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?

wrote:
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?

Sure. Find a different destination with lots of interesting places along
the way. Tow your Tolman over to the other coast and head up the ICW.
All sorts of adventures possible in Florida, lots of sights, great
fishing, plenty of restuarants and places to stay, nice beaches, even
cheap motels if you plan ahead a little. All this and sheltered waters.

On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:47:52 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

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?

You can anchor just about anywhere. Many cruisers hardly ever see a
slip. If you get bored with cruising so easily, you're probably not
cut out for cruising.

--Vic

On 2008-08-20 14:47:52 -0400, said:

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?

I'm not entirely sure of the problem. Is it the Tolman or the sailboat?

If the sailboat, I'd research long-term moorings, which are cheaper, or
invest in a larger anchor that would allow you to feel better about
leaving the boat in an out-of-the-way anchorage for longer periods.
That's relatively free, except for worry.

An alternative is relocating it to a cruising ground that might satisfy
you for a season or so, paying seasonal rates while you get familiar
with the area. SW or SE FL, Inner Banks of NC, the Chesapeake, LIS and
other areas might serve for a few years: Sail out of SW FL for a
season, ending it with a quick passage to SE FL for the next season,
working your way North in 1-2 week sprints between seasons.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

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I'm not entirely sure of the problem. Is it the Tolman or the sailboat?

If the sailboat, I'd research long-term moorings, which are cheaper, or
invest in a larger anchor that would allow you to feel better about
leaving the boat in an out-of-the-way anchorage for longer periods. That's
relatively free, except for worry.

An alternative is relocating it to a cruising ground that might satisfy
you for a season or so, paying seasonal rates while you get familiar with
the area. SW or SE FL, Inner Banks of NC, the Chesapeake, LIS and other
areas might serve for a few years: Sail out of SW FL for a season, ending
it with a quick passage to SE FL for the next season, working your way
North in 1-2 week sprints between seasons.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/


Or sell that sailboat (or Tolman) and buy a smaller trailerable mini cruiser
sailboat that you can sleep on.

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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.

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.