August 9, 2015

Living on a vacant boat

It is not fun living on a vacant boat. Why is our boat vacant, you ask? Well, we've sorta sold it!  As I'm sure you already know, we have been wanting a bigger boat for quite some time now. So, we  decided to put this one up for sale  before we buy the next boat so we don't end up with multiple payments.  Everyone told us our boat will sell pretty quickly.... We thought, maybe a month??  That's pretty quick considering our house sat on the market for over a year. Well,  it was on the market for about 10 hours and we already had a contract on it.  The survey was done yesterday, but here's the kicker, they wanted our boat to be completely empty when they did the survey. So, we started packing....


Thursday afternoon after I got off work, we finished packing and moved everything off the boat! We decided it was better to work after the sun went down, while it was a somewhat cooler than during the day and be insufferably miserable.... So, from about 10pm to 4am Friday morning we made trips back-and-forth from the boat to our cars and storage and then cleaned the boat until it was immaculate!!!



We haven't heard back from the broker about the survey.....so now we wait! We still get to sleep on our boat, but it's not as comfortable as it used to be. We have two blankets & our pillows, that's it! There's no pictures, no decor, no personalization that says this is our boat! No food & no dishes, no cooking or eating! We did plug the DVD player back up, so we can at least watch movies, but that is the scope of our life right now! If you thought we were living minimal before, you should see us now!!!

4 comments:

  1. Wow that is great. I hope all went well on the survey and I hope you aren't living in your car when papers are signed! LOL Good luck on the new boat search.

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    1. Thanks Susie! We are happy that it sold so quickly....just weren't quite prepared for the sudden move. :) ....I'm hoping we don't have to move into our cars either, since they have become mobile storage units as well!

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  2. Hope everything goes well for you guys. Getting a new boat is just as exciting as buying a new house. I cannot imagine living on one, though. it must be a great experience. On a boat, you have the freedom to go wherever you like and always have access to the sea. It must be wonderful.

    Kent Garner @ Whites Marine Center

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    1. Thank-you!! Yes, living on a boat is incredible....not something I ever really thought would happen, but so glad we made the decision, wish we would've done it sooner!!

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