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Old 04-24-2014, 06:40 PM   #39
Underway
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[QUOTE=BandB;228666]Is your spouse or partner as passionate about boating as you?

Nope

How much do they participate?

Summer liveaboards. I single hand the boat and she moves the car.

What aspects of boating do they like and what do they dislike?

The quiet and the spectacular views from the sundeck (while in the slip).

Noisy transients on smelly boats. Other live aboards who want to be your best friends...particularly if they're in the adjacent slip...on a stinky boat.

What is their role in boating versus yours?

I maintain and operate the boat. She agrees to keep it.

Does your interest of boating and their lesser interest ever create problems? Or the other way around?

No. We have an understanding. The boat has become a dock condo in recent years with limited side trips beyond the extended solo voyages to move the boat to/from winter storage.

Do the two of you follow the stereotypes or reverse them in some areas?

See above

What is an extended cruise like together?

We've done numerous one or two week excursions over the years...most often to the North Channel of Lake Huron or Georgian Bay. Good times and great memories for both of us....except for the time she failed to properly secure a stern line on a dock cleat and the line came loose subsequently wrapping around the prop shaft....and the time....
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