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Hello! Before we buy a big liveaboard in 2023, we decided to get a weekender and have some fun. We really loved the layout of a 1972 Chris Craft Coho 33’ we looked at. Great for our dogs, which is important to us. The boat is in terrific shape with twin diesel engines and upgrades. However, the...

@Seevee - thanks! Insightful post. And what you’re listing matches up with my marina $ research. We actually live in Gulfport Fl, and the marina here is $800 for liveaboards. We own our house and our total monthly +utilities will actually be about the same as marina life (on average). So it’s a...

Thank you all so much. I’ve really appreciated and read all the advice. We missed quite a few things we never thought of. Updated utilities budget list: 1. Slip fee 2. Additional marina liveaboard fee (if applicable) 3. Electric 4. Boat insurance 5. Pump out (if not included in liveaboard fee)...

Good point. Removing from the list as we wouldn’t use the generator when actually in a marina.

In pricing marinas in FL and further up the east coast, I’m finding this to be true.

Hello! The hubs and I are in the budgeting phase before we buy a trawler. We will pay cash for the boat and live aboard full-time. However, the first few years will not be on the hook, it will be in different marinas (southeastern US). It’s just how it has to be. I’m trying to budget comparing a...

Hi everyone, Thanks for the add to this forum. I just wanted to say hello and how excited we are to have this group as a resource. We have an 18 month plan for living aboard a trawler. 2 months for research regarding financial feasibility; 10 months of saving, searching, and buying the boat; and...