Would you live in a yacht?

[Rubycon]

Holy shit ruby, I'm convinced I know you. What yacht are you working aboard? Ever make it back to ole FLL? What monitoring system is onboard?

I'm actually on a ship. I've had offers in the past though.

 

[DrPizza]

I'd do it in a heartbeat, if the fishing was good wherever it was docked or near enough to where it was docked. ("You only pay for gas if you take the yacht on a trip more than 5 miles from where the dock is.") Hopefully, I can find some good fishing within 5 miles from the dock. And, I've spent weeks living quite comfortably in a pop-up camper while on vacation. Well, at least sleeping in it; I spent 90% of my awake time out fishing, cleaning fish for dinner, or eating fish.

 

[MotF Bane]

Google Image Search, yacht -

 

[dainthomas]

I'll live on Paul Allen's yacht for a couple years.

 

[Rubycon]

I'll live on Paul Allen's yacht for a couple years.

MV Octopus is a ship!

 

[PricklyPete]

I would do it in a heartbeat.

 

[PricklyPete]

"Fuck trees, I climb bouys motherfucker!"

 

[Genx87]

Gee let me think about this...............................................

 

[Fritzo]

I would do it because you would not need flood insurance.

 

[MotF Bane]

MV Octopus is a ship!

He named it... Octopus? wtf.

 

[Genx87]

"Fuck trees, I climb bouys motherfucker!"

Hahaha I was listening to this song this morning and sent my buddy an email and all it said was that.

 

[PricklyPete]

Hahaha I was listening to this song this morning and sent my buddy an email and all it said was that.

One of my favorite lines in the whole song. You can use it for so many things to (just replacing trees and bouys).

 

[Leros]

I'll live on Paul Allen's yacht for a couple years.

He's got a boat inside his boat and a boat hanging on the side of his boat!

 

[Rubycon]

He named it... Octopus? wtf.

It's perfect. On the port side we have developers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMU0tzLwhbE...

On the starboard side we have a 4000 ton Octopus.

How do I edit the registry again?

 

[MotionMan]

My mother-in-law's former boyfriend lived on his 40'-50' "yacht" off and on for years. I found it a little tight for me to live on, but, doable. So, double the size and I could probably manage.

MotionMan

 

[alkemyst]

He's got a boat inside his boat and a boat hanging on the side of his boat!

 

[alkemyst]

My mother-in-law's former boyfriend lived on his 40'-50' "yacht" off and on for years. I found it a little tight for me to live on, but, doable. So, double the size and I could probably manage.

MotionMan

40-50" is pushing it for a live-on...great for blasting to the islands.

The not traveling more than 5 miles from port unless "YOU" pay is a concern not knowing where you'd be put up.

If I was docked off any major city, hell yeah.

I don't know if my wife would agree though.

 

[bobdole369]

I'm actually on a ship. I've had offers in the past though.

Oh ok then. Much bigger vessels than what I work on I assume.

Tiger's yacht is M/Y Privacy:

I've done work on the yacht that was moored next to his for a time at OPC.

At 100' or larger it starts taking about 2-3 hours just to do the daily wash downs properly. Once you add bilge checks, maintenance schedules, cleaning and cooking its sort of a 24 hour job. I would NOT want to run one myself.

I do know a husband/wife team who successfully run an 87' yacht for their owner. Man captains/engineers and the woman stews/mates.

 

[jiggahertz]

How many sq ft of living space do you get on a 100' yacht?

 

[Red Squirrel]

I would do it, would be cool.

I have no idea if I'd get sea sick or not though, I've never been on a big boat for more then a day. Would be fun to try. Sure we're assuming it's docked, but who lives on such a boat and leaves it docked? I'd bring that thing for a cruise. Whatever I would pay on a mortgage would just go towards gas.

I'm pretty decent at docking a 10 foot pontoon with a whooping 5HP motor, I'm sure I could somewhat handle 100 feet, hopefully there's a boat repair shop around. LOL

 

[bobdole369]

How many sq ft of living space do you get on a 100' yacht?

That really depends on who you are. Owner - possibly a full beam 800 sqft master suite.

Assistant 2nd stew: Likely a hot rack with another stew, and a half a closet in a 7x8 room.

 

[bobdole369]

Whatever I would pay on a mortgage would just go towards gas.

Since yachts do something like 200 gallons (of diesel) per hour, and something like 7 gallons per mile - your mortgage payment is fairly quickly gone likely within an hour or 2 of cruising.

 

[alkemyst]

That really depends on who you are. Owner - possibly a full beam 800 sqft master suite.

Assistant 2nd stew: Likely a hot rack with another stew, and a half a closet in a 7x8 room.

100' can also be a long fast yacht or a tall luxurious one.

taller the more room of course.

We have major boat shows here in s. florida.

 

[BoomerD]

Since yachts do something like 200 gallons (of diesel) per hour, and something like 7 gallons per mile - your mortgage payment is fairly quickly gone likely within an hour or 2 of cruising.

No shit. The 50' Bayliner we looked at had twin Cat 3208 diesels in it...something like 20-30 GPH each at WOT.

That really adds up quick at $5/gallon for marine delivery.

 

[FoBoT]

Bwahahahaha! You guys have NO IDEA what (living on a boat) is like. TV/movies has it all worked out to be cherry.

most of these guys, true :hmm:

pretty sure a yacht and a cruise ship are better than a US Navy submarine :awe:

i spent 8 times 70 days at sea of which about 99% was submerged, yeah 1.5 years under water is pretty sweet D:

not to mention when the evaporator breaks down and the showers and laundry are secured for two weeks

but i never had to hot rack like they do on fast attack subs, so i didn't get my cooties straight from another guys ballsack :whiste: