February sucks
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Surprised the marina leaves the water on for the winter. Assuming you have a sizeable fresh water tank, would it make more sense to fill the tank with the hose, then roll it back up once you're full. It sounds like you have the boat pretty well heated, so freezing is probably not a problem. As long as you have bottled water for drinking or cooking, the water from the tank should be OK for most other things.
I stopped running a hose to my dockside hook up several years ago. Mostly just to force myself to frequently turn over the water in the tank, but I've really grown to like not having a hose hooked up to the boat.
I stopped running a hose to my dockside hook up several years ago. Mostly just to force myself to frequently turn over the water in the tank, but I've really grown to like not having a hose hooked up to the boat.
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According to the Fire Is ferry website, service has been suspended since January 9. I haven't been over the Robert Moses bridge in a while but I bet most of the Bay is frozen.
We run a hose from one of the buildings. It's easier to keep it running a little then to keep refilling the tank and rolling up the hose once a week.
The bay is frozen over. A friend of mine walked half way to Davis Park before he thought better of it and turned around.
Billy K.
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Is the boat shrink wrapped?
Was talking to a neighbor a few years back. Years ago, in another life, he told me he and his ex wife lived aboard in a marina up on the north shore for a couple of years.
When I asked how he kept warm, he told me that he had the boat shrink wrapped with clear wrap and a big door to go in and out of. He told me that it really helped him keep the boat warm, and minimize the amount of diesel he had to use.
Was talking to a neighbor a few years back. Years ago, in another life, he told me he and his ex wife lived aboard in a marina up on the north shore for a couple of years.
When I asked how he kept warm, he told me that he had the boat shrink wrapped with clear wrap and a big door to go in and out of. He told me that it really helped him keep the boat warm, and minimize the amount of diesel he had to use.
Billy,
Not sure about changing my lifestyle, jury is out on that. I need to own dirt, so if I was to do this I would own dirt, rent such and live on the boat, behind the dirt I own. My present boat is not the right boat to live on though, would look at a box that would never leave the slip (Houseboat), then have a toy to play with on the bay.
Not sure about changing my lifestyle, jury is out on that. I need to own dirt, so if I was to do this I would own dirt, rent such and live on the boat, behind the dirt I own. My present boat is not the right boat to live on though, would look at a box that would never leave the slip (Houseboat), then have a toy to play with on the bay.
No shrink wrap, I think it would look too rednecky. I've been insulating as I go along, it will help keep cool in the summer also. The only downfall to the Hurricane system is it will cycle itself on when the loop gets below 180 degrees, even if no zone calls for it. We don't have any problem with condensation which if you talk to anyone who lives aboard, it can be a real pain in the a$$. I don't think three gallons a day is too bad.
Billy K.
Billy K.
I was on my boat for about half hour today. It was pretty warm in the cockpit under the shrinkwrap.
But, I can see what you mean. 3 gallons a day for heat in the winter may be a lot for the small amount of square footage on a bat, but in the scheme of things, it's not much to use for heat at all.
What made you decide to live on the boat? Is it something you think you can do long term?
Wouldn't mind living on a boat up here in the 3 other seasons, but I don't know if I could handle it in the winter.
Besides, I'd have to have someplace else for my wife to live. I think I'd go nuts in a boat with her for any length of time.
But, I can see what you mean. 3 gallons a day for heat in the winter may be a lot for the small amount of square footage on a bat, but in the scheme of things, it's not much to use for heat at all.
What made you decide to live on the boat? Is it something you think you can do long term?
Wouldn't mind living on a boat up here in the 3 other seasons, but I don't know if I could handle it in the winter.
Besides, I'd have to have someplace else for my wife to live. I think I'd go nuts in a boat with her for any length of time.
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3 gallons a day, is like $9/day or $270/month.
That is more than I pay to heat a 3000sf home.
So it is alot.
I couldn't live on boat with out having a place for wife to put clothes.
She occupies like 5 closets now!!
That is more than I pay to heat a 3000sf home.
So it is alot.
I couldn't live on boat with out having a place for wife to put clothes.
She occupies like 5 closets now!!
Less than $270 a month in the winter? I'm not living right.
I'm heating the main two floors in my house for a total of 2710 SF between both zones. The average temp is 68. We also have another zone in the basement for an additional 800 SF finished room that is only used when the kids are down there with their friends, which is very rarely these days. The rest of the time when nobody is using it I turn the basement T-Stat down to 65.
Any year that I use less than 1200 gallons of oil I jump for joy.
While I only use about a gallon, or less, a day in the off season for hot water. I can go anywhere from 5 to 8 gallons a day in the heating season.
I'll probably use close to 250 gallons for February alone this year.
PSE&G rate for Long Island is 12.306 cents per KWh..........
Florida P&L is 5.099 cents per KWh..........
I don't have any heating system in my Florida house(s).....but leave my A/C on ALL day for the past few months....My electric bill was $74 on an average. I would never move back to NY .....on a bet !
Florida P&L is 5.099 cents per KWh..........
I don't have any heating system in my Florida house(s).....but leave my A/C on ALL day for the past few months....My electric bill was $74 on an average. I would never move back to NY .....on a bet !
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PSE&G rate for Long Island is 12.306 cents per KWh..........
Florida P&L is 5.099 cents per KWh..........
I don't have any heating system in my Florida house(s).....but leave my A/C on ALL day for the past few months....My electric bill was $74 on an average. I would never move back to NY .....on a bet !
There were a lot of perks to having kids later in life. Aside from a couple of years with my ex-wife, I had a ball for a lot of years.
On the downside: Among other things, now that all of my friends kids are in their 30's, I still have teenagers at home, and I'm looking at spending a small fortune on college.
That leaves me locked in here for several more years. If I'm still around, able to change my own diapers, and can remember my name most days. then once the kids are gone I can start to think about a move.
John......I've been there done that with an X wife and putting kids thru college. It wasn't easy but I assure you time FLIES and you may be headed south before you know it. As far as remembering your name........in our community we all wear name tags at all the clubhouse/motorhome functions. I often think its done more for the wearer then the guests.
My daughter is a high school senior waiting to hear from schools she applied to now.
She got 3 acceptances so far, 2 locals she isn't interested in are offering full academic rides, and the third is a state school that she says she doesn't want to go to.
All the rest are between 60k and 65k a year all in with room and board.
Then I have my son 3 years later.
If I survive it all, I'll be 68 when he graduates.
Then I'll be able to fold my cardboard box and hitch a ride down south.
Keeping my fingers crossed for a nice spot under an exit ramp with waterviews.
She got 3 acceptances so far, 2 locals she isn't interested in are offering full academic rides, and the third is a state school that she says she doesn't want to go to.
All the rest are between 60k and 65k a year all in with room and board.
Then I have my son 3 years later.
If I survive it all, I'll be 68 when he graduates.
Then I'll be able to fold my cardboard box and hitch a ride down south.
Keeping my fingers crossed for a nice spot under an exit ramp with waterviews.
John.....I feel your pain. Keep them local.....saves lots of $$$.. My son went to Penn State U....and of course he needed a car / insurance /gas & toll $$$ to come home every weekend....just added another expense. OH....and the second year he decided he didn't like dorm life....so we had to foot the bill for a one bedroom apt ( off campus ) in town ..$$$$$$$$$. But I have to say it was ALL worth the investment and sacrifice.
Good luck pal.
Good luck pal.
I know Don. But it's scary to see what it costs for these schools. It could cost me over half a million dollars for the two of them.
It's insane.
She wants to go away. I offered her a brand new car if she were to stay local and commute, and she turned it down. She really wants to be away, and live in a city. We have the kids in the city a lot, and she got used to it.
She's going to wind up in either Boston, Manhattan, Philly, or DC, depending on where else she gets in and which she decides on. The acceptance letters are just starting to come in.
The good news is that she realizes that she can't have a car at these places, so that's one less expense. With 5 cars in the household I never had to get one when she got her license.
Right now she is running around locally in our old Jeep, and if she has to go anywhere outside of the neighborhood she just swaps for one of our lease cars with my wife or I.
It's insane.
She wants to go away. I offered her a brand new car if she were to stay local and commute, and she turned it down. She really wants to be away, and live in a city. We have the kids in the city a lot, and she got used to it.
She's going to wind up in either Boston, Manhattan, Philly, or DC, depending on where else she gets in and which she decides on. The acceptance letters are just starting to come in.
The good news is that she realizes that she can't have a car at these places, so that's one less expense. With 5 cars in the household I never had to get one when she got her license.
Right now she is running around locally in our old Jeep, and if she has to go anywhere outside of the neighborhood she just swaps for one of our lease cars with my wife or I.
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Having been there and done that, I would recommend community college for two years then transfer to a four year for the degree. It gives the kid a chance to sort out his/her degree and career objectives and at a low cost. You still wind up with the big name college four year degree at a much lower overall cost. The first two years usually consist mostly of mandated core curriculum anyway. Just have to make sure that your credits are transferable to the school you want to transfer to. And of course that's not what we did, but if we had to do it over I would push for that.