Yeah I would say miserable is sort of accurate, especially since I was living on it during the beginning of the rainy season in a temperate rainforest. I even fell in the ocean this one time, fortunately near to shore. The waves were really bad so I couldn't go back to the boat so I had to sit at Starbucks and try to dry off. That was sort of miserable, yes.achamney wrote:Sail boat living looks... miserable. Are the open buckets there to catch rain water or something?
I found that if I strung up all my clothes near the propane fireplace and lit a bunch of those 20 cent wax candles in this little nook, I could get the temperature up to 80 degrees in the little nook. Such cozy memories in there I don't have many pictures of sail boat life at all but I'll try my best to illustrate my cozy sleeping nook.
A side benefit of hanging clothes in this way is that they all dried out from the propane stove over night.
If I had electricity on that boat, and maybe a way to dry it out better (wood stove or dehumidifier) it could have been ten times better.
This is the bay where I anchored, by the way. Anchoring is free and marina is expensive but far more convenient. I always prefer the hard way...
And yes the buckets were for catching rain. A lot more convenient than rowing to shore, and the water was really quite delicious. Rainwater coffee is one of the few luxuries I had.
Tell me about it! Every bucket I scavenge manages to get used almost right away, I have like 8 in my house and not a single one can be spared. I think that means I better go grab a couple more.achamney wrote:On an unrelated note, taking your advice and slowly acquiring 5 gallon buckets from my supermarket. What a great free resource!