all, OMC only makes sterndrives, OMC owned Jonson & Evinrude outboards. OMC sterndrives were always second class to Mercruiser sterndrives. To say all Mercury's suck is pure ignorance, or just stoopid bias...they all had some engines that weren't great.

I've flown all Johnyrudes and Mercs...

[powbmps]

That is awesome (and super sketchy). How long are those boats?

First of all, OMC only makes sterndrives, OMC owned Jonson & Evinrude outboards. OMC sterndrives were always second class to Mercruiser sterndrives. To say all Mercury's suck is pure ignorance, or just stoopid bias...they all had some engines that weren't great.

I've flown all Johnyrudes and Mercs...

[refried]

Nice, I had a 102 Yamato that was lots of fun, No one knew what it was

[Mazderati]

Very cool.

[k2skier112]

That is awesome (and super sketchy). How long are those boats?

The first one with the Modified Johnson 15 is 9' 4" long and does 59 mph.

The other one with a box stock 25 Merc, where I'm doing a bad job of crashing, (I stayed upright by sheer willpower,) is 10' 8" long and does 70 mph.

[PlayHarder]

My (wake) surf machine

Nice, we were dealing on a 2017 23LSV, but MMS came to the table with a smoking deal on a leftover X23.

[powbmps]

Love me some ski boat porn.

[Snow Dog]

A few years ago I sailed the San Juan Islands in the Schooner Zodiac out of Bellingham:

Around 160', commissioned in 1924.

How we got to spend our free time:

[Supermoon]

Love me some ski boat porn.

Buddy of mine has an old Ski Nautique. They used it as the medic boat for a wake comp last summer. For those that know wakeboarding, that's Parks Bonifay holding the flag in the back. Pretty funny.

[el hefe]

Love me some ski boat porn.
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One more - pushing some water

[el hefe]

Buddy of mine has an old Ski Nautique. They used it as the medic boat for a wake comp last summer. For those that know wakeboarding, that's Parks Bonifay holding the flag in the back. Pretty funny.

Sure thats not a fat sac? haha j.k. I love the old DD nautiques. My first was a 84 centurion tru trac, so nice to drive those.