8 weeks till we are liveabaords - one more wannabee making it happen

Hi Two Drifters

My wife and I are moving aboard in April and starting with a circumnav of the Uk - hopefully the storms will have abated by then - we've just bought a Bavaria Ocean 38 CC. We can't wait but it's feeling daunting and I think that will continue for some time yet.

Good luck

Adam
 
>Getting very excited, kicking the adventure off in the Med and then maybe further afield as the mood takes us.

If you are seriously thinking of going further afield be careful because most Med boats never come out. That's why we didn't turn left but kept going and turned right. We went into the Med when we came back, then back to the UK.

>Just hope we like the new life as much or more than the current one!

The first year can be testing because you suddenly realise how much breaks and needs to be repaired plus general maintenance. Carry two spares for everything, all the appropriate tools plus the exploded parts diagrams so you know how to take things apart.
 
e suddenly realised last night that our start date of May 1st isn't that far away. The list of boat jobs looks reasonable but then there's the list of house and house letting jobs, possession junking jobs etc.

And what to do with the cat? (It's not coming with us)

We're very excited but it's going to be a busy few months!
 
Good luck with your adventure though France,

We are from Guernsey where they make the best boats :-) , we are planning to live aboard in the Med next year.

Have a great and safe trip, if we see that Jersey stern we will give you a wave.
Regards
Scott & Niki
 
DreamMachine said:
Good luck with your adventure though France,

We are from Guernsey where they make the best boats :-) , we are planning to live aboard in the Med next year.

Have a great and safe trip, if we see that Jersey stern we will give you a wave.
Regards
Scott & Niki
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Where in Guernsey are you? We have a few good friends at Beaucette Marina who live aboard. In the past we got down there a couple of times each season for a few drinks a laugh.

Love Guernsey
 
Two Drifters said:
Where in Guernsey are you? We have a few good friends at Beaucette Marina who live aboard. In the past we got down there a couple of times each season for a few drinks a laugh.

Love Guernsey
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We are from Guernsey, St Martins, but we have moved and now live in Blackboys, East Sussex. We have spent many years of boating around Guernsey and C.I great fun in the summer and we loved coming down to Jersey at the weekends. I recall a super restaurant in Jersey, The Bastille? not sure? Close to the square? We also love Herm Island, we had our wedding reception at The white house Hotel there, so pretty in the summer months, however in the winter we all need an Aquastar for the C.I. :-)

Cannoy blame you for heading South, good decision. We have our boat in Puerto Portals, Mallorca now and fly down as frequently as possible. If you have not already, you must explore the South Western coast of Mallorca, fab for Motorboats,look out for a cala called Portals Vells, our new Herm but lovely and warm.
Kindest Regards
Scott & Niki
 
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