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Bought a boat today!
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dudeman007
Diamond Member
THIS BOAT IS REALLLLLLLLL
22 feet. Yes, it's small for living on for a summer, but we plan on using this boat for decades, in rivers, lakes, and on the ocean, so we had to make allowances for that. It's small enough to navigate most rivers, but we can also take it twenty miles offshore and go tuna fishing. And we'll have one of those camping toilets and a rail-mount gas grill, so we're set for bath/kitchen. We had them divide the livewell at the back of the boat into two parts so that we can use one half of it for washing dishes.
EDIT:
Oh, and as for the choice of materials, fiberglass just wouldn't hold up, especially when you consider that we will be using the boat a LOT and plan on using it for decades. You wouldn't think of beaching a fiberglass boat, but aluminum will tolerate it just fine. Aluminum won't craze or crack when it flexes, unlike fiberglass, and if you get a hole in it, you can weld a patch that will be invisible when it's done. The Pacific Northwest (Oregon/Washington/Alaska/BC), where we'll be using the boat, has a rocky, harsh coastline.
Bryophyte: Don't listen to the naysayers' and trolls. If you like it, and the missus and the kiddies like it, thats' all that matters. I recently purchased a 20' hybrid camper (30' opened up) that I will be using alot and I love it..... besides its not like there isn't aftermarket mods/accessories you can get for it to help with liveability. Have fun dude, you only live once. I, too, have been thinking of getting a boat since I live practically at the beach. Maybe after I get my pilots licence, get/build a plane, and build a teardrop camper as a smaller alternative to the "family camper".
I'm sure you're already smart enought to bring stuff for your kids to do.....
I'm sure you're already smart enought to bring stuff for your kids to do.....
dud
Diamond Member
OP,
Just one question ... do you have any prior boating experience? That's an awfully small boat to be living aboard for such a long time. Additionally, would you feel safe taking suc "off shore"? I ask because I used to work for a boat manufacturer that builds boats up to about $1M (50') and we would never recommend such a thing. You're going to take four people (that you care about?) on a 22' boat off the Northwest and Alaska? Here in Florida we just lost 3 out of 4 boaters (2 were NFL players). Their boat was about the same size and was capsized/swamped in much smaller swells than you will encounter off the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
I shake my head ...
Just one question ... do you have any prior boating experience? That's an awfully small boat to be living aboard for such a long time. Additionally, would you feel safe taking suc "off shore"? I ask because I used to work for a boat manufacturer that builds boats up to about $1M (50') and we would never recommend such a thing. You're going to take four people (that you care about?) on a 22' boat off the Northwest and Alaska? Here in Florida we just lost 3 out of 4 boaters (2 were NFL players). Their boat was about the same size and was capsized/swamped in much smaller swells than you will encounter off the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
I shake my head ...
halik
Lifer
My sentiment exactly,
I've boated all over the U.S. (Kentucky, Key Largo, Lake Erie etc.) and reading this is just sounds like one of those "oooh this will be so much fun" plans without any research. 22 foot boat is entirely too small to do any offshore travel and living on a boat without a proper cuddy and shelter is simply naive. I mean where are you gonna use your caomping toilet if it's pouring out or if you're out on the water?
20mph gusts were enough to rock the last 40 footer charter boat I was on (I did get a 25lb bass though, now mounted inmy parents' office 🙂 )... I can imagine what it would do to a 22 footer.
loup garou
Lifer
I have to agree looking at the design of that boat -- I don't see how any one person, let alone 4 people, could comfortably live on it. My father's boat is 21', center console, and 4 people fishing for a couple of hours is a chore. I mean, she admitted the boat doesn't even have a head! Crazy.
However, for your second comment about taking it offshore, I think you're exaggerating the risk, at least for day trips with an experienced captain. I've been on several trips on similar boats out off Vancouver Island fishing for salmon and halibut. The seas can be rough, but with an experienced captain, a boat of that size can be as safe as a boat can be (no boat is "safe," really) in typical conditions. That said -- unless Bryophyte's husband is an experienced captain, I share your concern for their particular situation.
loup garou
Lifer
...which they took out under a small craft advisory. Not a smart move. The point is, you're never 100% safe on a boat, but there are precautions that experienced folks take to minimize risk. I'm not sure you guys realize just how common a boat that size is for nearshore and "offshore" fishing.
loup garou
Lifer
I think we're on the same page here -- I don't think anyone (except maybe the OP) intends to make transatlantic voyages on a 21' pleasureboat. 😉
I just wanted to clarify that most sport fishermen fish from boats of this size up to 20-30 miles offshore, on every coast of this continent daily. But, for the most part, the ones who make it back safe and sound pay close attention to the tides and weather, know the areas they fish well and what seasons are safe for offshore travel in their boats, carry proper safety, flotation, and first aid equipment, and have had boat safety training as well as years of experience on the water. And they most likely aren't making any overnight offshore trips. 😉
EDIT: Totally agreed on your edit.
BoomerD
No Lifer
What's always astounded me, is that you have to have a license to drive a car, truck, motorcycle, airplane, etc...but not a boat.
20+ years ago when we bought our first "boat" (as compared to the little aluminum fishing boats or canoes we've owned in the past) we took some USCGA Boater Safety classes.
http://nws.cgaux.org/visitors/...ls_and_seamanship.html
If you don't have a local Coast Guard Auxiliary where you live, you may have the local US Power Squadron who offers very good classes as well.
http://www.usps.org/e_stuff/public_ed.htm
As with any vehicle, it makes sense and it's far safer when everyone knows (and follows) the "rules of the road."
I've had the opportunity (and some prodding from the company) to get USCG licensed as a Master....up to 100 tons, but while I like playing and working on the water, I never wanted to drive boats for a living.
20+ years ago when we bought our first "boat" (as compared to the little aluminum fishing boats or canoes we've owned in the past) we took some USCGA Boater Safety classes.
http://nws.cgaux.org/visitors/...ls_and_seamanship.html
If you don't have a local Coast Guard Auxiliary where you live, you may have the local US Power Squadron who offers very good classes as well.
http://www.usps.org/e_stuff/public_ed.htm
As with any vehicle, it makes sense and it's far safer when everyone knows (and follows) the "rules of the road."
I've had the opportunity (and some prodding from the company) to get USCG licensed as a Master....up to 100 tons, but while I like playing and working on the water, I never wanted to drive boats for a living.
loup garou
Lifer
:thumbsup:
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