Where do you sleep?

Moving from a keel boat to a catamaran last summer brought me face to face with a dilemma; where to sleep! First I thought I would simply daysail but then you loose out on the bonfires and that early morning cup of joe. Next I thought I could be happy sleeping in a van, a la 1970, but a van is either a very lonely place or a very crowded place; neither satisfying. So the other day I bought a used 22' travel trailer and am looking forward to air conditioned sleeping and entertaining friends.
How many cat owners sleep where they sail and how do you do it?

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Frank, sailing '02 Getaway in Wichita KS. Lake Cheney
(Hobie 17 RIP, storm of '05)

If you attend regattas you usually have some sort of accommodation whether it be a motel/hotel, car/truck/van, tent or RV. Personally, I have a 28 foot class C motorhome that gets constant use during the sailing season.

I have not had my hobie very long (less than one month), however I have taken it on an expedition. There were two of us and we put our camping gear in a canoe which was towed behind the hobie. Solo, I know that I have room to tie my camping gear to the tramp and camp that way.

Tent

had a van, didn't like smelling all the wet stuff on the way home

Here's my idea for the next regatta-mobile

Gut the rear, add a mattress, trailer hitch and rooftop A/C. Have the trunk for the smelly stuff

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Sheet In...Max Out
www.fleet297.org
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That is an EXCELLENT idea! It's bound to get better mileage than an RV.

When I was a teenager, I had the idea of buying an old hearse and converting it to a camper/utility/fun vehicle. But my Dad (a funeral director) thought it would seem disrespectful and bad for "the business".

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What - Me Worry?


2006 Hobie Wave 7358
"Ish Kabibble"

Can't be all that bad. Tony Stewart turned one into a muscle car.

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Division 10, Fleet 185
Hobie 17 and Hobie 14

Try a pick up truck and a truck camper. I had a great time with mine. Family came along so now I stay in the back of the mini van for the cheaper costs. Just me and the crew, family dosn't come along or if they do its a hotel.

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1989 Hobie 18 Worlds Boat, Magnum Wings & Spinnaker
1987 Hobie Holder 20 #273

dale.vanlopik"at"att"dot"net

I live in West Canada, Saskatchewan. Here in the sticks it is legal to tow two trailers. (flater than a 7th grader) We drive a suv pulling a 32' travel traler with my hobie16' behind. The entire rig is over 75'. Just don't try to stop fast!

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I wish winter was not so long in Sask. Canada. It's hard to sail on ice! 1984 16' hobie cat Sail# 84848

We sleep under the boom tent on ours! unfortunately hobie doesn't make anything like this anymore. BUT I would think most any hobie could get a tarp tossed over the boom.

We are still trying to figure out if water would be joining us on the tramp at night and how to deal with that as far as sleeping bags etc. The other option is to just beach it. But that defeats some of the point of a tramp tent. I could just bring a pop up tent at that point.

When I sprung the limo idea on the wife her immediate response was "Don't even think about a Hearse!!!"

Haven't done a lot of research but I'm convinced the aerodynamic profile of a limo will provide better fuel mileage than a pickup/camper. Even at $1.31/gal here we know this can't last long. Even if the crude price stays low, I'd expect taxation of fuel to increase getting us back to the $3 to $4/gal prices. Too bad there's no substitute for horsepower when it comes to towing.

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Sheet In...Max Out
www.fleet297.org
sailflatlands at gmail dot com

If you do buy a hearse, you shouldn't have to add the extra AC unit. Most do have supplemental rear AC units, for obvious reasons. Limos probably have them too.

We had a Suburban-type vehicle we used for pick-ups from the morgue, and for taking the flowers to the cemetary (thus we called it the "flower car"). I used it as a utility truck too, to haul my stuff to college, etc... When my friends saw the rear AC unit, they said "Man that's really COOL" then they realized WHY it was there, and got freaked out!

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What - Me Worry?


2006 Hobie Wave 7358
"Ish Kabibble"

1997 Mercury Mountaineer. Seat folds down to flat area, fine for two adults. Did up grade a few years back, and added air mattress. Gas use sucks, but does have plenty of power to pull two H-17s plus a Wave, or the 21ft SeaRay Sundeck.

Caleb

Sort of a reverse "Harold and Maude"?

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Practice makes perfect, so be careful what you practice...

In the past I have slept on the tramp which is ok if you drink a lot
next best is a campground with a tent In these years a oceanfront house with the cats parked on the beach is the only way to go Try Edisto Island or Oak Island they are great Hobie beaches

I forgot I used to sleep in Chevy Full size van with bed in back at the campground in Edisto

I don't know about you tall guys, but I'm short enough that I used to sleep in the back of this.

30mpg towing the H16 at 65-70 mph.


Never should have sold it.