Problem with Ranger 27

[eric]

Im having a problem with my 27.
I am part time living on my tug. The problem is when I leave it I have separation anxiety. :lol:
I am totally smitten with this boat. I spend 90% of my time on it now. Nice thing is everything is right there.
When I go to my land home the house is so big and so wasteful feeling 😉
Thanks Ranger.
Eric Hughes Ranger 27 Quest Upper Chesapeake Bay

 

[JamesTXSD]

This is a situation that is not often spoken about in boating circles: boat ownership changes your perspective. Lawn work becomes unimportant. You start thinking about good excuses for calling in sick at work... "Sorry, boss, I have been diagnosed with SSDD (Severe Sunset Deprivation Disorder) - I won't be in for a few days." It's probably best that you don't mention several days at anchor as the only known cure. You forget your watch, but you don't notice it. Weather forecasts become WAY more interesting than "The Real Housewives of Who Cares?". You let all your magazine subscriptions expire, except for PassageMaker. Getting dressed up means you'll wear your nicer boat shoes. You find real meaning in the lyrics to Jimmy Buffett songs. Your neighbor gets a new BMW and you ask, "How many knots does she make at best cruise?" You realize that migrating birds are definitely on to something.

And, of course, you question the purpose of a domicile that doesn't move.

Nice choice of boat. I looked at your photo album: the Potter 15 would make a nice tow-behind dinghy. 😎

Best wishes,
Jim B.

 

[knotflying]

Jim B.

Nice observations and so true. After 100 days on our R-27 when we got home my wife said she felt lost in such a big place! And we had downsized from a house to a condo. Now she is really talking about getting rid of the condo! Definitely nirvana! The simple things in the landlubber life like getting groceries can take hours longer and require strategic planning. One makes choices as what to buy based on what they can fit in their backpack while riding a folding bike. A celebration occurs when we can cook a meal in one pot. We learned to never put dishes on top of one another because you will use more water to clean them. Watching the sunset, drinking a nice cold beer and rubbing some Prism Polish on my stainless sure beats mowing the lawn. You ask your neighbor how fast does his car cruise and I ask mine, "How much does it draw?" I can sit at my table and grab a beer, read a book and put popcorn in the microwave and never have moved an inch! And no one blinks an eye when asked, "How big is your Dingy". Life can't get much better!

 

[baz]

This is a most alarming post… just stop otherwise I will be calling my house sales agent… :lol:

My wife takes off to UK on occasion for several weeks and she's always wondering whether on her return she will have a house to return to. 😉 Her usual parting words to me at the airport are "…now don't sell the house please…".

Actually, I'm finding more and more people are considering retiring and living onboard… only the other day at the Dentist the girl and I spent more time talking about how she intends to retire and live on a boat and my teeth cleaning visit was completely secondary. :shock:

I like the idea of living on a boat… but the planets have to line up for that to happen.

 

[SUWANNEE]

This is a situation that is not often spoken about in boating circles: boat ownership changes your perspective. Lawn work becomes unimportant. You start thinking about good excuses for calling in sick at work... "Sorry, boss, I have been diagnosed with SSDD (Severe Sunset Deprivation Disorder) - I won't be in for a few days." It's probably best that you don't mention several days at anchor as the only known cure. You forget your watch, but you don't notice it. Weather forecasts become WAY more interesting than "The Real Housewives of Who Cares?". You let all your magazine subscriptions expire, except for PassageMaker. Getting dressed up means you'll wear your nicer boat shoes. You find real meaning in the lyrics to Jimmy Buffett songs. Your neighbor gets a new BMW and you ask, "How many knots does she make at best cruise?" You realize that migrating birds are definitely on to something.

And, of course, you question the purpose of a domicile that doesn't move.

Nice choice of boat. I looked at your photo album: the Potter 15 would make a nice tow-behind dinghy. 😎

Best wishes,
Jim B.

Hmm

Have you been spying on me ???

Especially the watch thing.
We have spent going on 50 nites on our boat. I never thought we would/could really do it but we have been extremely comfortable.
Went home yesterday and felt really strange, got in my shower and closed my eyes and had to grab the handle, my senses were still on the boat.
Using my watch now to count down until Wednesday at 11:30 am when we head back, Admiral has already almost fully repacked Jeep. a quick run to the grocery store and we're ready.
BUT she did very quickly state after reading this thread that unless I could configure a one acre flower garden on the R-27 that the land base was permanent. so spoke the Admiral

 

[knotflying]

Suggest either a garden club or just start weeding the planters at the marina.