Younger People (18-25) - Attitudes to money

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jellyellie wrote: »

Condensation is pretty bad in the lockers below the waterline - because we're so toasty and warm inside, the cold water outside makes it bad. As a solution we've bought some thin carpet that we're going to line the lockers with tomorrow, then we can get our gear stowed.

Living aboard will never suit everyone, but do it right and it's no less comfortable than living in a house - it's definitely not like a caravan!! We have seperate cabins for our saloon, a seperate galley, seperate double bed cabin etc. so there's plenty of space to 'escape' to. We have warm air heating, hot running water, a shower, stereo, internet etc. - it's pretty luxurious actually! And it's our boat, that we can take anywhere in the world should we so desire. Ultimate freedom.

An ex-husband and I once had a boat, which we used at weekends and during holidays. We used to go abroad in her to France and Holland. While it was lovely at times during the summer (you get away from things completely on a boat during a weekend), it was pretty miserable in cold and wet weather. No matter how warm you can get the inside, the environment is still pretty damp because you are surrounded by water.

She also needed maintenance – had to come out of the water and have her underside painted with black bitumen every year. And at least one owner needs to know something about boat maintenance – I remember once waking up in the Netherlands with several inches of water in the bottom of the boat … :eek: