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Here's your answer....yes...bleeding heart idiots and those apparently looking to make themselves feel better about their own feelings are contributing to these morons Go Fund Me account......currently they have $13000 +
You know.. I can see helping someone after an accident.. Even partially if the accident is of their own making.. But I can't see helping someone continue with a bad plan. And their plan certainly seems to be very bad.
I would want to see how they plan to be independent and not begging for money again in 6 months.
These are great points. Aside from having to buy food on a regular basis throughout their journey, they'd have to stay fueled. Sailboats do motor in and out of harbor or while docking, etc. And on an old boat like that, repairs would be necessary, sooner or later, whether minor or major. An emergency fund or well-funded credit card is a must. And yes, dock fees. Really, it looks like they were never serious about living their dream in the first place. Not even serious about a relatively brief jaunt to the Caribbean.
In fact, the more I think about it, it starts to remind me of those two women who wanted to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti, or wherever it was, and had to be rescued.
A 28 foot sailboat probably has a 2 cylinder diesel. Rule of thumb is you burn 1 gallon of diesel per hour for every 20 hp. A 28 foot sloop probably has a 10 hp diesel.
I know lots of people who have lived aboard at one point or other in their lives. You don't pay "dock fees" if you're on a tight budget. Your boat hardly ever goes to the dock and when it does, it's for 15 minutes at the public dock where they don't charge you. Anchoring is free if you're somewhere that they'll let you anchor. Most places, you can wangle a free mooring if you can't anchor. You row to the public dinghy dock from there.
If you're on that tight budget, you also aren't sailing all that much. You sail somewhere, anchor, and stay there for a few weeks. You hardly ever run the engine and 10 gallons of fuel could easily last you several months.
On a tight budget, everything is DIY. You learn how to sew. You learn small engine repair. You can't afford to pay boat yard labor rates. You hang out with other live-aboard people who are totally happy to give you advice and teach you all the DIY tasks. They had to learn them themselves.
So if I wanted to steal from you that would be okay? After all, I'm just showing I have the balls to do what I want, and these people will resent me for it right?
You've missed the point of my post.
People who do what they want to do in life are often resented if they are not doing 9 to 5 in a factory or office or in debt.
A 28 foot sailboat probably has a 2 cylinder diesel. Rule of thumb is you burn 1 gallon of diesel per hour for every 20 hp. A 28 foot sloop probably has a 10 hp diesel.
I know lots of people who have lived aboard at one point or other in their lives. You don't pay "dock fees" if you're on a tight budget. Your boat hardly ever goes to the dock and when it does, it's for 15 minutes at the public dock where they don't charge you. Anchoring is free if you're somewhere that they'll let you anchor. Most places, you can wangle a free mooring if you can't anchor. You row to the public dinghy dock from there.
If you're on that tight budget, you also aren't sailing all that much. You sail somewhere, anchor, and stay there for a few weeks. You hardly ever run the engine and 10 gallons of fuel could easily last you several months.
On a tight budget, everything is DIY. You learn how to sew. You learn small engine repair. You can't afford to pay boat yard labor rates. You hang out with other live-aboard people who are totally happy to give you advice and teach you all the DIY tasks. They had to learn them themselves.
Good post. The only problem is, they didn't learn any DIY stuff relevant to living on a boat.
The big question is will they learn from their mistakes and take some sailing lessons before going out the next time or will the do a repeat if their first “adventure.”
If they screw up the second time around, the Coast Guard might look the other way when it comes to rescuing them.
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