Wildbill
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2017
- Messages
- 78
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Still the One
- Vessel Make
- Hatteras 42 LRC
Hi All, I usually lurk except when my medical training allows to offer an educated opinion. Well over Christmas week we finally got to attend Trawler school (after 2 previous reschedules due to Covid). We (Admiral and I) had multiple reasons for attending besides the knowledge and experience which was OUTSTANDING. I grew up on purse seiner SS and lobster boat TS from 12 yo after father died to 18 when I went away to first college. Since then owned many small boats (fished semipro Bass circuit till felt like a job). Since my time on the ocean Fought the big C x 3 and had right ear resected into labyrinths causes vertigo if cool air blows into R ear. Needed to evaluate my response to wave action as well as admirals tolerance of being on boat for extended time before we purchase a vessel for retiring and exploring the Loop. We both tolerated well, I had NO symptoms , and admiral did great except decided NO sundeck (too many ladders, afraid she'd fall into water off back )..Navigation is WAY easier from a guy who learned with Loran C...Old skills came back quick, I was ready to come home and start the buying process (admiral more sensible keeps applying brakes). As if to end 2020 properly when I returned we quarintined and to return to work I needed a covid test..Not worried, I had vaccine #1 15 days before we left, wore N95 masks, crazy careful, Test was + OH CRAP!! No Symptoms so were good, she's still negative..Problem is I want to retire in 1 year and join the trawler life, financially we should be good, but what about health insurance, how do early retires manage this, I have DM so pre-exhisting condition along with C follow-ups. Don't want to wait for Medicare, feeling burnt out in ER and new medical model is all about metrics and volume and nothing like I was trained where the patient comes first and "Do what's right". Enough whining...We are looking at cockpit MY and Hatteras LRC as we'd like to do the NE loop later, having fun looking at boats in Yachtworld, Boattrader, Boats, (driving admiral crazy), setting up speadsheet, trying to be logical Sticky problem is insurance, figured I'd ask here so I can leverage the Admiral Thanks Guys