Liveaboard in Gillingham
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Topic: Liveaboard in Gillingham
Posted By: sailing_medic
Subject: Liveaboard in Gillingham
Date Posted: 22 Jun 11 at 12:13am
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I’m looking for help… As a trainee Paramedic starting a 3 year degree course this September I am desperately looking for a liveaboard yacht in the Gillingham area. I’m a mature student (42yrs) and just need a quite place to live and study during term time. I’m hoping to make contact with a boat owner who would be interested in having someone ‘boat-sit’ for them. I am happy to cover cost of the mooring fees etc. And maybe also carry out some maintenance along the way. It seems like a good way for the owner get their mooring fees covered whilst leaving the boat free for them to use throughout the summer. I am an experienced sailor so the boat would be in very good hands and there is also the added security of having someone onboard throughout the winter months. If during this time of recession there is anyone who can see the possibilities of this mutually beneficial arrangement then please feel free to contact me... thanks, Martyn |
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Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 22 Jun 11 at 10:41am
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Sounds like a great plan, it all depends on whether the marina the yacht is in allows you to live onboard as a resident. I do know you can do a similar thing with Narrowboats (so worth a shout out over on a NB forum) but be warned, it gets cold over winter especially when you end up "frozen in" typically over December/January. ------------- |
Posted By: sailing_medic
Date Posted: 22 Jun 11 at 7:37pm
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Thanks for the vote of confidence. I wasn't sure whether it was a proposition that would work. In theory the idea would be that as it would only term time (i.e. not christmas, easter, summer or quite a few of the weekends inbetween) then it wouldn't 'strictly' be considered as a liveaboard. At the same time as freeing the boat up for the owner when they want to take it out. I take your point about winter temperatures but to be honest that part of it is less of a concern to me as I grew up on a farm in Wales with no central heating and, for my sins, I have since spent many a long hour on night-watch in the depth of the winter in the north sea, atlantic etc.  |