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I hear the "60's" fiberglass work (over built) is WAY tougher than today's boats (efficient (i before e? EXCEPT after c?)..read as CHEAPER) construction. Sounds like a GOOD blue water boat. Suitable for single hand (my goal at one point). Seems to me, after further reading (TONS of books over the years) going abroad like that, though, is problematic, since MOST (if not ALL) shit skin/nigger nations HATE white people AND Americans AND men (we're all RICH and have PENSIONS and INSURANCE) and enjoy victimizing them in various ways with FULL cooperation of authorities (so I READ anyway). Also, I hear, "they" do NOT report LOST yachts in international waters (or possibly shit skin nations waters), ONLY commercial losses are tracked.
Well over an inch thick at waterline. Super overbuilt.
We sail fully armed, rifle AND marine magnum shotgun. No need to deploy armaments so far. But everyone hates Americans...
Lots of friends have "canadian passports", but I resist this kind of duplicity, for now,
We're fucked, though. I don't know where we could safely sail. A friend just today mentioned the Maldives, but he's a qfag, so idunno about that,
I figure we will just do as we do, and stay armed and maybe we have a slim chance, in these communist clownworld days... I guess I just pray I die well, taking many enemies with me if that time comes.
My sailor pals all assure me that the rest of the world os cooler than that, but with how things are going, I question how accurate they are, having sailed the world in years past.
the gun thing. They can even punish you for being prepared to DEFEND yourself...from THEM. You can GET a Canadian passport for such a purpose without LIVING there? EVER?
I heard some stories (South American coastal) where the SHERIFF was IN the pirate gang that sometimes "helps" private yachts navigate their yachts (asking for instructions into harbor) right ONTO a REEF (then they salvage/plunder the yacht). stories like that.
Yeah I'm not seeing it. I'm sure it's a MIXED bag, but it's STILL a crap shoot, and me being autistic (NOT particulary sociable and even UNFRIENDLY if riled up by criminals) is NOT an asset on the high seas. THOUGHT, initially, I was a GOOD "out" for me to spend my life after working days were finished (NOT prematurely though).
I hear COSTS have skyrocketed especially for boats 40 ft and over (WHEN you NEED help). So buying a boat is a drop in the ocean as far as expenses go, even IF you can do most of your own diesal and electrical work, there's is STILL the question of PARTS and docking fees (esp dry dock), etc. Just makes it all problematic (OPPOSITE of what I was going for in general). I'm thinking my voyage could be fairly easily truncated leaving me with NOTHING. That is too much STRESS.
I guess you're not wrong.
Walkabout is nearly 40 foot, for whatever that's wortth.
And I do all of the diesel / electrical work.
But trusting other people remains suspect regarfdless. I guess, if youwant to just fuck off and go cruising the world for reals, you just have to accept the risks and just do it.
I know one guy who did literally that, and the worst he came back with was a Polynesian wife and child. And like he said, that was a kid he knew about! He survived pirates in the gulf of Aden, mind you. His boat was maybe a half as seaworthy as Walkabout, by desigh... but he redid her right before setting off. If his book got published, I'd link it, but that one didn't get published, go figure. He does have one about windvanes, though. For what it matters.
I think I am not one to speak to for these adventures. Despite what cool adventures I and my crews have had, I am feeling exceptionally defeated of late. That is a terrible attitude for an adventurer. Please don't tell anyone.
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