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Thanks, that's a really good idea! It sounds like it would both help me think about what matters to me in a boat and get me some practice in handling boats in general, so when I buy I have some clue what I'm doing. :) When my husband and I first investigated tiny homes -- which were our first...

Stupid question, from someone else who has not considered sailboats before for similar reasons to the original poster, but who is reading the thread with interest. Am I correct in thinking that the bulk of modern sailboats are also powerboats -- that if you want to run them without the sails...

Yeah, we've been doing that research since long before we started thinking about living on a boat! We had first planned to move to the Netherlands, where a close friend of mine already emigrated a few years ago, and only after a year of looking into that process did we think, "Hey, there are a...

THANK YOU!! I have been wondering a lot about whether there was some way to create a means for the cat to self rescue if it falls overboard. Our cats are, like most, pretty good climbers; but at least one of them has been known to miss his aim occasionally when he jumps, especially if he's...

Frosty: you're right about narrowing down our search. I fantasize about the coastal cruisers and ocean-going boats because they're beautiful, but it's not how we're going to live. We'll be staying in sheltered waters and we should be looking for the houseboat or riverboat range of craft. I can...

Thank you! I want to thank everyone for the initial suggestions. I also should clarify some pieces of what we're trying to do, because I think I screwed up in how I said a lot of it. You never know what you're assuming is part of background until you realize what people don't hear! 1) We don't...

Pam, your cats are adorable! That's the way I would like to do it with ours, but they've never been outdoors before except when they escaped by mistake and then they REALLY hate it -- they get frantic and run around looking desperately for somewhere to hide. The Big Blue Room, as my kid calls...

Thank you! I really appreciate the video resources and will watch. You're probably right about my husband and me being young enough not to worry about mobility; I'm not so sure about my brother. He's in good health but 74 already.

Thankfully, our cats have not yet figured out how to evolve opposable thumbs. So doors with doorknobs can actually keep them locked in. We've learned not to use doors with lever handles, though... those, they can operate. I'm not sure about sliders.

We're looking at possible liveaboards, well in advance. We won't be able to move in for a good three years but I want to know what I'm doing by then. Problem: we have three cats who have never gone outdoors (on purpose, at least) and freak out when they get out accidentally. I can't trust them...

Greetings! I'm very much a baby beginner in the world of boats, but I'm excited about learning. I stumbled into this fascinating field because my family (husband, brother and myself) began recently looking seriously into what we're going to do with our lives when our kids are out of the nest...