Hello all, new to the forum and looking for input, info and criticism if needed.
One of my dreams has always been to live on a boat of some sort, however, my wife is not so much excited about the prospect of being in constant motion, if you know what i mean.
With my wife being three years younger and the way our retirement plans will evolve, I am looking at having a couple years off work before she is able to join me. So in support of my dream, she has suggested that we purchase a boat large enough for me to live on and also cruise from northwest Washington to Alaska up the inside passage. So herein lies the first challenge and question of sorts;
I would be mainly on the boat by myself. The first thing that comes to mind would be a medical emergency of some sort. Being by myself, probably not the best scenario.
The next thing would be some sort of mechanical failure. I am a very mechanically inclined person but sometimes there are just situations where you need two people to get the job done.
So, we have owned four bayliners up to this point so when we started talking about a larger boat I naturally leaned toward bayliner. We looked at a 3288 that was absolutely large enough for one person to live on but there were a couple things we noted that led us to look at other options. So the next model we looked at on line is the 3888, and that one seemed to have everything we think would make a liveaboard more liveable. Another aspect of this whole plan is that I will spend as much time aboard the boat that I possibly can in the year or two between when i retire and when my wife does. Hopefully the whole liveaboard thing will then be somewhat out of my system and when my wife reaches retirement we can then sell the boat and live happily ever after!, which begs the question, what if i'm attached to the boat and dont want to part ways? In my wifes words "you mean what if you love the boat more than me?" I guess we'll cross that bridge....
In researching the motor yachts of bayliner, I have decided that it must have twin diesel engines. I dont think i would be happy with chevy v8s in a boat this size. The hino diesels sound to me like the best option for a lot of reasons but if when it comes time to actually purchase a boat if I run across one with perkins or cummins power, I think I would be just as pleased. I know that bayliner did not probably install cummins or perkins but I have read a few articles about people repowering their vessels for one reason or another.
I have always thought it would be a fun trip to take a boat from lewiston ID down the mighty columbia to astoria but never thought about going any further until recent. I have been to southeast alaska a few times and have always thought that exploring that area would also be a pretty amazing way to spend a summer. So one thing leads to another in my head and like you all can probably imagine, I cant help but try and put the two together, set off from lewiston...down the big river, hit the pacific and head north! North to Alaska!
Now I must admit, sometimes I don't think things completely through before I start trying to make things happen but my wife is on board with this whole idea and being very supportive.
In reality, it will be a few years till I am able to actually purchase the boat as I dont want to pay for moorage just to have a boat sitting in wait.
If anybody has any suggestions or ideas or input, please let me know.
Thanks again,
I posted this in "boaters on the go" also, just thought id put it out there on this forum for more exposure
One of my dreams has always been to live on a boat of some sort, however, my wife is not so much excited about the prospect of being in constant motion, if you know what i mean.
With my wife being three years younger and the way our retirement plans will evolve, I am looking at having a couple years off work before she is able to join me. So in support of my dream, she has suggested that we purchase a boat large enough for me to live on and also cruise from northwest Washington to Alaska up the inside passage. So herein lies the first challenge and question of sorts;
I would be mainly on the boat by myself. The first thing that comes to mind would be a medical emergency of some sort. Being by myself, probably not the best scenario.
The next thing would be some sort of mechanical failure. I am a very mechanically inclined person but sometimes there are just situations where you need two people to get the job done.
So, we have owned four bayliners up to this point so when we started talking about a larger boat I naturally leaned toward bayliner. We looked at a 3288 that was absolutely large enough for one person to live on but there were a couple things we noted that led us to look at other options. So the next model we looked at on line is the 3888, and that one seemed to have everything we think would make a liveaboard more liveable. Another aspect of this whole plan is that I will spend as much time aboard the boat that I possibly can in the year or two between when i retire and when my wife does. Hopefully the whole liveaboard thing will then be somewhat out of my system and when my wife reaches retirement we can then sell the boat and live happily ever after!, which begs the question, what if i'm attached to the boat and dont want to part ways? In my wifes words "you mean what if you love the boat more than me?" I guess we'll cross that bridge....
In researching the motor yachts of bayliner, I have decided that it must have twin diesel engines. I dont think i would be happy with chevy v8s in a boat this size. The hino diesels sound to me like the best option for a lot of reasons but if when it comes time to actually purchase a boat if I run across one with perkins or cummins power, I think I would be just as pleased. I know that bayliner did not probably install cummins or perkins but I have read a few articles about people repowering their vessels for one reason or another.
I have always thought it would be a fun trip to take a boat from lewiston ID down the mighty columbia to astoria but never thought about going any further until recent. I have been to southeast alaska a few times and have always thought that exploring that area would also be a pretty amazing way to spend a summer. So one thing leads to another in my head and like you all can probably imagine, I cant help but try and put the two together, set off from lewiston...down the big river, hit the pacific and head north! North to Alaska!
Now I must admit, sometimes I don't think things completely through before I start trying to make things happen but my wife is on board with this whole idea and being very supportive.
In reality, it will be a few years till I am able to actually purchase the boat as I dont want to pay for moorage just to have a boat sitting in wait.
If anybody has any suggestions or ideas or input, please let me know.
Thanks again,
I posted this in "boaters on the go" also, just thought id put it out there on this forum for more exposure
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