Smallest boat you could spend a week on

[BruceK]

Do you still have a land based home? Do you plan on travelling further afield given you could go basically anywhere?

We used to live in a large 6 bedroom house in a very secluded part of Conwy in the middle of a forest. We thought it an ideal place to bring up kids. What we found after 10 years there is everyone disappeared to their own level and quarters and after a few years we realised we would not see each other during the working week and lived to be on the boat during weekends. The jump became painfully obvious when we noticed the boy had no outside school friends and my 13 year old daughter made several concerted efforts at suicide. The house, suburbia, rat race was not working for us and I came to understand its a social con. So we closed ranks, put everything into storage and moved aboard. Nobody gave up jobs or anything, I have always kept a home office, and the only sacrifices made so far is no dishwasher and I have to make my bed back to dinette to work. In its place I have found a perfect work life balance.

As for moving back, I honestly doubt it. We are so happy its almost rude, but 8 will play the cards carefully here. The idea is when a 15m berth becomes available I will get a 55 footer simply for the conveniences it can carry.

We moved from the river to a marina, but nearest end to the gate, to be outside the ghetto so the kids can get to school easily. When not in school we leave and l8ve on anchor. In a few years once they go to university etc we will slip away with a letter of good bye etc and lead a more constant cruiser definition of life. As long as we have internet we make a good living in our respective professions. That gives us a lot of room to explore and the only real restriction is time zones and the hours I want to work.

 

[dunedin]

Thanks for all the replies, I think it kind of confirms what I thought which is that something in the region of 35’ is big enough for an extended stay with two people on board in relative comfort.

Should also mean it’s big enough to have a generator, air con etc which I imagine is horrible without in the med.

Wow, that is a bit of a leap - and emphasises what people have said it depends on expectations. (Even as far as whether 2 weeks is an “extended stay” or for many of us a “short stay” )

Air con and a generator is a way up from minimum, as the vast majority of people staying on board boats don’t have this (and running generators being one of the most divisive of activities in many anchorages / small harbours).

 

[ontheplane]

I'm in the wrong job

 

[colhel]

That looks like a Buckingham 20 (which is what my parents had!) Or a 25 (the windows were longer in the 25..... ). Simpler times indeed - but as boats they work really well - we slept 4 very happily on her.

No idea I'm afraid. They had larger centre cockpit versions but unfortunately photos from that time are a bit thin on the ground.

 

[Mr Googler]

Good idea for Bruce to stay away from marinas when Seacock is out in his tender!