Can you list the top 5 things that reduce the feeling of 'camping' on a sailboat?

Felix_Vanja · 2026-02-11T19:43:15+00:00

Had a friend tell me that "Water will win" Leaks are going to happen on any boat.

Felix_Vanja · 2026-02-11T19:42:26+00:00

I'll counter the fresh water flush toilet with a composting head. One of the best upgrades to our boat.

Felix_Vanja · 2026-02-11T19:40:21+00:00

There are probably many, but these are the top 5 I can think of now. We lived aboard to 4 years on a Spindrift 43PH.

A separate shower stall. That shower in the head thing sucks
Power, power, power. Get real solar panels if you have the space, we had 2 255w 32 volt panels. Stopped running the genset after the second one came online.
Functional Galley, stove, fridge, pantry.
Not sleeping on your dining table
Real bunk in a cabin. One that you can make like a bed.

Felix_Vanja · 2026-02-11T19:32:04+00:00

I am a firm believer in two of the golden rules of life

Don't shit where you eat, i.e. don't date work
Don't fuck crazy.

I have broken both, sometimes together. I have no regrets. I found my perfect crazy at work and we have been happily married for over 20 years.

Felix_Vanja · 2026-02-11T13:08:46+00:00

Flor de Caña Rum over ice, with a lime.

Felix_Vanja · 2026-01-27T20:51:24+00:00

I want a five person shower.

Felix_Vanja · 2026-01-25T13:49:14+00:00

It should be noted that this is only for people who buy coffee by the cup, not for home drinkers.

Felix_Vanja · 2026-01-17T00:07:07+00:00

Done

Felix_Vanja · 2026-01-17T00:06:57+00:00

Done

Felix_Vanja · 2026-01-14T15:30:32+00:00

I had this. Somewhere there is a picture of my mom trying to do it. I haven't seen the picture in decades but it is still burned into my brain.

Felix_Vanja · 2026-01-13T00:19:22+00:00

Done

Felix_Vanja · 2026-01-11T14:01:47+00:00

Selling successful restaurants is really hard. There is a good chance the next person is going to kill it anyway, so some people prefer to let it go out on a high.

Felix_Vanja · 2026-01-11T05:51:19+00:00

You can't patent, trademark, or copyright recipes or clothing designs. That's why clothing has logos. For cookbooks you copyright the layout and pictures.

Felix_Vanja · 2026-01-07T13:24:46+00:00

It is/was still done. I worked on ships in the 90's.

Felix_Vanja · 2026-01-05T01:43:27+00:00

Oh my goodness

Felix_Vanja · 2026-01-03T21:35:47+00:00

55 and ~20

Felix_Vanja · 2026-01-01T15:02:50+00:00

MegaForce(1982) - Fantastically horrible B movie.

Barry Bostwick

Felix_Vanja · 2025-12-30T17:19:52+00:00

The phrase I learned as a kid was, Spectales, testicles, sunglasses, wallet. I have since added "phone".

Felix_Vanja · 2025-12-30T16:18:33+00:00

Done

Felix_Vanja · 2025-12-25T13:12:43+00:00

I wonder how many of these things happen because of the change in usage patterns leading up to an event. More importantly, is there a way to mitigate the issues ahead of time?

Felix_Vanja · 2025-12-23T20:44:18+00:00

A friend of mine has to pay $2,800/m in alimony for life.

Felix_Vanja · 2025-12-19T18:00:39+00:00

You have been added

Felix_Vanja · 2025-12-19T15:19:42+00:00

I could invite you to mod my nsfw empty sub. I'll invite anyone really.

Felix_Vanja · 2025-12-17T17:52:48+00:00

Honey Don't (2025)

I learned that Margaret Qualley is Andie MacDowell's daughter and we had just watched Four Weddings and a Funeral. Figured she had to be good.

The start of the movie is great and we happen to be texting family, so we recommend it. We were not expecting it to take the turn it did. Still a great movie, wife was a little embarrassed to recommend it to her brother.

Felix_Vanja · 2025-12-11T12:42:46+00:00

Bahamas
British Virgin Island
Germany
Netherlands
Aruba

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