T&T: Boater ID

[Mark Richter]

<< But do remember, that for those of us who
actually cruise full-time, we don't really have a reliable home address.  If
they take PO boxes, I guess that would work, but genuine liveaboard
full-time cruisers are seldom at any printed address.>>

One thing I learned early-on in full time cruising; you need a home address
to give to  various government and corporate powers.  You don't really want
to have to explain the cruising lifestyle to these types, and it wouldn't
help, anyway.  The nearest  lifestyle most of them are aware of is a
homeless person, (probably insane, a drug addict, and a criminal), and you
don't want to be treated like one.

For 8 years I used my parent's address in Orange City, FL.  If you don't
file a change of address with the post office, you won't get much junk mail
there.  But a real address is necessary for such things as boat registration
and drivers license renewals.

Mark Richter, m/v Winnie the Pooh, 46' converted sail; Ortona, FL