Hello, new to to the forum and looking for advice!
We are considering buying a 90's GrandBanks 46 and living on it in the Vancouver BC area. Are we crazy?
Yes, stark raving mad, like the rest of us, as stated by WifeB!Hello, new to to the forum and looking for advice!
We are considering buying a 90's GrandBanks 46 and living on it in the Vancouver BC area. Are we crazy?
Don't say live aboard, here in Vancouver it congers up all kinds of twisted ideas, Permanent cruisers ! Marine travelers, BC is getting a little harder to find descent full time moorage, Far to many condos lining the sea shore all wanting the own idea of the perfect sky line making it harder for boaters to anchor in places were mariners have moored for hundreds of years. Left leaning Liberals ! ( Socialism is for every one but the socialist )
Good luck and have fun on the water !
Thanks for the responses so far!
We have not lived on a boat or owned one of this size before, but are not easily daunted...
an unforeseen issue at this point seems to be finding mooring that accepts live aboards.
Hello, new to to the forum and looking for advice!
We are considering buying a 90's GrandBanks 46 and living on it in the Vancouver BC area. Are we crazy?
As long as it has a good heating system. Should have all the room you could possibly need. Have fun.
You bring up an interesting question of “no liveaboards”. We have found that to be more a discriminator of who they accept at a marina than any flat rule.
First, if your boat is presentable you have gone a long way towards acceptability. There also seems to be a symantic difference between liveaboard and crew. Lastly, extended stays seem accepatble as a transient implying as a livaboard you will never move your boat or ever leave.
My wife and I (crew) have stayed at a number of “no liveaboard” marinas for up to four months at a time all with invitations to stay longer.
Bottom line is don’t assume “no liveaboards” mean “no liveaboards”. Discuss your plans with the marina as a crew wanting an extended transient berth. You might be surprised that the “no liveaboard’ moniker does not now include you.
Installed a 60k BTU Hurricane Heater on my 48 Foot wooden GB last year. Makes ALL the difference in the world keeping lower berths dry and warm. Not only for winter cruising but summer evenings in the Broughtons!
Absolutely go for it. Hey, if you don’t like it move back ashore. Don’t let everyone rain on your parade. My only caution would make sure you can sit comfortably in the built-in furniture for long periods of time. My wife and I both have back trouble and cannot sit in built in furniture for any amount of time. Most GBs have built in furniture which immediately eliminated them as a possible boat for us.