5 Reasons NOT to Buy a Boat

5 Reasons NOT to Buy a Boat - Sailing Q&A 23

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Boats go wrong all the time: they kill relationships, are never clean, change the way you look, and eat money!
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There are lots of videos telling you to buy a boat, but SHOULD you? Sometimes boat life is not what it's cracked up to be. We know cruisers who liked the idea of the dream, but were brought down to earth by the reality of living aboard 24/7.
In this frank discussion, we let you in on the secret hell of owning a boat, sometimes alluded to but seldom covered in depth by most sailing channels. Even if it's only a weekend boat, or for spending a few months on a year, boats will gnaw away at your patience.
Would we do it again? OF COURSE! 😁😆
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@rjcote45 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for an unvarnished and unflinchingly accurate appraisal of 5 big downsides to boat living, but done in a completely lovely and charming way. You guys did a great job being precise and real without trying to sugarcoat it or overplay and demonize it. You were vey easy to listen to. I must say I found it very informative and enlightening. Thank you!

@followtheboat 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the positive feedback and for seeing the video as it was intended 👍

@dougfitch3649 Жыл бұрын

My goal is to NOT own a boat but instead to fly to different places in the world to bareboat. I also want to continue to make myself more valuable onboard through training and experience such that I'll be asked a lot to crew.

@spiderstex 6 жыл бұрын

My dad once said: "I could give you many reasons why not to buy a boat but they would be pretty much the same reasons not to have a child. And you're my greatest joy."

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent comment! Love it 👌

@imsoaring 6 жыл бұрын

I like your dad! Clever bloke :)

@svbarryduckworth628 6 жыл бұрын

Haha! Exactly. If you sit down and think about the advantages and disadvantages of having children it is a wonder anyone has them at all in the end. A smart person would put it off until they are more economically stable, and limit the number of children they have to just one, or maybe two replacements for the parents. Perhaps maybe even not having any children at all would be the most advantageous. I guess that might explain why the human race seems to be getting stupider as the world becomes more and more over-populated. ;)

@WanderingKnapps 6 жыл бұрын

Great great school of thought.

@06291960able 6 жыл бұрын

What a smart and accurate reply.

@Serveck 6 жыл бұрын

buying a boat was the worst financial decision of my life. i now own 4 of them...

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

😁👌😎 Liz

@1951RKP 5 жыл бұрын

Serveck - tooo funny !

@bluesky4834 5 жыл бұрын

Serveck Have you had to buy four boats to realize having made a bad deal ?

@scotyfilms 5 жыл бұрын

I have three hoping for just one.

@gullibletravels5250 5 жыл бұрын

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha gulp!

@greggjackson4343 2 жыл бұрын

Three years ago, at 74, I bought my eighth boat, a 12-foot kayak. The Perception Carolina 12 cost $1,000 (new) and another $1,000 of gear was needed for safety and comfort through three-season paddling. Twice a week, in fair weather or gloomy, I paddle out along the shore for three or four miles, enjoying the motion of the kayak through the water, the sun and clouds, the waterfowl, and the shoreline sights. I am the captain of the ship. When the muscles begin to tire, or over-heating or chill sets in, the course is reversed. Then I return to a temperature-controlled home, enjoy a long shower, and savor a leisurely lunch. I am getting as much pleasure from this boat as from the others, and it has has been far less trouble. Nothing has broken and maintenance has been limited to an hour per season. It is an underrated option for those who want to "cruise" but enjoy the comforts of a landside home on a modest income.

@jamesdaltrey2878 2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully put Sir....just such a Great comment on this subject.....!!

@scotyfilms 5 жыл бұрын

Buying the right boat makes a huge difference. Moisture is the No#1 cause for failures. Wet electronics, wet engine rooms etc; are the main causes. I owned a Commercial fishing boat for 30 years and had annual maintenance, but besides general R&R I had little issues. The big issue with pleasure boats is there are many places where the outside environment gets into soo many areas. An excellent sail boat like a Norsemen 447 along with some sort of DRY heat running all the time will eliminate most issues. Also stick with a manual toilet and plastic water and holding tanks and aluminium fuel tanks. And remember stainless is half as good as it looks and Galvanized is twice as good as it looks. Modern stainless is a disaster. Rust and electrolysis eats right thru it. I've seen stainless propellor shafts cut right in half by electrolysis. A good old iron shaft looks like crap but will last forever. My fishing boat was 60 years old and still going strong. Get rid of all the electronics that are out in the environment. Keep them indoors with dry air circulating. A pilot house vessel is also the best for all of this. I know, in the tropics keeping your gear dry is tough. If you live above the tropics KEEP YOUR BOAT WARM AND DRY. Including your engine room and all of your storage compartments. $50 worth of heat per month will save you thousands $$ and pain in the long run.

@scotyfilms 5 жыл бұрын

I have spent over 2000 hrs per year on the ocean for 30 years; with the same boat. Never an issue.

@leegilley221 11 ай бұрын

Thanks, for the good advice.

@briankillian5248 6 ай бұрын

Is that because you followed the above advice?

@cwwiss1 5 жыл бұрын

Reasons for not owning a house. 1.council tax currently £2000 pa (U.K) 2. Constant maintenance including garden 3. Fuel bills it takes alot to heat a house. 4. Constant cleaning. 5. It's can go down quite significantly. 6. It's static. You wake to the same view every day...how boring is that? 7. Insects rodents and that's just the neighbours !

@lightend100 5 жыл бұрын

8. You miss out on one hell of an adventure.

@retrocoast8179 5 жыл бұрын

Number 7 Just the straight up truth!

@greghooper16 5 жыл бұрын

@Brexit Monger Living in a Marina is monthly, between $200-500 around here. Housing is decrepit and starts at $1k per month. I can move South any time I want and live on a mooring for free. Insurance is $600 per year. My boat is 45' long and has more room than I want. I actually wanted something way smaller. I just couldn't pass up the deal. I'm a restoration carpenter and would never own a house. Neighbors suck.

@greghooper16 5 жыл бұрын

@@retrocoast8179 Yup, the worst part of owning a house is having to kill your neighbor. On a boat you just pick up and leave. Much cleaner that way and less hassle having to answer a bunch of stupid questions.

@retrocoast8179 5 жыл бұрын

@@greghooper16 Amen to that!! My favorite part about boating vs. home owning as well :)

@gaylespencer6188 4 жыл бұрын

Okay, I'm convinced. No boat for me. Instead, I'll get a friend who has a boat.

@enstigatorofficial 4 жыл бұрын

that is the way to do it, ownership is a financial hellpit and headaches

@richardandre9811 4 жыл бұрын

Gayle Spencer Best of both worlds! Hang in there,!!

@Cedandkikisailing 3 жыл бұрын

That's very true! And there are many solo sailors who wish they had a reliable friend to go sailing with. Good one!

@andre1987eph 3 жыл бұрын

There’s usually a little line for those kind of guys

@cm-kl2wx 2 жыл бұрын

So a friend with (boat) benefits...

@ppumpkin3282 5 жыл бұрын

As an alternative to owning a home, the maintenance cost and effort of a forty foot sailboat is less. When I had an apartment owning a 40' boat was a joy and a great escape. Now that I own a home, I have electrical work, house painting, weeding, seeding, mowing, pruning, cleaning, servicing heating systems, air conditioning systems, shoveling snow, cutting up trees that storms have knocked over, fixing leaky roofs, repairing windows and screens, insects, water wells, filters, plumbing, flooding, laundries, fridges, etc. As far as I am concerned maintaining my sailboat was much easier to maintain than my small cape on an acre of land, also much cheaper. I pay $11,000 a year alone in property taxes, and that's cheap in my area.

@Joostmhw Жыл бұрын

Yeah I do feel like many of these sailing videos are off people that don't work/work anymore; kind of different if you're young(er) and doing this

@andyp91 Жыл бұрын

Yeah with all the reasons not to live aboard , it sure is much less costly than living on land. On top of everything you just mentioned, add cars and unnecessary impulse shopping... not to mention costly social outings. Sailing is a great way to travel the world.

@jermainerace4156 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, no. If your house cost more to maintain than your boat, then you bought a big house, and you're comparing it to a small boat. You will still have the same problems with a boat that you will with a house; painting, electrical, plumbing, etc. There may be less to paint, but you will be painting much more often. There may be less wiring, but the salt water means you will be replacing it every 5-10 years, instead of every 40-50 years. You will still need to commute to a job, if you have one. You will have to pay more to use on-shore laundry, to fill your water tank, etc. The other thing to consider is value; a house appreciates. Very few boats (or vehicles in general) ever do. Neither a boat or a house is something to buy without great consideration, but if you look at them from the standpoint of investment, there's really no contest. Living on a boat might work out cheaper if the interior is smaller than an efficiency, you don't have to commute to a job, and you don't mind going without a shower or doing laundry for a week at a time, but for most people to live comparably to what they can afford on-shore, they'd need a large, expensive boat with quite a lot of high maintenance amenities.

@fedupdomer5654 2 ай бұрын

ill take working on the boat any day over house stuff. now i live in a lake community with no grass, only some small landscaping... will never look back.

@gurnblanstein9816 6 жыл бұрын

I've owned 3 large sailboats 35 to 45 feet and I've lived on my present one 10 years. I'll never move back onto land.

@richardsandoval6068 5 жыл бұрын

Can I as you some questions

@gurnblanstein9816 5 жыл бұрын

@Basic_Assumption yes I do own Waterworld, but it's not on Blu-ray lol

@gurnblanstein9816 5 жыл бұрын

@@richardsandoval6068 of course you can

@gurnblanstein9816 5 жыл бұрын

@Basic_Assumption Waterworld is one of my favorite movies lol

@greghooper16 5 жыл бұрын

@@gurnblanstein9816 I'm on a Morgan 45 and spent years working tall ships. Everybody who will never understand look at me funny when I say WaterWorld is a great movie. I'm actually going to dump my diesel main and gen. Go batteries and electric motor. Solar panels and when under sail the prop will charge everything. Remove all the through hull fittings. ~And never buy diesel again~ I could stay at sea for months.

@mathrodite 2 жыл бұрын

You didn't mention losing things. Truly a phenomenon shared by many in a tiny space. Because there's not enough space, you're continually juggling your possessions to get at the ones you want. This in turn means you bury and misplace things you're going to need again. Cleaning is a bigger chore outside than inside the boat. If you have allergies watch out for the nasty molds that grown inside the boat.

@followtheboat 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! This!

@grahamandheidieade2992 5 жыл бұрын

we moved to land 3 years ago after 18 years of circumnavigation basically the boat was getting tired and the wallet had shrunk due to a divorce. I cry every day for the freedom and hate Europe with all its bull...! At least we did it and dont regret it

@followtheboat 5 жыл бұрын

Good on you for those 18 years at sea, guys. I'm sure you have a lot of great memories.

@texastreetop2989 5 жыл бұрын

I owned and lived on my 60 foot commercial fishing boat 15 years. I learned that the proper equipment, properly installed, and properly maintained seldom 'broke'. Very seldom did I see things break or wear out, but you have to stay on top of things 24/7, constant maintenance is a must. Your video was very accurate.

@Burevestnik9M730 Жыл бұрын

were boatyards of any use? would 10% of the boat value per year be sufficient for unanticipated repairs?

@shauntoomey3299 6 жыл бұрын

A friend told me how he was with pen and paper at the table trying to show a caravanner travelling around Australia how it didn't make financial sense with columns for fuel, maintenance, repairs, depreciation, park fees, loss of income etc etc. Satisfied with his logic and costing proof he was met with the response. "You forgot the value of the Fun column". Case closed I guess. Life has many perceptions of value and worth.

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more, Shaun. Nice little anecdote, thank you.

@claudedouble007 5 жыл бұрын

Owning a boat was extremely expensive but so worth the memories. I have no regrets of owning 3 boats in my life but I’m on to other things now. Cheaper things.

@jasc6864 5 жыл бұрын

As a former boat owner for 6 years I agree with all 5 things mentioned here . And now that I am retired I am looking to buy another boat .

@followtheboat 5 жыл бұрын

😁😆😂 Yes!!

@Burevestnik9M730 Жыл бұрын

why? you like cockroaches and rats?

@LoveFlatfootin1 5 жыл бұрын

Maintaining a house and an acre of land keeps you busy too.

@christurner3857 4 жыл бұрын

Put that on the seafront in the tropics, as we did, and you may as well have a boat! Mind you the wife loves gardening, and we have a gardener to help. It was a dream to live aboard an ocean cruiser, but I ended up with a sail averse wife and a trailer motor sailer to launch from our garden instead, life's compromises....

@eleveneleven572 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, I have a medieval house in Brittany with 2 acres...a boat seems very attractive

@dabbbles 3 жыл бұрын

And much more expensively, given all the 'fees and charges' which they keep increasing at will.

@bazbbeeb7226 3 жыл бұрын

Our 20 acre hobby farm was a money pit, i was sad and glad to sell it this time last year, id be very surprised if a ~40ft yacht would be as expensive on own and operate.

@bazbbeeb7226 3 жыл бұрын

@Marvi Wilson normally they do but i dont hold much hope for the housing market with the bubble we're in, its not sustainable.

@cristianoborba8498 6 жыл бұрын

It is never expensive if It makes you happy.

@marcosanchez88 9 ай бұрын

Exactly!!!!

@WillN2Go1 3 жыл бұрын

My sailing instructor when I mentioned my goal is to buy a catamaran and sail the oceans, told me several reasons why a cat wasn't a good idea, and then she gave me a tour of her boat - a cat. All the best things I've done there have been excellent reasons why not to do it. The thing is the naysayers are all grumpy about reasons not to, because end of the day they usually don't. Those of us who do... all good information is well worth consideration. Next lesson I mentioned that I'd like to live aboard my sailboat, she took me on a tour of several boats big enough to live on and all the reasons why that's a pain. I got into boating by building a wooden strip glass and epoxy sea kayak. Took me three times longer than I expected, lasted about 6-7 years a lot less than I expected. Regrets? Only that I hadn't done it years earlier. Rats aren't too difficult. Peanut butter, in a tangle of hair or monofilament. They hook a tooth on the hair tug at it, set off the trap. Without the hair you check the trap and think, oh I must've forget to put peanut butter on that one. They just gently licked it clean. Multidays without showers? Merino Wool, maybe cotton, but never synthetics (fleece on an upper layer is okay). synthetics stink. If you want to grow smelly bacteria, polyester is great. Stinky swimsuit or other gear? Hang it up in the sun. Turn it around, inside out. I left my wet swim suit (synthetic, there are exceptions) in the car for a week. It reeked. I washed it twice, washed it with the recommended wet suit deoderizer, even used a little bleach. Nope. Hung it in the sun for hour days. stink all gone. Wool if you hang it up for a day or two smells like lanolin, it's naturally antibacterial. As a backpacker when I switched to wool I stopped smelling awful. It wasn't me, it was polyester.

@danalistar3400 2 жыл бұрын

We have tended to lean toward the definition of cruising as "working on your boat in exotic places".

@sshannon1948 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I had never even thought of getting a boat for the reasons you brought out. I will be 70 in November and one of the things I have begun to discover, and I hope I am not unique in this, is that as I have gotten older, I have more of a desire for peace and tranquility in my life. As I have gotten older, it seems that I am less willing to tolerate calamity and upset. I want a smooth road more. I suspect that that has to do with the amount of conflict I have had in life, both outer and inner. I suspect and hope that all human beings are this way. As I have aged the less that I want challenges and it is my opinion, just mine, that all of us get to that point and that it is just a question of time. For all of us I think that we get to the point where we want to "hang it up"...maybe that point comes at 60, maybe at 70 or maybe the day before we pass from this existence.... I admire you both for hanging in there...smooth sailing...

@rexswindlehurst3074 5 жыл бұрын

WA5CVI life is like a roller coaster on land and if you sail you live the roller coaster Out on the Ocean

@christurner3857 4 жыл бұрын

WA5CVI I bought my first boat aged 61...., for the exact reasons you mentioned not to have one, a challenge, something new to learn, exercise and adventure.

@christurner3857 2 жыл бұрын

@@cm-kl2wx It's a Tattoo 26, the old McGregor replacement. Ideal first boat to try out on, although the deck is a bit awkward to get around for an OAP, maintenance is minimal being all fiberglass inside and out, cheap and cheerful. Having said all that, it's had little use, since I developed repeated back problems. It just seemed a shame not to have a boat on in our area, and having our own ramp access from our property.

@andrewbrown2063 Жыл бұрын

Hmm, I bought my first boat two years ago at age 60, a 28 year old Westerly Oceanranger. I bought it to fulfill my lifelong dream, to enjoy anew the adventures I had thirty years ago working on a tall ship in Asia, to have an absorbing project into retirement, to learn new skills, to provide adventure and learning opportunities for my family. I am quite well advanced in completely restoring and upgrading her, it has taken a lot more time and money that I expected, but I found both and she and I are richer for it. I will start to make voyages next year, sometimes alone, sometimes with family and others. I also juggle time and money maintaining the family home. The home though has no soul. The boat is a thing of beauty, adventure and peace and I now know and have worked on almost every inch of her. When I’m home I enjoy the family and the comfort. On the boat I feel immersed and at one with nature and alive in the universe, the stars, clouds, nature, the ocean, the wind. One can set the boat up and adopt good practices to minimize risk and chaos. It is riskier driving a car everyday than cruising a boat. My great boat is a lot cheaper than even the smallest flat where I live. I’m not trying to make money from the boat, true wealth is about something higher level than money.

@fintoofishing 3 жыл бұрын

every boat owner says don't buy a boat, they suck. But we all love our boats and couldn't live without them.

@ZCHRL4 4 жыл бұрын

You speak the truth! I am some 50+ years sailing, and agree that in spite of the fact that it is a hard life.....the freedom of the open water is irreplaceable by anything ashore,

@denisstanley6546 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. I have 2 lives. One in philippines on my yacht and one in australia with home, farm, kids, friends. Farm is a paradise and away from most people surounded by forrest. Kids friends home all have their place. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is be where i want when i want. Covid has presently screwed travel up a bit biy 9 months on yacht in subic bay was great. Home again is different. "Viva la difference"

@clindsell6111 2 жыл бұрын

hey let me ask you something if you had the skill set couldnt you just do the rigging yourself and get it inspected for insurance? Or are they jerks about it

@robertmecalis7189 5 жыл бұрын

Hole in the ocean to dump money in, 😂😂 wouldn’t swap my time on the boat for anything, unless it’s for more time on the boat 😘

@HandyMan657 5 жыл бұрын

That's Webster's definition. I prefer the acromion B.O.A.T. = Break Out Another Thousand

@josephlegacy4879 5 жыл бұрын

@@HandyMan657 - That's freaking funny!!! HAHA!!!

@rickbserrano7648 4 жыл бұрын

@@HandyMan657 L.O.L. Sorry Patrick you misspelled it, it's... B.O.A.T.T. = Break Out Another Ten Thousand!

@walterfredrickson3887 5 жыл бұрын

My wife and have full timed in our Motorhome for the last year . Boating full time sounds very similar . Things are constantly breaking down . Used or new . Of course being in the middle of the ocean versus a two lane highway in the middle of Montana is better when shit happens ! The best advise I have ever heard 39 years ago. Is to ask yourself. Can I live with my husband or wife in a hallway. The best to all of you who make it happen !

@dontcare3430 6 жыл бұрын

Biggest problem is most boats are two feet to short.

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Haha!

@1951RKP 5 жыл бұрын

don't Care - Funny but true. We call it two foot iDis. Boaters always say if my boat was just two feet longer it would be perfect. I use to say that but what I learned a larger one is just more to clean.

@greghooper16 5 жыл бұрын

@@followtheboat Mine is 10ft too long. But I couldn't turn down the deal.

@rykehuss3435 5 жыл бұрын

1951RKP If you can afford a 60-70 footer motor yacht, you can afford paying for regular cleaning. And everything else too, including maintenance, upkeep, fuel and storage.

@richardernsberger5692 4 жыл бұрын

@@greghooper16 I've noticed that a lot of decent or better sailboats seem relatively inexpensive to buy--but one realizes that the real cost is in the operating/repair expenses.

@benc65753 6 жыл бұрын

21 years in 5 submarines got me to where I can sleep on top of diesel engines, use hydraulic oil to comb my hair with and wash my hands, and shower every other week. You know, you can get 4 weeks wear out of one T-shirt. Week 1 - wear it regular. Week 2 - turn it around and wear backwards. Week 3 - turn it inside out and wear front-ways. Week 4 - Inside out, backwards. Of course, the arm pits do get a little crunchy from time to time. hehe. Love the video and the soul searching questions you put in it because I don't think a lot of people really consider the "really togetherness" thing, water rationing affecting hygiene, etc. Thanks for taking time to do it.

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

They are quite straightforward points now we've been doing it for 12 years, but did we think about them before we started? NO! Your t-shirts sound like Jamie's! 😁 Liz x

@OriginalBernieBro 6 жыл бұрын

benc65753 dude your killing me! Lmao

@williambiggs2308 6 жыл бұрын

sonar tech?

@benc65753 6 жыл бұрын

MM - A-ganger.

@aaronwalderslade 6 жыл бұрын

Baby wipes are a godsend. Always have baby wipes...

@antonditt1661 5 жыл бұрын

I'm working on my list of 555 reasons not to live on land.

@robalexwar 3 жыл бұрын

As Thai people would say Ha, Ha, Ha 😀

@reason43poole37 2 жыл бұрын

I have a friend who brought a second-hand 45 ft boat in immaculate condition it was near new, He is sailing from Greece to Australia very slowly, it's been four years now, and every email or journey update bar none includes stuff that has gone wrong, endless expense. He loves what he is doing but he has the income to do it. Budget sailing, forget it, these kind people are giving out priceless information.

@keithturner8190 6 жыл бұрын

Had a sail boat for 6 years and sailed around the world. Very honest what you say about the 5 reasons not to buy a boat. By rule of thumb it costs 10% of the value of the boat per year for the pleasure regardless of the value eg.a $10M boat cots $1M per year to maintain. That said my wife and I saw places and did things that were fabulous and made friendships with sailor people that have endured. Trust in each other by necessity is enhanced by. We were fortunate to have sold for more than we paid but spent plenty in the middle!

@Burevestnik9M730 Жыл бұрын

how much did it cost you to visit Greek islands by boat?

@texjames2000 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the realistic look at living on a boat. Most channels only show the glamour of it.

@edadan 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honest assessment of being a sailboat owner. It's easy to believe otherwise when you watch some of the KZfaq channels with young couples sailing around the world and (seemingly) always having a great time.

@steeltree-fabricatingandcu3796 4 жыл бұрын

That’s it I’m selling everything I own and buying a sailboat

@baltsosser 6 жыл бұрын

I learned how to sail, two weeks later took the advanced sailing course. Two week later looked over the classified ads for a good used sailboat. I found a 1982 Catalina 25' sailboat. A few months later I was on board living. I spent over a year living on board. My slip fee was only $125 a month. I had occasions when my motor stopped sometimes because I was careless with how much fuel I was carrying on board. When the engine stops on a sailboat nothing much happens. you pull up the motor, and spread out a couple yards of canvas and you go on the wind. I've sailed into more than on marina that was well protected from wind effect. Sailing flawlessly into your slip the first time is well satisfying. I found it easy to keep my oat clean, and enjoyed tending it. I considered time well spent. I did wind up selling it eventually when I had to deploy for a year, but I think I will return to it again after time wen I get bored with land again.

@gontran8638 3 жыл бұрын

give us an update if you do it again mate

@ralphholiman7401 6 жыл бұрын

It's really like a love affair, or a good martiage if it works, in that it's loving the good and the bad equally. I can't tell you how many people I've known, who just buy boats for the joy of tinkering on them, and fixing them up, who really don't even want to take them out of the slip. A good friend of mine is like that and. he has the most beautiful sailboat, that never goes anywhere, that you have ever seen.. But, it makes him happy.

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Love it, we know someone like that. Whatever makes you happy! Liz x

@QF756 5 жыл бұрын

ralph holiman Friend of yours makes me laugh 😂

@johnshaw8327 4 жыл бұрын

@@followtheboat I have a boat and an Eclectus parrot. The parrot takes more of my time and is more fun. Flies free.

@GERntleMAN 3 жыл бұрын

The good thing is, I am a plumber, an electrician, a carpenter, a gardenener, a welder and a mechanic because I live in a house and have cars. I think it comes down to your standards. I always want to know how everything works I own and use to understand it properly and know, when I'm screwed over by service providers. The honest ones get more money from me. So I have no problem with a simple structure like a boat. It's more dense, but less complicated.

@DonAntoniodetucum 2 жыл бұрын

Very good information. I started sailing singlehanded and retired singlehanded. My family would visit at various ports for short sailing days in ideal conditions. I’d never would want to expose them to the nasty ocean conditions that I had to endure many times. I met many unhappy couples and crew at various locations. Taking care of the boat is bad enough in storm conditions without having to worry about seasick incapacitated crew. I have no regrets of my sailing days and storms helped me come to terms about my physical and mental limitations.

@Burevestnik9M730 Жыл бұрын

how did you get into boating? were you a natural born handyman?

@DonAntoniodetucum Жыл бұрын

@@Burevestnik9M730 I’m an electrician and spent a lot of time around the construction trades learning a few things from each. I was in electronics during my service repairing radio receivers and transmitters. So I had the benefits of several skills going in to sail boat maintenance. I got started sailing on a 20 ft sailboat on San Francisco Bay, the hard way. No lessons, but the mistakes taught me hard lessons.

@taymossninjapriest 6 жыл бұрын

Agree with all of that! I haven't been a live-aboard, but even just having a weekend boat I can tell you lots of hilarious stories of things-gone-wrong. You really need to be okay with the downsides to move forward with this fantasy. That said, if it really is what you are suited for, nothing beats the floating life!

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Oh the stories! Sailors are made for telling yarns! Yes, you have to accept the bad times and just get on with it - not always a quick and easy lesson to learn! Peace and fair winds. Liz x

@JoeSaidso 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honesty guys. I kind of agree with most of what you said but especially agree with that when times are going well there nothing like boat life. Fair winds and following seas all!

@DinarAndFriends 5 жыл бұрын

BOAT = Bring Out Another Thousand.

@DinarAndFriends 5 жыл бұрын

Sixth reason: boats often sink or capsize, often in the middle of the ocean.

@JoeSaidso 5 жыл бұрын

Lol, you’re just not a boat person Dinar AndFriends. Nothing in life is foolproof.

@DinarAndFriends 5 жыл бұрын

@@JoeSaidso I use my boat regularly.

@FloridaCatholicGuy 4 жыл бұрын

Dinar AndFriends planes crash, houses catch fire...things happen no matter what you do. As much as I love my motorcycle, I wish I bought a boat instead.

@Adiudicium-1776 2 жыл бұрын

Ahh, reluctantly I have to admit this is what I expected to hear and it crushed my years long non-realistic dreams. I am so thankful for your honesty! 🙏

@followtheboat 2 жыл бұрын

Don't let it put you off. We're still on our boat after 15 years, we just wanted to address the "sunsets and cocktails" image of cruising. A dose of reality. But we would never change our lifestyle!

@gramail2009 3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely couple! Apart from all the sound advice I am so impressed by the 'double act', how you cover the points together alternately and so fluently and harmoniously.

@M-DBarton 6 жыл бұрын

We met a couple while cruising and asked about where they've been and their plans. The wife hissed, "It was his F..king idea" as she climbed down the companionway and pulled the hatch closed. I'd bet they aren't still cruising.

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

I don't want to laugh because I feel for her, but... We've seen this scenario a few times and it's a little sad. Funny story though, it made us laugh!

@M-DBarton 6 жыл бұрын

Upon talking with the husband, we learned that he was dreaming of tropical beaches, palm trees, rum drinks, and half naked women. He admitted to forcing her into his dream.

@creazionidirealta3300 6 жыл бұрын

😀😀😀😀😀😀😳😳😳😳😏

@johnheav 5 жыл бұрын

My girlfriend and I sailed the Bahamas in 2017 with a couple on a Pearson 38. One day the wife forgot to turn the windlass motor off (which had been rewired...no fuse) once the anchor was up. The windlass motor burned up ($2500). I thought I was gonna have to step between the captain and his wife to prevent a fight. Later learned they divorced.

@markeezbaroon2033 4 жыл бұрын

@@johnheav so she did it on purpose ?

@lifeislikesailing 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you and very well stated realities of boat ownership and the liveaboard lifestyle! I'm with you both and still wouldn't trade it for anything!

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

So true, we wouldn't trade either! Looks like we may be heading your way, via Japan and Aleutians, so if you are open to questions I'd love to get in touch with you, I've loads of questions. Would be cool to hook up when we get there. 👌✌️ Liz

@lifeislikesailing 6 жыл бұрын

That would be AWESOME to meet up and definitely ask me any questions you have!! Canada's west coast is an amazing part of the world! You can direct message me at alfy@lifeislikesailing.com or on FB if that is easier! Or if you have good wifi at we can have a Skype call to answer everything you need to know! Alfy

@wilfdarr 6 жыл бұрын

I'm going to get a crossover episode of my favorite two channels! Brilliant!

@pjotr1338 5 жыл бұрын

Not mine but I agree: ¨I spend most of my money on women, booz and boats. The rest I wasted.¨

@malcolmrowe5031 4 жыл бұрын

It was actually women booze and drugs and it was George Best who said it!

@KitLaughlin 4 жыл бұрын

Elmore Leonard. A great saying.

@josebravo5125 3 жыл бұрын

Boobs, booze and boats

@frankschannel2642 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, much appreciated reality check...especially on the destructive capability of a relationship, and unexpected costs. Kudos for putting it out there.

@LifeOnTheHulls 6 жыл бұрын

Love the honesty guys.Shame it's too late for me.Cheers

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Enjoy! 👍❤️👌Liz

@KnotVikings 6 жыл бұрын

Haha I feel you! 3 weeks of boatwork in Martinique with a little kid on the boat! We are so ready to get out of this marina and explore a bit!

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah...marinas = work! 😁 Liz

@followtheboat 4 жыл бұрын

The reason for this episode is to point out (to those with little experience other than watching sailing channels) that living full-time on a sailboat is not all cocktails, parties and white sand beaches. This amazing lifestyle brings problems as well as the good times. We've been living aboard full-time since 2006 and wouldn't have it any other way. If you watch till the end, you'll hear us say that. The accompanying episode, "5 Reasons Why You Should Buy A Boat" explains why we love this life: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hKxkl9l42qvNoGw.html

@janmariablackwell8138 3 жыл бұрын

We lived on a yacht for 12 years before selling up and buying a barge which we converted into a house boat. Like you, we love the lifestyle and only gave up the yacht for health reasons. Both of us were competent and experienced sailors before making the jump to becoming ocean dwellers and I fully understand the tough times. Good video... thank you.

@whatshappening708 5 жыл бұрын

I'm looking in to buying a boat farther down the road of my life. This video was very educational, but not discouraging enough to make me think twice! I'll have it some day. Thank you very much for sharing.

@louiselouw2570 6 жыл бұрын

I love your no nonsense honest and frank discussions.

@adventureworx 6 жыл бұрын

I don't know really I have been a live aboard for 3 years now. House or boat hmmm I have more money now than I ever did living in a house. I wish I had started living in a boat in my early 20's I would be retired at 35. The best part is I own my boat, I do the maintenance myself, I never want to live on land again it's too expensive.

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

That's how we feel, cannot ever imagine a life on the turf. And I agree that I should have done this years before I did! Peace and fair winds! Liz x

@andyagogo9713 6 жыл бұрын

SFTB, happily you're wrong about a boat as an investment... in an odd way. If you buy a boat rather than a house and invest the difference in equities by the time you retire you would be much richer. For every 35 year period since WW2 the COMPOUND growth on property has never exceeded 3%. The same for a broad portfolio for equities is 5.9%. So you'd be twice as rich!! Off course you're unlikely to spend as much on a boat as a house... so you'd be much, much... much richer. What do you think?

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

I made my money through buying and selling houses for huge profit, sometimes tripling the original price. Can't do that with boats... Liz

@andyagogo9713 6 жыл бұрын

Liz, so did I, but the data (USA and UK) says that on average property investors lose money Vs passive investing in operational businesses. Also, there are professional brokers that make a lot of money buying and selling boats. But for a typical live-aboard on a boat for 10 years Vs living in a (UK or US) house for 10 years... assuming you could earn the same income... at the end, you would be richer on the boat. Am I making sense?.... Mind you keep it quiet otherwise they'll all be selling their houses and crowding the seas!!

@darlaperks302 6 жыл бұрын

All right...you need to make vlogs and share how you do this! You are doing something right. Or, maybe just a lot of deferred maintenance on the boat?

@antonysmyth2464 4 жыл бұрын

I needed a complex hobby in retirement, we have sailed for 40 years and love the light adventure, shared experience and social platform it provides. I agree with the five points here, yet they do not put us off.

@stevenvanzoelen 5 жыл бұрын

After 30 years I bought a small open sailboat 6.5m to see if I still could handle a sailboat. I learned a lot, especially from my own silly mistakes. Nature, wind, sun and rain out there sailing 2 years now on a small lake. I love it. I learned knots (i had never heard off), how to look, preparations, talking to other enthusiastic sailors, and I learned, how to fix a boat. I like to customize, clean and change things on my small boat. I keep doing this for another three years and then I buy myself a bigger boat. Sailing is fun.

@Video881616 6 жыл бұрын

B.O.A.T. = Bring On Another Thousand

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Oh it's been said before... But it's TRUE!! 😁 Liz x

@Ho1yhe11 5 жыл бұрын

I heard it as Break Out Another Thousand

@mrvoyagerm 5 жыл бұрын

The marina actually sells those T shirts! Not sure if it is funny or not?

@fukkyoutube 4 жыл бұрын

bust out another thousand

@makesumwake 4 жыл бұрын

i wish it was only one thousand!

@KiannaAngelo 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you both for discussing this issue. I know many friends including my husband and I that have only viewed beautiful videos that talk about how lovely and easy it is to have liveaboard lifestyles. You included the relationship aspect thank you so much for including this no one ever thinks about this. Tight quarters I guess it would be important to have sane, supportive, and dedicated partners. Again thank you for having a balanced insight for liveaboard lifestyles. Peace and safe travels

@averilmclean6583 4 жыл бұрын

It is more that you have to be happy with yourself and in you own company. My husband and I lived and sailed full time on our boats for 15 years, you spend a lot of time by yourself while sailing and you have to be aware of the effects of this and not externalise your moods while being sensitive, accommodating and supportive to each other. Great video with honest tips to enter into sailing with your eyes and mind open; it is a wonderful life of freedom and responsibilities.

@garymcaleer6112 4 жыл бұрын

My father, Roger W. McAleer, the naval architect and designer of the 24' planing daysailer: "Raven" (called the first muscle car of sailboats back in the 50's), had two family sailboats through the years. Throughout the 60's and 70's we did weekend and two week vacation outings in the Chesapeake Bay on his 35' and 40' custom wooden sloops. The only trouble we had was running aground in narrow channels where we had to run back and forth from starboard to port and rock the boat to get her free. No trouble from the rigging, plumbing, or electrical. He sold his last sloop in the 90's. Those who built my dad's boats did it right. The only real cost were the marina fees.

@christurner3857 4 жыл бұрын

Hi guys, hats off to you for persevering. I bought my first boat aged 61, only a 26' trailer motor sailer, being a first timer and not so young, it's got an outboard engine, and no timber. It was part of the dream along with good sized land (no close neighbours), sea frontage, in the tropics. Call in if you're passing, 7* 30' 16"N - 99* 06' 22"E. I regret waiting so long and not perusing my dream much younger, as I will now never own an ocean cruiser and "take off". One of my best experiences was a trip from Langkawi to Port Said on my ex employers 80' gin palace, except for the French crew! Still a very small place with the wrong people...., but I could see the attraction. One piece of advice regarding the cockroaches, owning a restaurant in Phuket one time, with a walk over doorstep to the kitchen, we had problems also. A sailer gave us this piece of advice, spread Boric acid powder around all the room edges/corners, they tread it into their nest and kill off the whole brood, job done, and it worked a treat. Happy sailing.

@bophoto 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. starting to put my boat plans together. looking exactly at what you are saying, monthly running expenses + slush-fund for regular random stuff. :-)

@57koop 6 жыл бұрын

It’s so funny what you said in this video! When I was taking my sailing classes in Florida I asked our instructor and Captain if he had a sailboat? He laughed and said I would never own a sailboat I Sail them I put them in the slip and go home . He said the very thing that you said they’re always breaking down and very very expensive to fix

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

I think your instructor is quite wise 😉

@alistairmcdonald2382 5 жыл бұрын

The best reality boat advice I’ve come across yet, thanks 😃🔥❤️

@victoriatodd7765 2 жыл бұрын

Yep - excellent advice, thank you. Just about to convert our patrol-class vessel into an explorer yacht, and every day is a relevalation on how much it's going to cost. Having downsized from a large house, to a 2-bed off-grid (batteries, solar, generators, solid fuel...) cottage in the middle of nowhere, we're well prepared (eyes wide open). It's always about water, power, space, and acoustically, when an engine starts making a strange sound, or there's a flicker in the lights, it absolutely cannot be ignored. It always, and without exception, means something is wrong, and it needs to be addressed immediately. Oh, and have spares. Lots of spares!

@tomstanley7772 6 жыл бұрын

A great video. Accurate and on point even for a power boater like myself.

@johnbosse2527 6 жыл бұрын

I know some people remove the paper labels from all cans (and label the ends with a sharpie pen) and never have cardboard boxes on board. Get rid of the roach food and you should have less roaches. Lots of plastic bins.

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, cardboard is the main culprit but when you have to tie up next to a fishing boat infested with them there's no avoiding them.

@movingtarget1711 6 жыл бұрын

Try diatomatious earth. It worked on fleas, and bedbugs.Supposed to work on all crawling insects.

@clivemilne7787 5 жыл бұрын

paper labels and cardboard are not just a source of food (for roaches).. they are a source of roach eggs as well.

@greghooper16 5 жыл бұрын

Also varnish the cans to stop rust.

@Peter-tc3ep 5 жыл бұрын

Maintenance also depends on the age of the boat you purchase, I’m on my third sailboat. The last two were purchased new, first was 40 foot used 15 years old next 41 foot new now up to 54 new and neither new had any out of the ordinary expenses. While the 15 year old boat over 7 years of ownership probably cost me the difference of just purchasing new. I’ve learned the first 10 years of boat ownership are the easiest maintenance wise.

@Bowmans-Woods 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. Stuff we hear from time to time but need to be reminded of before you take the big leap to full time cruising. Like you said the goal is to have the good times out weight the hardships and the bad times. Cheers and safe cruising! Craig

@dreamdiction 4 жыл бұрын

If you enjoy boating, buy a small cabin cruiser with a pair of small outboards, sleep out at sea for a few nights per month, eat pot noodles and shit in a bucket.

@harrybloom9213 6 жыл бұрын

What is the old saying again... ? "Your happiest day in life is when You buy a boat. The second happiest day in your life is when You sell the boat!" Something like that...

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

So they say... 😉 Liz

@henrymwashingtonphd596 3 жыл бұрын

We were ready to meet with a broker about a purchase of an 80 footer. Your presentation stopped me dead in my tracks, thanks ever so much!

@jameshilliard5483 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. These are all parts of the adventure. I'm definitely buying a boat now.

@wuzgoanon9373 5 жыл бұрын

This was the most honest and dutiful reminder to all those who dream, as every dream has it's compromises. Lovely to see a couple in alignment with each other and living their dream.

@OcRefrig 5 жыл бұрын

i've owned 7 Boats and Loved every minute of it ... Looking for #8.

@jackjordan7691 3 жыл бұрын

That was very good, and you are both delightful. Thank you so much. Jack

@lakeseminole 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you! Considering I can barely use a screwdriver, I don't think learning maintenance would be up my alley. You have also confirmed the expense can be overwhelming. I think I'll just retire here in my mortgage free lake home!

@mykldean 6 жыл бұрын

Befriend a boater, they are the salt of the world. You have to love it. Try being on a small boat for a couple weeks or more you'll see. Things that are different on a sailboat: rain patters loud on the deck and the wind rocks you as the waves lap the hull. In a house you might hear the fridgerator pump and the heater vent or some street noise etc. In a sailboat you can smell when your food is done the space is so small and everything to be discarded is given a second thought that it may have some other use. In a house cooking may be safely relegated to a timer and trash is a few steps away in gigantic bins not carted off the boat. In a boat you are closer to and affected more by nature. You pay more attention to everything around because especially at sea resources are critically finite for survival and you may be the only person available to keep the thing afloat and stay alive in relative comfort. House on the grid you just pay your bills/call a repair person. On a boat especially at sea you must learn to repair most of the things around you. So by default you are in charge of navigation, engineering, electrical, plumbing etc. It's a physical life being on the water. You don't have to be, and, it doesn't make you a hard body but you get tough and sensative at the same time. Just what boat life makes you do. You should please learn to keep your wits about you though some very unwitting people operate boats and I guess only have luck on thier side. Better to have luck and some wits though. A healthy respect for mother nature is helpful along with having some grace of people skills in close quarters maybe lots of travel or camping skills helps.

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

I love this, especially the bit about being "tough and sensitive at the same time", beautiful. ❤️👌 Liz

@jesusfirstto-the-pointendt4552 5 жыл бұрын

"Salt [is] good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another." - Jesus Christ Thank you for sharing this information with us!

@gregorytimmons4777 4 жыл бұрын

My very unwitting neighbor and his wife were on their new acquisition about 8 days when he pumped a water/gas mixture from his fuel tank. Well, until the bearing in the drill pump he used overheated. Then the stern exploded in a huge fireball. Instantly catching my express cruiser ablaze. Now 7 years later I'm taking the plunge again. 27' Catalina. A bit cramped compared to my Tolly 32 but a whole lot cheaper to operate. Found a pretty good one for a cheap price that is devoid of electronics, stove, microwave, radio, depth finder etc. but it does have new sails and the boat itself looks to be in really good shape. Glad to be getting her knowing there will be problems and expense.

@99corncob 6 жыл бұрын

I owned a 30' keelboat for seven or eight years and sold it because my new wife was not interested in sailing. During that time, I spent far more time working on the boat than I did sailing it. I enjoyed the tinkering for a while but the expense wore on me after a while. When there was a storm, I spent my evening at home worrying about the boat on its mooring. When I was sailing, the responsibility for everyone sailing with me was wearing, as well. The best situation is to find a good friend who owns a sailboat and needs a sailing partner. I didn't believe this until I bought the boat. One of my good friends sold his boat because he had decided it was more pleasant to stand fully clothed in a cold shower, tearing up $20 bills. I loved my boat. But I was happy after it was sold.

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Boats are a joy when everything is going well, but they are hard work. True about having friends or family on board, always being a big responsibility. Maybe charter now and then to feed the passion? 👌✌️ Liz

@sargintrock2538 4 жыл бұрын

My smile fer the day!

@adventureswithfrodo2721 5 жыл бұрын

I grew up on a commercial fishing boat and all you said is true.

@scottystef 2 жыл бұрын

great and honest video- really appreciate it

@adashspider 5 жыл бұрын

... I'm not a sailor, just a dreamer. But great and an honest video. Thank you

@moejrbig 4 жыл бұрын

I am a great all around mechanic and electrician and Plummer. My wife and I are highly organized! We are clean and neat and never had any bugs in our boat with the exception of mosquitos. We love sailing and I love fixing and tinkering! Every moving vehicle straight down depreciates!

@joannhennessey1095 Жыл бұрын

I am purchasing a boat. I find your comments always insightful. Thank you.

@markleeson3453 2 жыл бұрын

Love the reality feel to your videos rather than the 'marketed' versions people produce. Maybe one day when I retire, I would love to do this. Cheers

@MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN 6 жыл бұрын

Not a sailor, but nicely said. Great advice Aloha, Richard

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment, sailor or not! Liz 😀

@matrexwolf 5 жыл бұрын

I hear you on the working on the boat and keeping it up but like I live on a Chris craft consolation 57feet and it’s a joy but it’s just me and my two dogs but I have a full sized closet so I got to keep all my clothes and a full sized kitchen and master bathroom so it’s like a nice little house but because of the cost of driving it I don’t take her out much but I do find that it’s cheaper to live on her then it is land and I’m happier

@sevgilim1308 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for the inside and great video. i'm planning to buy my first sailing boat in may 2020 in Istanbul. i'm so excited

@brianwhetton9621 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed listening to your comments but also saw your smiles of "contentment" at being boat owners. Be safe, blessings and enjoy :)

@paulcopeland6539 6 жыл бұрын

Toooo late just brought one :)

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! That means you are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime! Peace and fair winds to you! Liz x

@Pasovineyard 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone with sailing experience knows that you are going to work on sailboats constantly. The newer boats have less wood and better systems. Actually my Crealock has very few issues.

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

A lot of people don't have the experience. Cool that you have very few issues! Not much wood on SY Esper either... Liz

@Pasovineyard 6 жыл бұрын

Well I think it is good that you are laying it on the line for people. There is a lot to know before you set out. On the West Coast, the Baja Ha Ha is a good first blue water sail. Lots of help and people to go with. Or just join the Picton Castle and sail around the world on a tall ship.

@paulcopeland6539 6 жыл бұрын

Yes I have brought a Hanse 531 -2006 from the Netherlands :) so we are very busy selling all the stuff we no longer need. We will fly out to our yacht on the 27th march, my teenage son and I.

@davidbyrhtnoth375 6 жыл бұрын

Your video should be compulsory viewing for all who undertake RYA qualifications! My only further comment is that mooring fees can be surprisingly expensive too. Terrific video! Next time do it with the sunglasses off, so that we can be further persuaded by the genuine sincerity evident in your eyes! Keep up the good work!

@117roaddog Жыл бұрын

Good job, good advice. I lived 22 years at sea and your advice is very accurate. Thank you for sharing.

@molonlabe9068 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your honest opinion! I doubted whether I would buy a sailboat! Buying is not the problem, rather the recurring maintenance.

@chiefvia4170 6 жыл бұрын

Liz and Jamie thanks for keeping it real. I consumed a whole plate of nachos while watching this episode. And they were hot enough to make y'all happy

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Well done! Yes, the hotter the better. 😁 Liz x

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Comment of the day surely, Liz?

@andre1987eph 3 жыл бұрын

You know the old saying: “If it flies, floats, or fournikates - rent it.”

@andreford4994 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. Great content

@shanemoore8055 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your honest opinion.

@thecrazymanfromireland 6 жыл бұрын

Super video thanks for sharing love all your videos :)

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers! And thanks for the great support. 👌👍✌️ Liz x

@odc43054 6 жыл бұрын

Great advice. You have to do it because you love it.

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

And that's it in a nutshell! 👌👍✌️ Liz

@DJH12193 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you two. I appreciate all your insight on this lifestyle and the challenges I will face.

@deborahfont8697 4 жыл бұрын

We're living in an 34' RV now and have been for the past 4 years. We are selling all and buying a Sailboat. We're going from box on wheels to smaller box on water. I do like your videos.

@jamesdonald7485 3 жыл бұрын

We had a wooden 12 ton Gauntlet - Tiare Taporo III" built in NZ and bought in NZ in 2002 when she was 24 years old and in need of much work to go offshore. We had the original 1964 4 cylinder Fordson and BW Velvet Drive transmission. Engine was 54 years old when we sold her and always ran like a top, except when approaching Timor in Indonesia when the fuel lift pump failed! We eventually replaced it in Malaysia. Used an electric one in the meantime. We left NZ in 2011 and sailed to New Caledonia, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. In total we lived on board for 10 years and that counts for something financially. We had great experiences and some not so great and spent a fortune getting her ready in NZ for the big OE!! BUT it was always a lifelong dream and we don't regret any of it. Character building! Moneywise - it is a very expensive way to travel and only at about one hundredth of the speed of flying! But think of all the bracing experiences along the way and the ability to see very remote places - but they can be daunting too because anchoring information, etc is often sparse. The people you meet make up for much of the tribulations. Buying a boat and sailing offshore is a very personal decision - one that you have to make with almost no prior experience!!!

@paulouellette6881 6 жыл бұрын

A very honest accounting of things !!! It echo's Lynn Pardy's advice..."go small, go simple, go now."

@followtheboat 6 жыл бұрын

Now there's a woman who knows what she's talking about! ☺️ Liz

@rbyham 6 жыл бұрын

Very few go simple any more...

@sails3538 6 жыл бұрын

If you want female company..... go big, get a watermaker.

@Ben_Brrr_nanke 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honesty. Very eye opening.

@rolytech212 3 жыл бұрын

You’re right, a boat is a hole that you keep putting in money and never stop. I’ve had 3 motor boats and I can testify to that. I have never own a Sailboat and I’ve always been fascinated to own one. I’m thinking of getting one. Maybe a 23 footer and learning to sail on weekends. Something that I can do with the family on weekends. Thank you for your advice.