Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

[Giles]

Fishing will have to be done when she has her back turned….....

If I had tried to sell Paula this idea as a fishing boat, I would not be typing this post now....

But, seriously, this whole adventure is an "us thing", something that we can learn how to do together.

[sabergirl]

How exciting! I hope that this one ends up suiting you. Seems like a wonderful new adventure to me.

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[Matt]

This is great.  I can’t recommend a “floating” retirement enough.  I’m really excited for both of you.  I trust this thread will remain active once you set sail?

[henry_david]

@Giles:

Fishing will have to be done when she has her back turned….....

Wait so you're not gonna have something like this?

[Giles]

Possibly round the corner in the Kayak….

[dinobarnesberlin]

Learning about maintaining the diesels won't be as bad as it sounds if you are even halfway mechanically inclined.
Ive worked on my share of Detroit diesel marine engines and they are just workhorses.
You can learn your way around a diesel marine engine in a pretty short amount of time actually.

[Giles]

That's encouraging.  Thank you.

[Matt]

I would think the mechanical side will be much easier to learn and maintain than the electrical/computer components.  Those will be tricky.

[mclaincausey]

She's a beaut, G.

I look forward to hearing what she (or another lucky lass should this one not work out) will be named.

[SKT]

A heartfelt congratulations to both you and Paula. The entire endeavor sounds amazing, but the thing that is truly inspiring to me is that you both committed to taking this journey as a team and using it as a way to experience this “era” as an adventurous extension of your lives together. I’m trying to imagine my wife and I staring at a malfunctioning marine-Diesel engine and one of us not winding up being thrown overboard by the other[emoji1787].  I kid because I’m a wee bit jealous and seriously can’t wait to follow along.

[Nik]

That boat looks capable! Very cool

[J-IV]

Congratulation on making it this far Mr.G and Paula! Was delighted to hear you talk about this in the podcast. Well earned rest after a decade or so of answering our wacky questions and request.

Boat looks solid and reminiscent of the boats I would see in Subic Bay back home. Hope it fairs well to all your plans and projects. Looks like you can store a ton of alcohol on there 

[henry_david]

@J-IV:

Looks like you can store a ton of alcohol on there 

[ARNC]

She looks great. Hope everything works out.

If she's like a "floating cottage", I'm wondering if there's a way of incorporating a (salt-tolerant) garden somewhere onboard.

[goosehd]

Congratulations!! Very happy for you and Paula…

...don't forget to get a proper marine survey.  Could save you considerably in the long run.

[steelworker]

@mclaincausey:

She's a beaut, G.

I look forward to hearing what she (or another lucky lass should this one not work out) will be named.

Better be the Paula middle initial here or there could be trouble

[mclaincausey]

@ARNC:

She looks great. Hope everything works out.

If she's like a "floating cottage", I'm wondering if there's a way of incorporating a (salt-tolerant) garden somewhere onboard.

100% can do indoor LED-based hydroponic gardens in a closet-sized enclosure that would provide enough greens to keep them flush with salad, or a smaller-scale operation on the kitchen counter. I have some friends doing the former with a proprietary commercial system, but it would be very easy to build one to spec.

[jordanscollected]

quickshot idea @Giles. You should charge @Alex $x.xx to advertise on the boat. That is, have him foot the bill for a sail with the Iron Heart Logo on it.

[Giles]

Hahahahaha, but it does not have a sail 

[jordanscollected]

Sorry @Giles, must be a language barrier. Or I simply don't know the definition of sailing a boat. In which case I'm excited to sail my Lund bass boat in a few months time.