View Full Version : 1152 days at sea on a boat you built yourself
pauldun170
09-30-2010, 02:31 PM
http://nymag.com/print/?/news/features/68316/
Particle Man
09-30-2010, 04:30 PM
That was a long freakin' article :lol:
Interesting, in a nomadic way...
Amber Lamps
09-30-2010, 05:24 PM
That was a long freakin' article :lol:
Interesting, in a nomadic way...
Whew....thanks for the warning!:lol: *click* "New Posts"
Thats cool, but it almost sounds like the girl was his flavor of the week
Flexin
09-30-2010, 08:22 PM
Thats a cool story. I detailed a sail boat for a guy and he said he wishes he bought his boat when he was younger and just lived on that. He would spend weekends on it and was on it most nights. I would have to be on a larger boat to be on it that long. 70ft on a motor yacht would be ok but a sail boat would have to be much larger.
James
Particle Man
09-30-2010, 08:25 PM
Not a single "man in the boat" comment. You guys are slippin'.
tallywacker
09-30-2010, 10:37 PM
Fuck that, not for me.
Not a single "man in the boat" comment. You guys are slippin'.
i was thinking it, but you posted too quick
Flexin
09-30-2010, 11:17 PM
Who here could live on a boat?
I would love to try it. The only problem is I also want a home theater really bad (I love movies) and a boat big enough for even a small theater is WAY out of reach.
I think being on a boat would be great. I love the water. I have no idea if I could live on a boat or not but I wouldn't mind trying. My wife doesn't want to.
Living on the sea for 1152 days? I don't know about that. Thats going way "overboard". Over two years of it was alone. Fuck that. Have a big enough boat and load it up with lovely ladies and I might give it a try.
James
Gas Man
10-02-2010, 03:39 AM
Yeah I don't like the ocean like that... kinda scary... but I can respect the dream
tallywacker
10-02-2010, 10:36 PM
Who here could live on a boat?
I would love to try it. The only problem is I also want a home theater really bad (I love movies) and a boat big enough for even a small theater is WAY out of reach.
I think being on a boat would be great. I love the water. I have no idea if I could live on a boat or not but I wouldn't mind trying. My wife doesn't want to.
Living on the sea for 1152 days? I don't know about that. Thats going way "overboard". Over two years of it was alone. Fuck that. Have a big enough boat and load it up with lovely ladies and I might give it a try.
James
Load your boat full of ladies and live out on the for 2 years? My money says you unload those women in the middle of the ocean 3 months in.
Tmall
10-03-2010, 08:27 AM
Who here could live on a boat?
I would love to try it. The only problem is I also want a home theater really bad (I love movies) and a boat big enough for even a small theater is WAY out of reach.
I think being on a boat would be great. I love the water. I have no idea if I could live on a boat or not but I wouldn't mind trying. My wife doesn't want to.
Living on the sea for 1152 days? I don't know about that. Thats going way "overboard". Over two years of it was alone. Fuck that. Have a big enough boat and load it up with lovely ladies and I might give it a try.
James
It would depend what you're looking for. I know one guy who lives on a 28' sailboat. He has his whole life crammed into it, and loves it. He was even able to get a mortgage on it because he lives in it. You learn to downsize everything and enjoy what you have. I don't think that would work for me.
I would like the big diesel engined yachts, with full sized rooms and a theatre too. :boobs:
Particle Man
10-03-2010, 08:34 AM
Load your boat full of ladies and live out on the for 2 years? My money says you unload those women in the middle of the ocean 3 months in."That sail isn't folded right! Those ropes are messy! You're not just gonna SIT there and steer, ARE YOU? What the-?"
*splash!*
*sound of a beer opening*
"*Sigh* Better. "
Adeptus_Minor
10-03-2010, 10:11 AM
Yeah I don't like the ocean like that... kinda scary... but I can respect the dream
That's the idea, I think. While it isn't truly 'primitive', it is a daily struggle to survive. Very few experiences available in the civilized world can focus you like that can. Clearly he had a lot of time to think, but not like most of us do.
I doubt most of us would be composing hippie poetry to the sea, but imagine what it would be like to be away from all the stuff that preoccupies our minds in our daily lives. Talk about some great time to do some work on oneself. Oops, sorry, I know us guys aren't supposed to think about stuff like that. :whistle:
Load your boat full of ladies and live out on the for 2 years? My money says you unload those women in the middle of the ocean 3 months in.
No doubt! Nobody says you can't put into port and find a little company for a while if you need it. This guy just chose not to. :idk:
Flexin
10-03-2010, 10:16 AM
That's the idea, I think. While it isn't truly 'primitive', it is a daily struggle to survive. Very few experiences available in the civilized world can focus you like that can. Clearly he had a lot of time to think, but not like most of us do.
I doubt most of us would be composing hippie poetry to the sea, but imagine what it would be like to be away from all the stuff that preoccupies our minds in our daily lives. Talk about some great time to do some work on oneself. Oops, sorry, I know us guys aren't supposed to think about stuff like that. :whistle:
No doubt! Nobody says you can't put into port and find a little company for a while if you need it. This guy just chose not to. :idk:
It wasn't that he chose not to but it was a requirement for the record he wanted to set. Stopping at different ports would be nice.
James
Adeptus_Minor
10-03-2010, 11:57 AM
It wasn't that he chose not to but it was a requirement for the record he wanted to set. Stopping at different ports would be nice.
James
Indeed.. I must've skimmed over that part of the article... but even then, going for the record is a choice too I suppose. :wink:
Yes, stops in port would be mandatory for me... if only for perishable foodstuffs and a day or so around people here and there.
Flexin
10-03-2010, 12:16 PM
Indeed.. I must've skimmed over that part of the article... but even then, going for the record is a choice too I suppose. :wink:
Yes, stops in port would be mandatory for me... if only for perishable foodstuffs and a day or so around people here and there.
Yeah it would be nice to be all alone for X amount of time to just relax and clear your head. 2+ years would not me my amount. Maybe a couple of weeks but not much more. A trip like that could me amazing but for me doing it solo would make it too tough.
And a 70ft sailboat must be a bitch to handle solo.
James
Gas Man
10-04-2010, 12:50 AM
Yeah it would be nice to be all alone for X amount of time to just relax and clear your head. 2+ years would not me my amount. Maybe a couple of weeks but not much more. A trip like that could me amazing but for me doing it solo would make it too tough.
And a 70ft sailboat must be a bitch to handle solo.
James
Agreed on all points.
Particle Man
10-04-2010, 06:48 AM
That's the idea, I think. While it isn't truly 'primitive', it is a daily struggle to survive. Very few experiences available in the civilized world can focus you like that can. :idk:
Sounds like driving in Atlanta.
Adeptus_Minor
10-04-2010, 09:41 AM
Sounds like driving in Atlanta.
Oh hell no... there would be no time for contemplation... I'd be full-on Bronson.
:ic:
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