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View first unread post Life Aboard group on ActiveCaptain

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by LA_Admin » Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:24 pm

Most of you are familiar with ActiveCaptain - The Interactive Cruising Guidebook

If you are a member of Active Captain then you have most likely...

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View first unread post Great Links to save you money

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by Just a Tinch » Thu Dec 27, 2012 1:54 pm

Are we allowed to post links to sites where we can get really good prices on boat doo-dads that we all use and need?
Especially maintenance and...

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Creating posts/threads:
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View first unread post What's Your Best Live Aboard Tip?

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by LA_Admin » Wed Oct 17, 2012 4:22 pm

We have tons of things we learned during the six-ish years of living aboard, and it's hard to pick one BUT you have to start some where.

Thin...
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View first unread post And water bacteria continues in S.W. Fla

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by Jaxfishgyd » Mon Aug 22, 2016 2:54 pm

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View first unread post Sunrise

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Attachment(s) by LA_Admin » Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:18 am

May your morning view be as good, if not better, than this!

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View first unread post You HAVE to respect the ocean or this could happen

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Attachment(s) by Jaxfishgyd » Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:47 am

Updated: Man's body found amid boat wreckage off Jacksonville coast Sunday night
It remains unknown if other victims remain in the water.
Posted:...

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View first unread post Sunsets

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Attachment(s) by Islandtime38 » Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:56 pm

For those of us who aren't "morning people" and don't catch sunrise too often, how about sunsets?
This is our marina in Cape Coral.

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View first unread post Showering / washing on board?

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by Cool Beans » Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:20 pm

Figure this would help make the boat feel a bit more "homey". . .cleaning up on board in the morning conveniently and regularly and...
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View first unread post "So living on a boat is all Fun & Games."

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by Jaxfishgyd » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:49 pm

How many times have those of us who live onboard full time been told that. :roll:
Know this morning I had the "fun" of replacing one bilge...
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View first unread post Repelling insects?

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by sv_Catharsis » Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:11 pm

With summer vastly approaching and those pesky mosquitoes starting to think about coming out, what is the best way to repel insects from your boat. I...

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View first unread post How liveaboards get a bad name..

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by Jaxfishgyd » Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:05 pm

This is from a couple of years ago, WHY the police didn't shoot him is amazing, this is the local newspaper report
City police came close to
gunfire...

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View first unread post Summer Heat

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by scallywag » Wed Jul 05, 2017 1:28 pm

This is a topic for CaptForce and Ralph....How do you deal with Summer Heat. Ralph is from Texas. CaptForce traveled North. Katie and Jessie did not...

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View first unread post Is the red tide ever leaving the west coast of Fla?

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by Jaxfishgyd » Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:45 pm

Got this email from the FWC today.
Tex, are you back yet or still having to rent a place?

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Patchy...
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View first unread post Robin & Brexit

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by tex » Fri Dec 13, 2019 4:35 pm

Man has Robin been through it. He comes to the US, spends his money on boats & health care, then his income takes a big hit from the Pound...

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View first unread post Just a Reminder of why I Hate Winter

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by RTB » Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:26 pm

Well, the long, hot summer has ended and no hurricanes in the Atlantic. I am thankful, but just reminded why I do not like cold weather on the boat....

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View first unread post Greetings and Q please on towels aboard

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by CaptLui » Thu Jul 12, 2018 6:52 pm

Howdy! I am about to go back livingaboard after a break up of almost twenty years. I was in and around the Australian east coast from Melbourne to...

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View first unread post No Comments?

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by CaptForce » Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:02 am

Although Nancie and I have sold our boat and "swallowed the anchor", I've continued to comment and keep track of my liveaboard friends, but...

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View first unread post Janice

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by scallywag » Sat May 11, 2019 8:48 am

Janice aboard Seaweed took a spill. Has been out of commission since April 2019. She has good advice for all of us. See her BLOG. Get well soon...

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View first unread post Photos of your boat.

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Attachment(s) by tex » Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:48 pm

I'm always wondering about what kind of personality goes with what kind of boat. We don't see many people's boats here on the Forum without a...
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View first unread post Happy Easter folks

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Stay safe on the roads and waterways!

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View first unread post Following tagged sharks

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by Jaxfishgyd » Sun May 19, 2013 2:53 pm

Here's a link to go to if you would like to see where the tagged sharks are at and be able to follow where they've been.

You can also watch the...

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View first unread post The best live-aboard vessel you've seen

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Attachment(s) by tex » Fri Mar 25, 2016 11:05 pm

Recently, one of our Captains here on LA delivered a Hatteras 53 to our local marina here on Longboat Key. Yeah, it's a big boat, but it has a...

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View first unread post Happy Holidays

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Attachment(s) by tex » Sun Dec 23, 2018 10:42 pm

Hope you all (human, animal or boat) get what you want for Christmas! Peace!

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View first unread post Falling off, getting back aboard.

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Attachment(s) by tex » Sat Aug 18, 2018 1:13 am

Janice mentioned the importance of planning a method of getting back aboard if one should fall overboard, so I thought it would be best to begin...

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View first unread post Marina Life

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Attachment(s) by RTB » Mon Aug 14, 2017 10:58 pm

Anything exciting happening around your marina? It has been an interesting couple of days here. A 43' catamaran got hit by lightning here with the...
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View first unread post looking for livaboard marina in chesapeake bay

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by c37725 » Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:11 am

We will be moving aboard a Broadblue 42 cat soon and are looking for a marina. Right now, we are starting with those that allow livaboards and will...

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View first unread post Turkey Dinner

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Attachment(s) by scallywag » Thu Nov 23, 2017 5:16 pm

For all the liveaboards, do you cook a Thanksgiving Dinner of Ham or Turkey? :D
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