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09-12-2016, 06:19 PM
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Senior Member
City: Chicago
Vessel Name: Oma
Vessel Model: Kadey Krogan\Manatee
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 138
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Hello from Chicago
Hi All:
I have been lurking as a non-member for several months, since we located the forum. The two of us have been racing sailboats for the past several decades. Even though I am only 29 years old, We are getting close to retirement. It is our intention to continue to live and race in Chicago, but to "retire" on a trawler/live aboard in the harbors, instead of in the suburbs, and relocate our winter headquarters to Salt Lake.
In the process of discussing these plans, we also decided that we want to loop at least once. This has complicated our boat choice to boats that can make the trip as opposed to just to and from the 'yard' in the spring/fall.
Anyway - we have liked what we saw on the TF and thought we would join the fun. We are looking for a suitable vessel to call home. Any thoughts or leads on suitable boats would be welcome.
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09-12-2016, 07:32 PM
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Guru
City: Jacksonville
Vessel Name: SONAS
Vessel Model: Grand Alaskan 53
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,235
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You're too young to be on here.
Go away.
Retiring at thirty'ish! Sheesh, can't have them around here,right?
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09-12-2016, 07:53 PM
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Guru
City: Puget Sound
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 622
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in order to be here definitely need the geezer card, most have a curmudgeon endorsement.. 
welcome aboard, enjoy your boat search... we live aboard about 4 months out of the year. The boat gets pretty small by the 4th month... My only advice is to go bigger then you think you need...
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09-12-2016, 09:09 PM
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Guru
City: Stuart FL
Vessel Name: Lucky Lucky
Vessel Model: Pacific Mariner 65
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,746
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29? What's that?
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Howard
Lucky Lucky
Stuart, FL
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09-12-2016, 09:57 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,602
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Welcome to the forum!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ftbinc
Hi All:
I have been lurking as a non-member for several months, since we located the forum. The two of us have been racing sailboats for the past several decades. Even though I am only 29 years old, We are getting close to retirement.
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I got in trouble last night for questioning what somebody wrote, so I'll tread lightly here.
You have been racing sailboats for the past several decades.....
Last time I checked, "Several" is 3 or more.
You are only 29 years old.
Can you explain that, and if you can, I want some.
 I have a boat that's older than you. 
Ted
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I'm tired of fast moves, I've got a slow groove, on my mind.....
I want to spend some time, Not come and go in a heated rush.....
"Slow Hand" by The Pointer Sisters
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09-12-2016, 10:02 PM
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Guru
City: Biloxi, MS
Vessel Name: Cajun Rose
Vessel Model: Biloxi Lugger
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,383
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I'm 41 and have been working on my Rose for 6-7 years now, made one trip in that whole time, trawler will pile some years in you if you don't watch out.
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09-12-2016, 10:22 PM
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Senior Member
City: North Port, FL
Vessel Name: Seven Tenths (sold)
Vessel Model: Mirage / Great Harbour 47
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 477
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Welcome aboard
Lots of trawlers in Chicago. We were in Burnham Harbor last week and Hammond Marina this week.
Cheers
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09-12-2016, 10:55 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Northville NY
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 38
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Well, I have learned on this forum more so than any other I am on that there are folks on here from all walks of life, those who can afford whatever kind of Yacht they want to those who are more modest and even those who will always only be dreamers. Maybe he is a professional baseball player for the Cubs making $20 million a year....
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09-12-2016, 11:26 PM
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Senior Member
City: Chicago
Vessel Name: Oma
Vessel Model: Kadey Krogan\Manatee
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 138
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Math?
The math is simple, my memory is bad so I stick with just one age to remember.
Quote:
Originally Posted by O C Diver
Welcome to the forum!
I got in trouble last night for questioning what somebody wrote, so I'll tread lightly here.
You have been racing sailboats for the past several decades.....
Last time I checked, "Several" is 3 or more.
You are only 29 years old.
Can you explain that, and if you can, I want some.
I have a boat that's older than you.
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09-13-2016, 01:38 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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09-13-2016, 04:29 AM
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Guru
City: Campbell River
Vessel Name: Okisollo
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 782
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have a friend who claims to be 19 with many years experience at being 19. lol
Ted
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09-14-2016, 02:20 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 10,058
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[QUOTE=menzies;479332]You're too young to be on here.
Go away.
Retiring at thirty'ish! Sheesh, can't have them around here,right?
Don't take old Menzies too seriously or personally. Of course you're welcome. He was just expressing the envy of most of us on here, I suspect, who struggled/are struggling to retire at 60 +, let alone younger, and certainly not in the late 30s. 
But if you made it in IT, or whatever, never mind, the boating is the issue here not age. It sounds like a good plan. 
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09-14-2016, 04:48 AM
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Guru
City: .
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 437
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[QUOTE=Peter B;479810]
Quote:
Originally Posted by menzies
You're too young to be on here.
Go away.
Retiring at thirty'ish! Sheesh, can't have them around here,right?
Don't take old Menzies too seriously or personally. Of course you're welcome. He was just expressing the envy of most of us on here, I suspect, who struggled/are struggling to retire at 60 +, let alone younger, and certainly not in the late 30s.
But if you made it in IT, or whatever, never mind, the boating is the issue here not age. It sounds like a good plan. |
+1 
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09-14-2016, 12:06 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Margaritaville
Vessel Model: Wittholz 40 Passage
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 88
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Pay no never mind to the "geezer" card, LOL, bunch of jealous captains, that's all.
Besides, "retirement" is not an exact term. My mate and I "retired" before we made 30. Then we worked our way around the continent running boats and diving commercially. We are still doing it now, (well, for the most part anyways) in our sixties, with "geezer' card in hand and still in the same Wittholz trawler we started out in, in 1982.....
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