Thanks. Happy new year!

Well said!

What if I have 2 kids already and want a sailboat :x

@@kevin3434343434 my kids have left home. I bought a yacht with the spare money I then had. Now one informs me he is coming home .....to save money......with girlfriend in tow! Payment for my sins i guess...lol.

Happy holidays!

Glad you liked it!

We just spent $1,000 on our power boat last month for a repair and it only has about 200 hours on it. Each oil change costs a few hundred bucks.

Yes sir boat means bring out another thousand i.e. dollars lol

You can volunteer as a crew on a sailboat for a weekend race or a leisurely cruising.. local yacht clubs are always looking for crew during their weekend races or jaunts and many individuals volunteer to crew for the experience and network with the yacht club members ü

Thanks. When I looked at 28 pricing lately it seems they've all gone up about $5,000 more now... like everything else, I guess. And for 15K some were not that great.

Thanks!

Good point! I should have mentioned that... like paying for hotel stays, dinners, etc.

We have an inflatable which we have only used once with this boat.

Wow, and somebody commented on one of these videos somewhere that they pay like triple what we pay, in Australia.

And the boat was only $9,500.

We paid $9,500 which was around the going price a year ago... now (end of 2021) they all seem to be around $15,000.

Bottom cleaning is typically twice a month here in Florida but I only let them to it once a month and by the end of the month its got a thick green layer on the bottom paint. Maybe you live where the water isn't 95 degrees?

@@AdventuresInParadise I am i the uk if we are lucky we may get 30"c in the summer on the south coast. Normall you get algi when a vessel is not used. You can always tell a vessel thats never used by the algi build up. If you use it regularly you wont get this build up. Just going to sea will take it off.. Not much i have not done at sea being former Royal Navy.

Our local marinas are from Anclote down to Clearwater and St. Pete. Some are more than we pay, some less. A few you have to join the club. Residents get discounts. Half-off in some cases. We've been on a 2 year waiting list for a year now and went from 24th place down to 12th place. You can see slip rates on each marina websites usually. They're typically +/- $50 from what we're paying. All depends on the area. Our marinas are all next to excellent cities/restaurants with excellent boating nearby. it is very difficult to find any slip and we only got one because one of our fans helped us out.

Since I only add it to our existing Policy it's like $75 every six months or maybe even each year. Boat insurance is cheap.

@@AdventuresInParadise Great. Thank you. Really appreciate you sharing.

Does it really? Well, it must be a nice Dinghy. The last sail I bought for our 22 was $800 from a local place in St. Pete Florida. Thanks for sharing that... it's good for people to see how much these types of things cost.

My wife suggests renting power boats but we just bought another one as I don't feel satisfied using somebody else's boat and it's nice to have that sense that you know where anything is and it's your stuff.

Yes, we did get them at DR and they are dark enough.

@@AdventuresInParadise So you bought the "smoked gray"? The website says "Dark tint no longer available". I just want to be sure before I order. Thanks

Wow! Really? That seems so cheap!

@@philipmayo8201 yes it is my first year with this club and just found out after posting they bill in three parts. 1st the club fees then marina fees in two 6 month blocks (my bad lol) total years fees are $1620 but still cheap

@@jaimes350 yes that's still a great deal. Do they charge you by the length of your boat? If so, how much/ft?

@@philipmayo8201 hi Philip i have to say it appears we do things a little different in Australia, my club charges a flat rate per berth, so if your in a big cat or try you have to pay for both berths. unfortunately we are also restricted by size as we have to cross a sandbar at the moment that you can walk across at lo tide without wetting your knees. they are trying to get the council to dredge it though

@@jaimes350 interesting Jaime's. Yes, that sounds like you need a bit of dredging there. Must be difficult trying to plan when you can take your boat out. Thanks for sharing.

Good thoughts, thanks for that.

If you can find a remote job, it's definitely possible if you live on the sailboat. You're saving money and time on tons of stuff. Lawncare, property tax, heating and air conditioning, etc. You're saving a boatload (😏😏😏😏😏) on those repairs. My parents just redid their roof and it was $70k. That said, if you've got a wife, kids, etc, living on a boat sometimes just isn't feasible. And when it becomes just a hobby, it's almost impossible to not spend a decent chunk of change every year. So living on a boat can be dirt cheap, and far far cheaper than living in a home. You can even avoid dock costs by simply anchoring somewhere. But having a boat just as a weekend hobby is incredibly expensive. Especially in places like Florida. In NJ I just found a place that's only $2/ft. So again, if it's a fully remote job, you can dock anywhere!

I bought four things in a year from West Marine and the other 23 items on this list elsewhere. Can I even have 65' of anchor chain mailed? The other items were $50 and $14... I think the only time I shop there is when I want the item today, and we have three nearby, so the convenience makes sense sometimes.