Posted on 11/25/2013 7:47:39 AM PST by Travis McGee
It’s just a generic sloop I snagged off the internet. I liked the aspect, sailing away. (It’s an Ericson 32.)
That’s exactly right. Yachties are “preppers” by default. No matter their politics, they have to be prepared, and able to fix anything from outboards to diesels to sails to masts.
Maintenance is a HUGE part of boating. I tend to view boats from this perspective. :)
Having survived in the wilderness for a fabulous month, and come out with a little more food than I went in with, I know it is possible to do well in the mountains. Having also sailed for a summer, including a couple of annoying storms, I know that the water is not for everyone. Still, with a (not broken) pole, or even a baited hook dangled over the side each night, I found it easy to get food on the water.
I am far more worried about pirates, especially on the Intercoastal Waterway, if things go badly. This is not an option that removes all problems, just an opportunity to substitute one set of problems for another. It’s a question of which set of problems you prefer. I would hope that the young 3% addressed by McGee/Bracken, would be comfortable on the water, skilled at odd jobs for pay to support themselves, and comfortable with a shotgun when needed. If so, then the water can be a great life.
So, by escaping, how does that help us bring back the ideas of America?
Damn it, Bracken! You will mess up the cheap sailboat market for me! I have a pull the pin date of early next fall intending to buy this coming spring. I would be gone by now but for a family health issue.
Shush! Dang it!
You do know the two happiest days in a boat owner’s life, right?
I like the idea. If only I could sail... And get my wife and kids to sail with me.
As a current boat owner, yes I do, and I look forward to the second happiest day.
B.reak
O.ut
A.nother.
T.housand
Yes, and there’s the old saw that B-O-A-T means break out another thousand. lol
I’ve sold a couple of boats and was never happy to do it. They were well-maintained, high quality boats that we just outgrew. But there’s no doubt about it, its an expensive hobby however its our primary form of recreation.
You have to spend a lot of time onboard to justify ownership IMO.
“Sailing is like standing in a cold shower tearing up $100 bills.”
I am holding out for a DeFever 49 PHT.
It is always better in (fill in the blank).
Jericho it was Texas.
Walking Dead it is Nebraska.
Why not get a plane and get there faster?
lol...
The thought of being at sea, in a pretty small vessel, on the vast expanse of blue...Puts an ice cold feeling somewhere deep in me. The thought of being alone in the wilderness, the vast forests, the mountains, fills me with peace. I guess I'm just a landlubber. The ocean is just such an alien environment. Man is so out of his element, unless you are an expertly proficient mariner.
But spending lots of long weekends in a beautiful environment with friends is priceless. :)
Despite the many costs and hassels, it has great rewards.
It's a sidestep, not a permanent escape. It gives freedomistas the freedom to move about. How does it help to bring back the ideas of liberty if we're all trapped in the USSA when it goes hard totalitarian, and nobody can get out?
Wandering freedomistas might be needed to carry the torch, and provide beacons of hope, the way that escaped Russians did during the Soviet era.
And like I said at the end, having a boat that CAN cross an ocean doesn't mean you HAVE to. It just means you have the option. It also means that in the event of regional fracture, you might escape from, say, New York to Florida, when I-95 is under total lockdown.
Flogged and made to walk the plank1
Ping.
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