Mischief Managed
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- Joined
- Oct 24, 2018
- Messages
- 678
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Mischief Managed II
- Vessel Make
- 1992 Tollycraft 44 CPMY
Folks, New here, lurked for a few days and felt compelled to introduce myself. We currently have a 25 foot Regal (2000 2550LSC) that we bought used in 2005 and have truly enjoyed over the years. It's trailered and we tow it all over the northeast US. As our kids grew from pre-teens into adults the use of the boat evolved from mostly family day-boating with occasional overnight trips, to mostly multi-day cruising with just my wife and I aboard. Despite the space limitations of a 25 foot cuddy, we have done dozens of 2 to 7 day cruises, and 2 "big" cruises in the last 2 years of 16 days and 17 days.
We've taken our little boat to most of the best cruising spots (salt water and fresh water) between Lake Ontario, Ottawa, Montreal, Penobscot Bay and Chesapeake Bay. Our "home" water is Lake Winnipesaukee because it's near enough to be worth towing/launching the boat for just an evening meal after work. We think nothing of a trip like our recent spur-of-the-moment 5-day weekend to Martha's Vineyard and keep the boat ready to go at all times (except Winter, obviously).
Anyway, all these "lengthy" cruises on our little boat have been an absolute blast and we have concluded that we want to sell our house and live on a boat while following comfortable air temperatures between northeast US/southeast Canada, and southeast US, never staying in one area for more than 2-3 weeks. Once I retire in 7 years, we'll expand our cruising to the loop and the Caribbean at the least.
Once we have our next boat, the plan is to spend 6 to 24 months making it a home while cruising it from the Portsmouth, NH area. Once the boat is close to ideal, we'll sell the house and the majority of our stuff, store the rest of our stuff, and start longer-distance cruising. We would love to hear from folks that have done something similar.
FWIW, I am a very pragmatic, high-energy, and self-sufficient engineer with decades of mechanical, electrical/electronics, and fabrication experience; and a ridiculous collection of well-used tools. Repairs, improvements, and maintenance are not a concern at all.
Dave
We've taken our little boat to most of the best cruising spots (salt water and fresh water) between Lake Ontario, Ottawa, Montreal, Penobscot Bay and Chesapeake Bay. Our "home" water is Lake Winnipesaukee because it's near enough to be worth towing/launching the boat for just an evening meal after work. We think nothing of a trip like our recent spur-of-the-moment 5-day weekend to Martha's Vineyard and keep the boat ready to go at all times (except Winter, obviously).
Anyway, all these "lengthy" cruises on our little boat have been an absolute blast and we have concluded that we want to sell our house and live on a boat while following comfortable air temperatures between northeast US/southeast Canada, and southeast US, never staying in one area for more than 2-3 weeks. Once I retire in 7 years, we'll expand our cruising to the loop and the Caribbean at the least.
Once we have our next boat, the plan is to spend 6 to 24 months making it a home while cruising it from the Portsmouth, NH area. Once the boat is close to ideal, we'll sell the house and the majority of our stuff, store the rest of our stuff, and start longer-distance cruising. We would love to hear from folks that have done something similar.
FWIW, I am a very pragmatic, high-energy, and self-sufficient engineer with decades of mechanical, electrical/electronics, and fabrication experience; and a ridiculous collection of well-used tools. Repairs, improvements, and maintenance are not a concern at all.
Dave
