When on the hook I won't sleep. I worry about everything from the anchor to the Genset (I don't sleep with it on). Now in the slip is a different matter. I can fall asleep at the drop of a hat. My doc would ask you this, what are you worrying about? Most of the time I stress over the things I should be doing.....

 

Happens when I sleep in the slip. Happened last night. I am a worrier and then eventually I start worrying about worrying (don't try that at home, kids). So I am sure its just another one of my subconscious mental hangups. Thought maybe there might be an easy remedy until I got in the grove - like sleep on it for several days in a row to get the anxiety out, or take some over the counter sleep aid, etc.

 

Snap.

Marina is an awesome nights sleep. The couple of times out side was real hard to switch off, even powering back one time when wind came up.

Guess have to pull a few all nighters to start to feel comfortable with the on the hook thing

 

I know several people that have problems sleeping on their boats. Most will take some sort of sleeping pill. The only time I don't sleep well is if there is a big wind causing wave slap against the hull all night. If we get some swells from early AM fishing boats....I am in heaven!

 

I do take Lunesta, but only in the slip or at home. I own a window and exterior cleaning company....I never sleep during the day and a very lite sleeper during the night. I blame it on many years of sleeping at the Fire Station and running calls all night.

 

Try some Makers Mark. Works for me.

 

My wife was born and raised in Kentucky and graduated UK and UofL (post-grad). Makers Mark is one of her four main food groups.

 

I have sleep issues as well, but I have them at home too. That said, sleeping in the marina is a breeze. I typically drink myself to sleep. On the hook, is a whole other story. I am awake every hour at least checking to make sure the boat is not moving. Finally after a few hours of that I say to hell with it and get up and fix coffee.

 

the boat is the best night's sleep I have ever had
and who cares if it starts at 4am...just sleep in till noon :wink:
as you can see in the picture below I don't worry much about drifting away on our lake

 

Try taking a Tylenol PM or Advil PM or one of the other equivalent pills. I take 1.5 Advil PM's about an hour before I go to bed. I get a good night's sleep without feeling drugged.

 

Something that helps me is running a fan for static noise. It helps break up the different sounds that you may encounter. I sleep better on the boat then at home.

 

You might be on to something here. The one night I slept normal we had a power outage at the dock and ran a 12V fan to cool us that entire night. I also have similar sleep problems in a new to me hotel and turn the house fan on to help there as well. Going to try the fan and test it out by sleeping on the boat tomorrow night.

 

I buy a lottery ticket and try to picture winning :thumbsup:

 

You are thinking too much about the "what ifs" my guess......Are my lines secure? Are my spring lines set right? Will my anchor drag? Will someone drag into me? All normal....

 

My wifes up 2-3 times a night checking the hook although in 25+ years of anchoring out we've only drug twice during the night that I can remember and once was during a big storm that snapped the line of another 480. Sounded like a shotgun blast. I was tied up to a 64' Viking convertible and he fired up his motors to keep us off the banks but a line tied to his sea doo had wrapped around one of his props. That sea doo darn near got on plane as it was hurtling torwards us. It bounced off the cowling ($450) of a center console and then went completely underneath my 400db's swim platform ($700 repairs) before we got him to shut the 1,300 hp diesel motor down. Quite a clusterxxxx night.

Anyway, we rarely stay in the slip when we're at the boat, nothing like seeing the sun go down from the water, so I do make sure I get a good set for my wife's sake and if we're in for bad weather, put extra scope out or drop a second hook if we're rafted up which is 75% of the time. I put a bridle on to keep the chain from riding up the roller and smacking against the steel roller mount. I also run a fan to have my white noise and drown out the wave slapping but most nights I've had enough anheuser-busch products to sleep like a baby. Although, It's probably more about just getting used to it and experiencing different situations so you know what to expect and how to prepare.

 

I prefer the non-medicinal approach.

You can download really good white noise generators for free online for your iPod/mp3 player. Sleep stream is a good one. You can choose different sounds. Waves crashing, rain drops, rolling thunder...

Another thing that helps is making a physical check list. Write down all the things you normally worry about at night and check them off during the day. Don't worry about, did I turn on the anchor light, did I pay the cable bill, did I turn the grill off... If its all written down and accounted for, it's just that much less stuff to think about. If you have things you want to check on tomorrow, write those down as well.

It sounds silly, but it helps me.

 

Benadryl or cold and allergy works great.

MM

 

Sleep like a baby on the boat.
The rocking or water splashing against the hull....heaven.
Stop Worrying!

 

How's this for a sleep killer....I've now got 3 days to prep a home for a photo shoot for Better Homes and Garden and Southern Living!!! The homeowner forgot to call us, nothing like a little pressure

 

Are you a photographer? Stager?

 

Ambien CR.... It's a miracle drug.

 

Try 1 mg of melatonin about an hour before you go to sleep :thumbsup:

 

I actually sleep better on the boat (at the slip) than I do at home. The slight aft pitch to the master berth keeps my reflux at bay and the gentle rocking makes for a very comfortable nights sleep.

 

Zanex!

 

The mind is a very mysterious mistress.... I think the best thing for you is to double check everything before bed, have safety alarms in place, a loaded 45 helps me and MORE nights on your boat so you get used to it. In the meantime melatonin and benadryl are my friend (plus a vodka martini). Your results may very.....

 

After spending the day on the water with a 2 and 3 year old I pass out like the do. After a few more weekends out I but you will start sleeping better. If not muscle relaxers tend to knock me out like the kids.

 

I'm a life long insomniac. I'm lucky if I get more than 3-4 hours in a row at a time. I get out of bed at 2:30 in the morning after having hit the hay at 11. A couple of hours reading or watching the tube and I'm down for an hour or two. It truly sucks. Plus the further up the food chain in the career and it gets worse.

I have to "re-set" myself weekly with the help of Zoplicone. Not ideal but keeps me sane.

Here's the weird thing...on AMFM...NO issues. I get 7 hours without an issue. If I could, I'd live on the water year round!

Zoplicne is the other blue pill...not addicting and it works. It shuts my brain down.

Mark

 

Zoplicne is the other blue pill...not addicting and it works. It shuts my brain down.

Zopiclone?

 

sorry, typo. "Zopiclone". Not addictive with no side effects (Lunestra) and the top,sleep aid as far as I've read.

Mark

 

Lunesta