Comments on: Living on a Boat – Cheap Living

By: Jeff Stanley

Jeff Stanley — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:34:47 +0000

Glad to here all the positive comments. My buddy Randy lives aboard a 35 ft Tri, in Rio Vista Ca.He loves it . He does spend most of his time working and up grading the boat or thinking of his next repairs. I myself say it is not for me.Too much work! I prefer a simple life style with a lot of freedom,a turn key existence if you will. I wish you all well but be realistic with you expectations for the water lifestyle it is not for everyone.

By: Erik

Erik — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:36:13 +0000

I bought a 38' X 20' Piver Trihull ketch with zero sailing experience, site unseen… got on her and sailed her 380 NM and loved every minute of it. I have to say it was the most exciting thing I have ever done in my life… a real adventure… and you know what I'm dreaming about to top it now… I live aboard now for less than 400 usd per month. The money I'm saving though goes right back into equipment, ammenities… fiberglass… I have never enjoyed life so much.
–Erik

By: Stewart Force

Stewart Force — Sat, 28 May 2011 01:42:33 +0000

My wife and I bought our first sailboat to live aboard in 1971. We've never had a house and have continued to live aboard for the past forty years. We raised two children aboard and we are now retired and cruising. We love our lives, but accurate comparisons are weak, as we know little of life ashore and owning houses. Take care and joy, Aythya crew

By: Lynn altergott

Lynn altergott — Sun, 01 May 2011 01:58:01 +0000

Does anyone live on a boat in the chicago area? would love to hear about that adventure. some said it can be done.

By: Kathryn Snider

Kathryn Snider — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:30:56 +0000

Does anyone want to rent out their liveaboard boat for July & August 2011 (both months or one or the other). I am a Canadian teacher living abroad and am home for the summer, and would love to try this out. Please email me if you can assist at all. Much Thanks
Kathryn

By: g miller

g miller — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:48:36 +0000

I live in N.J and I,am thinking of living on a boat .I need feed back on a good location moor it.

By: Mark Lee

Mark Lee — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:03:47 +0000

I normally live in s.Colorado but have property in s.Cal. At some point, I'll sell one house here and want to get a life. I will be able to get a good 37 to 40 sailboat'.I must say that the mooring looks so expensive that the dream is fading. I'm an artist and need to get costs down. There seems to be open hostility to anyone here who wants to live on the cheap. I'm not thinking of a floating eyesore with junk all over the dock.Just a free lifestyle where I can focus on the art and have more peace of mind. Artists have to be tough but the rat race is pure poison.Any ideas? I will have some rental income and I'm single.

By: andre

andre — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:43:43 +0000

Hi and thanks for the info. I have been researching this subject for the better part of the past 10 years now. Time for me to take the plunge, but everytime I get that proverbial curve ball thrown at me and I get further away from my dream than previously. The problem for me is the same as for most of us; money or if not money than it is family obligations. These 2 issues seem to be reoccuring on and on. Perhaps I will be stoned for saying, but this present economic depression has done much good for bringing down boat prices. I have been looking at certain 24-30 footers that previously commanded hefty pricetags, and now suddenly are very affordable for the financially average or like myself: The financially well below average. Again, many thanks for your experience based info. It is all great help for people like myself.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 05:33:53 +0000

Hola:
Wow. This is awsome. I just started researching about living aboard our recently purchased Catalina 30, and I am very pleased that there is so much information out there to learn how to do this, and people to motivate us. We have been flirting with the idea for a while, but never took it seriously until we finally got the sailboat. It's just a start, we plan to go bigger since we are a family of four (2 adults and 2 pre-schooler), plus our dogs ( 1 Lab and 1 Dachshund). We are living in the perfect sailing environment, Puerto Rico, born and raised here, and also work in catamaran sailing excursions in the east coast of PR. I am crew, and my husband is captain. So this was a no brainer, sooner or later we were gonna do it. But the fact that we have been renting for like 7 years and were contemplating buying a house soon, made me think: why? Because everybody said so? Is that how it's suppost to be? How about taking charge and do what we love to do. I much rather live on my own boat than renting or even paying for 30 years and live a big, costly, not environmentaly friendly house, which I would have to be a slave to maintain, cut lawn, pay exaggerated bills, etc. So yes, are still at the beginning of our journey to research, but i already know that this is the lifestyle I want to pursue, and others are doing it too, so we are definitely not alone. Thanks and keep it up.

By: gaborn karman

gaborn karman — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:39:49 +0000

This is a question about fine details like;
- how can you dock your boat free on a lake near the city or town ( is there any lake charge for that?)
- How can I get free hydro, gas, all that to survive winter time
- where can I drop our toilete waste
As you can tell I am planning on boat living but I need to know the above or more details.
Please let me know
Gabor K.
Ottawa, ON