Living Aboard A Yacht

All of my experience living aboard full time has been on sailboats berthed in florida marinas along the state s atlantic ocean east coast.

Living aboard a yacht.

Although there are challenges to living on a boat if you re prepared you may find it a perfect fit. Living on a boat in a marina has numerous benefits. The first is in a marina. If you move from a 2 000 square foot house to a 45 foot boat you may have a two bed two bath waterfront condo but all the closets are smaller the cupboards are fewer and there s no two car garage.

Living on a boat in a marina is a totally different experience than living on a boat at anchor or on a mooring. Most marinas require an application for you to move aboard permanently. Your bilge batteries black water holding tanks shore power and electrical system access and even knowledge of your tides which can affect boarding and lines are all important aspects of. I already have a boat in a slip in a marina so can i just move aboard.

Be sure to research the marina before assuming you are welcome to live aboard your vessel. I didn t know a thing about living on a boat when i first moved onto my boyfriend tom s ketch in 2016. If you d rather live anonymously consider an end tie in the forgotten corner of the marina. Here are the pros cons and what you should consider.

You simply untie your lines and move your home to a new location. Boat living tends to attract some interesting people. What i did know is that i loved boats and as a commuter rode the washington state ferries over 3 000 times. But living on a boat is an entirely different animal.

Get the boat ready for life aboard not just a weekend in the islands. Deciding where to live aboard is the first and most important step to living aboard a boat. If and when you want to move if you ever want to move you don t have to sell our home. Artists musicians engineers nick cave and rod stewart both lived aboard in the u k as did alan watts in.

That s why this website is florida centric although the information should be useful elsewhere in the united states and in fact the world. Marinas provide slips boat parking spots of various lengths and charge by the foot. Especially a 40 year old sailboat undergoing a complete restoration. You will have the coolest neighbors.

Bear in mind that some boats will be better set up for living aboard than others we have a list of the best boats for living aboard. You can move your boat live anywhere. One thing you do need when living aboard is a good working knowledge of your boat and how to keep it afloat especially when not running it consistently. Prepare the boat before you move so it feels like a home not a camper.

Read on to discover 13 reasons why living on a boat in a marina is better than living in a house on land. My experience living on a boat.