We live and cruise full time on our 49' Carver Motor Yacht. Welcome aboard and enjoy a tour of our Floating Home.
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@montanaacupunctureandwelln18902 жыл бұрын
That life looks like so much fun! We were excited to see the Carver layout but half of video was more closeups of the stove and such and we couldn't get a feel for the space.
@ourfloatinghome89402 жыл бұрын
Funny you should mention that! Stephanie and I were just talking about doing an 'extended' tour of the boat, showing more of the storage spaces etc. That was also an 'early video' and Stephanie is such a better videographer now! Stay tuned
@michaelcuellar4033 жыл бұрын
You guys seem very happy! Living life to the fullest!
@ourfloatinghome89403 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael. We are very happy that we decided to this big adventure. But included with the sunsets and dolphins, there are boat repairs & maintenance, occasional BIG waves, and living 24/7 in close quarters! But yes, we are still loving this lifestyle!
@brianhall55613 жыл бұрын
Carver aft deck yachts make great live aboard boats. Great looking, functional, spacious and well maintained. Thanks for the share and Go Eagles!!!
@ourfloatinghome89403 жыл бұрын
We agree, and spend a lot of time on our "back porch!" Thanks Brian
@captaint-bone16864 жыл бұрын
Great video. I like your Carver very roomy..... I'm either going to upgrade to a Carver or a hatteras. Hopefully someday soon. I have a 1972 pacemaker flybridge 34ft now that I'm redoing. Can't wait to be a live-aboard like you guys
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
Thank you Cap't. It's all the boat we need, an you'll love the live-aboard lifestyle!
@tmac7093 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the tour of your boat. It really is a nice layout and good for a couple.
@ourfloatinghome89403 жыл бұрын
We truly fell in love with this boat when we stepped foot on it the first time
@tmac7093 жыл бұрын
@@ourfloatinghome8940 I liked the aft bedroom with the backdoor. Thought that was pretty neat.
@degasgalo2 жыл бұрын
Barco fantástico
@mvdospeces43702 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel, very nice! I live on my Bayliner 4788 and love the life! One thing I think that folks do not realize is just how unique your aft cabin with a door out to the swim deck is. Most Aft Cabin boats have a ladder only for access. That gives the enclosed space advantages of a aft cabin and the ease of access of a sedan style boat.
@ourfloatinghome89402 жыл бұрын
The back door and large cockpit and swim platform were a big part of our decision to buy this boat. We also love the layout of your Bayliner, a very cool boat!
@mvdospeces43702 жыл бұрын
@@ourfloatinghome8940 Thanks! the 4788 is a very liveaboard friendly design. Not as much enclosed space per foot as an aft cabin, but a very good compromise. All boats are a compromise it seems.
@ourfloatinghome89402 жыл бұрын
@@mvdospeces4370 I so agree. We LOVE our boat, but wish it had a few more windows that open! As you said, every boat has a few things on the wish list! Merry Christmas. :)
@haroldconnell29732 жыл бұрын
Sweet boat
@Michael_the_muffinman3 жыл бұрын
Glad to see that a larger dog is able to get up and down the steps. That is a concern of mine as I've always wanted to live on a boat but have been hesitant about my dog.
@ourfloatinghome89403 жыл бұрын
Michael, Blue was able to handle it no problem, especially with floating docks. Fixed docks are more difficult, but not out of the question with a ramp.
@g.pearson47263 жыл бұрын
I love your intro (absolutely beautiful )😭 I love your video Thank you for showing that I can have a desk on a boat I want to work from home (boat once I get one) and I need desk space Do you mind doing a video on working from home on boat WiFi or satellite internet etc... Thank you for sharing your beautiful home Stay safe & stay blessed
@ourfloatinghome89403 жыл бұрын
Will do, we have lots of ideas and tons of footage from our last trip south and back! It takes so much time to edit these, hopefully we'll get faster. BTW, you'll find some good info about WIFI etc in some of the Facebook groups, such Live Aboard Boats, and Cruising the ICW.
@g.pearson47263 жыл бұрын
Thank you for replying and the great advice I can’t wait to see your footage I’m heading to my best friend’s boat now I just love being on the water and know that a liveaboard lifestyle is for me 🥰 Thank you for making videos and please continue the great work Stay safe
@tjborekvideo Жыл бұрын
Happy to have stumbled upon your channel Jim and Stephanie! (I subscribe to a couple other liveaboard channels.) Where is your home port? Do you spend winters aboard ? I am planning to move onboard a motoryacht in a few years. Like Jim, I plan to work full time (been a remote employee since 2020) from the boat Monday through Friday. What service do you use for Internet access? I suspect marina Wi-Fi will be too unreliable, too slow, or both. (I participate in a lot of virtual meetings with livestreamed video.) Thanks for creating this channel. I hope to learn a lot from it!
@ourfloatinghome8940 Жыл бұрын
Hi Tim, glad you like the channel! Our home port was Chesapeake City MD. I say "was" because we sold the boat this past July - after 5 years and 12K miles, it was time to spend more time with kids and grandkids, and honestly, with the price of fuel and some shortages of parts, this seemed like a good year to do it. We will be ack to the water at some point, and home to do a final wrap up video, but they do take a lot of time!
@fishunterhvac4 жыл бұрын
im thinking of getting a carver next year like the cabin spacious
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
I've always like Carvers, but we were open to other boats as well in our search. We walked on this model, but 2 years newer, at the Annapolis Boat show and knew instantly that this model Carver would be our home! Good luck in your search.
@martinramirezmi54574 жыл бұрын
You two seem like awesome people. I plan to live in a boat someday.
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
Thanks Martin! I hope our paths (wakes!) cross someday.
@martinramirezmi54574 жыл бұрын
@@ourfloatinghome8940 Thank you, see on the high seas!
@kenlogan17233 жыл бұрын
I stumbled , tripped and fell across you ... I am in the stages of planning, 2 years from owning a boat. I am 65 sort of retired. There are several Carver boats in my price range and I have lots of questions about full time living on a boat. I am an x truck driver so I am use to living in smaller spaces. This is huge compared to what I am use to. here are my first questions. 1) do you have a website or Facebook page where I could ask more questions? 2) do you think 1 person once they have experience could handle this boat by himself which means mooring and docking. I would be doing coastal cruising. Actually I would be living at anchor most of the time in the NW near San Juan Island WA. But more on that later. Yes I subscribed and hit the bell and I will be looking more videos by you, thank you Ken
@ourfloatinghome89403 жыл бұрын
Hi Ken, thanks so much for your comment. We do have a blog, which kind of took a back seat when we started the videos - both are a lot of work! www.OurFloatingHome.com - and Stephanie is working on adding more content. Our contact information is on the blog. Stephanie does a great job chronicling our travels when we're moving on Instagram: Spalmer@515. My Facbook is facebook.com/newsletterguru/ I know some do single handed boating, but honestly, I can't imagine single handed docking a boat like this where you're up on the bridge - perhaps in very calms waters with no wind! Even with two of us, grabbing a mooring ball is takes effort and coordination. Perhaps both might be easier with a smaller, and/or different style of boat, like a trawler. Feel free to reach out with any more questions. Jim
@kenlogan17233 жыл бұрын
@@ourfloatinghome8940 Do you think you can bring this boat into the dock by yourself. I am not talking about on a bad windy day, but just a sort of breezy day? I am looking at this boat and Silverton as a live aboard for just myself. I am 65 in pretty good health, I would probably be Roche Harbor up in the NW where is cold and rainy. Would be using it to go 30nm to Duncan BC once per week and once per month 110 nm down to Tacoma WA see my granddaughter. I am starting to look at motor yachts over sailing Yachats.
@ourfloatinghome89403 жыл бұрын
@@kenlogan1723 Hi Ken, well, the short answer is for me, no. You may get some different answers from highly experienced captains, or some arm chair captains!! Let me share a few thoughts with you. The winds when you return to the dock can often be very different then when you leave. Second, there's not always someone at the dock to help grab your lines. Third, wind is only part of the problem, current also plays a role. On this boat, I cannot see the back of the swim platform from the helm. Stephanie guides me in via our wireless headsets. Some boats you could see to back in yourself, and you may also get help from a backup camera. What would worry me, is this. Suppose you back into the slip beautifully, and with nobody on the dock to help, you run down and either tie the stern or perhaps you do the bow first. by the time you run forward, or aft, the boat has drifted away from the dock to where you can't reach the line, or heaven forbid, you can't get back on the boat! My recommendation for single handing a boat would be a trawler where you have the side door and are usually operating the boat at dock level. Hope that helps.
@mattypatty7774 ай бұрын
Get rid of that banana!!
@joannababou55994 жыл бұрын
Thank for defining the terminology
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
We still slip up and call the galley a kitchen and the head the bathroom!
@g.pearson47263 жыл бұрын
I think it’s great that you did that Newbies can learn the lingo And experts already know exactly what you’re talking about Thanks for the video
@TheTrashPirates3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing.. great video! I will follow as you seem to have answers to a lot of my questions. Do you use any solar panels?
@ourfloatinghome89403 жыл бұрын
no solar panels
@vik55924 жыл бұрын
Nice video! The intro is so sweet 😊
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tony!!
@davidpruittpruitt75793 жыл бұрын
Doggie!
@ourfloatinghome89403 жыл бұрын
We really miss our Blue buddy!
@Slampedro5 жыл бұрын
Go Birds.
@ourfloatinghome89405 жыл бұрын
yeah man!
@usaljones4 жыл бұрын
Any issues using your Carver to cruise where you want to travel to in the world?
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
Trickster, so far we've traveled up and down the east coast three times and twice to New England, from the Chesapeake Bay. We're planning to do the Bahamas, the Keys and perhaps in a year, the Great Loop.
@JohnBraman4133 жыл бұрын
what is your fuel consumption? i'm looking at a 2004 43' carver motor yacht with dual volvo engines.
@ourfloatinghome89403 жыл бұрын
John, when we travel from the Chesapeake Bay to Florida, we average 11 knots and 11 gal/hour. When we're at our slow speed, about 8 knots, we burn 4 gal/hour. When on plane at 20 knots, we burn 36-38 gal/hour
@tjborekvideo Жыл бұрын
@@ourfloatinghome8940 That's impressive fuel burn for a 49-footer! Are those diesel engines or gasoline?
@ourfloatinghome8940 Жыл бұрын
@@tjborekvideoWe had Yanmar 6LY - 480 HP engines. We averaged 1 mile per gallon whether going slow or on plane for longer trips, and when we went in the ocean compared to the ICW. We loved the Yanmars, very dependable and quiet. We loved our boat - our Floating Home!!
@oliverchapman511773 жыл бұрын
Go Eagles
@ourfloatinghome89403 жыл бұрын
Been an Eagles fan for 30 years - not so much this year! ;)
@JD-kf2ki4 жыл бұрын
So you live-aboard fulltime?
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
Yes, we sold our house and have lived aboard since April 2017, and still loving it!
@javzee23154 жыл бұрын
Great video, great content, maybe shorter intro
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
Thank you Javier
@randyladuke89184 жыл бұрын
What kind of work do you do that you can work on the boat?
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
I'm an author an small business coach. www.GetJimPalmer.com
@willag74434 жыл бұрын
if i’m not being nosy,, how much did it cost ?
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
If you look up this boat on Yacht World, you'll see this model listed for $225-$279.
@brightful54 жыл бұрын
Go eagles
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
It was exciting seeing the win while we were in Florida a few years ago
@funnyclipz1014 жыл бұрын
Where does dog poop?
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
We take him to land. If we're not at a marina, we only anchor out where we can dinghy him to shore
@robbiestratton59014 жыл бұрын
Im selling the same boat
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
Hey Robbie - just seeing this comment. How did the sale go?
@robbiestratton59014 жыл бұрын
Our Floating Home haven’t sold it yet. Covid 19 is killing us In Michigan
@ourfloatinghome89404 жыл бұрын
@@robbiestratton5901 sorry to hear that. Will keep a good thought for you.
@a.r.jackson45903 жыл бұрын
@@robbiestratton5901 Hi Robbie. Im in MI and interested. Is it still available? Qarjackson@gmail.com