How would you like to live here?

[bradvo]

I guess maybe I just think it would sound like another well used word.
Phuket Thailand???



http://www.phuket-scuba-club.com/lemahe.html

[SomeSailor]

Been there many times. You won't find many places on earth more spectacular. If you're thinking of vacationing there, you're certainly on the right track.

(The "H" is silent in Thailand btw...) :iconbiggrin:

[bradvo]

Don't ruin it for me Mike, it just seems like a place with a name I could enjoy when retired.

[SomeSailor]

Sorry... thought you might be going there or something.

Awesome place... Retire there and you can pronounce the "h" any way ya want. :)

[Go Aweigh2452]

A friend of mine goes over there to scuba with his buddies. They rent a boat and driver for less than dirt... I think he paid around 1500 a piece for a week and that included the boat, the Capt, the flight from Seattle, the hotel... the scuba gear... you name it...

[bradvo]

I heard also it was dirt cheap to visit Thailand and to live there. Plus I love the food already.

[dumluck53]

My daughter was stationed in Hawaii until recently. She visited Thailand by herself back in January. I was worried for her but she had a ball, met some very nice people and, by and large, felt quite safe.

Sounds like a cool place to visit.

You going Brad?

[SomeSailor]

Yeah... you can have a great time there. Stay on the beaten path and be the good tourist and everything is relatively safe over there.

Great value on most things, particularily seafood. I'd eat prawns until I was blue in the face while there. :)

[bradvo]

No not going Tony, just looking for now. That Panama trip last year may be the last long flight I take for a couple more years.
I have no problem with my zip code for now..... My wife is the one who pulls me of the couch to travel, I am happy sitting in a local port.

Sometimes I think about how much more travel I could do if not owning a large boat, then I remember how I dread airports and long flights. It is just a matter of attitude and money. Right now the boat has been getting the money and my attitude is ok with that.
I am getting close to 3 more years to go before retirement and have to really consider if the boat is going to be in the future or not. I will have to be able to swing leaving the boat here year round if it stays , we will be living else where for the winters. I just really have never liked the wiinters here in the NW. That can get quite expensive for a fixed income, something that has been laying in the back of my mind and I dwell on it from time to time. I seem to get more confused every time I give it thought. Boating is a true passion, one I hope we can edure for years- but man the cost seems to keep going up and even though I do not have to retire at 55, I really want to say Phuket :-)

[dumluck53]

Brad,

I hear ya on the keeping the boat in retirement but it's getting expensive thing. I am considering exactly the same thing.

I love, love, love boating. I love, love, love the 381. However, a WHOLE LOT of discretionary income is going into the boat. I'm 54 and I want to retire sooner rather than later and I just don't know how I'm going to fit the boat in my retirement plans.

Unlike you, I do really still like to travel. I want to keep it up for the forseeable future. On top of it all, my wife just finished a beautiful remodeling of our house. I was happy with the way it was but I have to admit I really do like the "new" house. However, it came with a price: a new 30 year mortgage. I almost had it paid off but not now.

Put the boat on top of the new mortgage and I'm thinking something is gonna have to go.

I may end up with a 2858 or something like that one of these days. I don't know. I want to keep the one I've got but with the high cost of boating, I may not be able to.

This would be a good thread to start...Do You Think You Can Afford to Boat In Retirement?

[Randygh]

I'm 56 and plan on working till 62 or later. I still enjoy my work and look forward to the kids moving back to the area after they finish their college and residency. Boating always has been a family activity and we look forward to doing it with grandkids. My boat is small (26') and trailers very well. I store it at home in my shed so I can tinker with it whenever I feel the urge. Living some distance away from salt water, it is not practical for us to have a larger boat at a north end marina. I can afford my boat without any difficulty, but if I had to pay four or five hundred bucks/mo moorage, the budget would be too tight. We'd like to have a larger boat, but considering our budget, and convenience of having the boat at home and its mobility, we're very satisfied with what we have.

I don't have a real desire for extensive traveling when I retire. My travel desires are satisfied by watching the National Geographic, Discovery or History channels. I'd much rather spend a week on the boat in the San Juans or Gulf Islands than a week at Cabo. Hawaii was great and we will go back again. Maybe Europe in a year or two.

[dumluck53]

Yeah, Randy, I guess travel is relative. I like to visit the places you mentioned: Cabo, Hawaii, the U.S. and maybe Europe.

I think you got the right idea on the boat thing. No moorage, trailerable and tinker on it at home. I may be joining you sometime in the future.