On Aug 21, 1:28 am, "Calif Bill" wrote:
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One big reason I like my Tolman (20' Tolman Skiff) is that it appeals
to my seriously short attention span. I have been cruising in my
sailboat several times and after 4 days I am getting bored no matter
how nice the place is. After a week I really want to get back to work
and after two weeks really nuts. I tried cruising where I leave her
at a marina for a couple weeks and return later but that gets insanely
expensive because they want to charge by the day unless I stay for a
month which is too long between trips.
The Tolman makes places far from here reachable because I can trailer
her to near my destination and then cruise for a few days. This is
why I was excited about taking the Tolman to Bimini or Tortugas, It
would not take so long to get to Ft Lauderdale cuz I could trailer
her. Taking the sailboat to the Keys will be insanely expensive
paying by the month for a slip there.
It always seems to take about a day at least once I get somewhere in
the sailboat to get her situated in a slip so I lose that day too.
Most of this time is spent simply finding a slip.
Anybody have any solutions?

Yow the Tolman with the sailboat. Make a smaller Tolman that can be
strapped to the deck of the sailboat. Then use the sailboat as a base and
use the skiff for exploring.

Every now and then I see sailboats anchored up a river in a protected
place and they look as if they have been there for a month and I
wonder if they are doing what I want to do, simply leave the boat for
a few weeks. I owe nothing on my boat and there is nothing aboard her
that could be stolen for much so theft is not an issue. OTOH, it
somehow seems irresponsible to simply leave her that way. How safe
are such anchorages compared to moorings. How often do people come
aboard and trash such boats. These are rhetorical questions because
they vary from place to place but you see my concerns.
My dinghy is very good so it can be used for exploration somewhat.