liveaboard with teenager

[angelabalkwill]

I am a single mother with a 13-year-old daughter, thinking of buying a widebeam (60' by 11') boat as a liveaboard. It has 2 bedrooms but one has no door but is open plan with living/cooking area. Does anyone have any experience of, or comments about, living with a teenager in these conditions? Any advice gratefully appreciated!

 

[Talbot]

11ft beam on a boat that long is definitely not widebeam! I would suggest that each of you need to have your own personal space (especially for the next 4 years)

 

[Sea Devil]

I think living on board permanently you do need to be able to 'close the door' sometimes. Living in a boat is much the same as in a house and most people need their own space. There are always lots and lots of boats on the market so maybe the thing to do is to look at a few more in the same price bracket?
Michael

 

[Jason_242]

I,m thinking of buying a boat too but its a motor yacht 14' beam seperate cabins etc etc so plenty of privacy.
One good thing though about being on a boat with a teenager would be you could make her swab the decks keel haul her make her walk the plank and if all else fails throw her over board lol.
Seriously though I wish I had had the option as a teenager I love the water hence the reason I want to "live aboard" now

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[[2574]]

I think in canal boat/barge parlance 11feet is declared as a "wide beam" boat given that a standard canal boat is 6'10" beam. So I think the poster is correct in what she says.

 

[[2574]]

I can offer no advice but if you haven't already found it you might be interested in this:

http://www.bourgogne-marine.com/Home.html

They have a good selection of barges for sale but have the disadvantage (maybe that's an advantage!) of being in la belle France.

 

[nimbusgb]

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One good thing though about being on a boat with a teenager would be you could make her swab the decks keel haul her make her walk the plank and if all else fails throw her over board lol.
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You dont have teenage kids do you. If you think you can MAKE a teenager do ANYTHING you are sadly mistaken! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Jason_242]

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One good thing though about being on a boat with a teenager would be you could make her swab the decks keel haul her make her walk the plank and if all else fails throw her over board lol.
Jason /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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Your right I dont have kids but it seemed like a good plan lol

You dont have teenage kids do you. If you think you can MAKE a teenager do ANYTHING you are sadly mistaken! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

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[nickrj]

when I was 13, I would have killed to live on a boat. give her some Bernard Moitessier books or something, that'll get her going /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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[kalessin]

Coming rather late to this one...

We've been living with our 16- and 13-yr-olds on board for two months - the 16 yr old went back to the UK a couple of weeks ago which is a great relief!! I would say privacy is absolutely essential. While the older boy was with us our 13-year-old put up with sleeping in the main cabin but although he is a very tolerant individual he found it very difficult.

Are you planning to cover serious distances in your boat, or use it mainly as a houseboat? Under way our two had an even bigger need to retreat into their own space.

Camilla
Kalessin of Orwell
Viveiro, N. Spain