So true. Love it.

Glad to help! Thanks!

Aw I’m so glad!! Thanks girl!

Awesome thank you! Welcome!

dave22 Thank you!!!

It was rough but okay! Hope everything is good in the outer banks!

Awesome! Glad I could help!

Probably has a y valve and dumps it straight over board.

Happiness is definitely key. Thank you!!!! God bless you!!

Haha North Carolina small town perks!!

@@houseboatgirl4764 guess i know where I'm retiring.

Great!!! And yes I do! Haha practice makes perfect

Hi! Thank you! And I don’t only because I don’t like to share my location and I’ve only been in one so far. And you can do either! Annual is cheaper for sure.

Thanks so much!

Hahah you’d be surprised there’s a ton of us water girls out there. I get a lot of questions from fellow ladies trying to live on a boat as well! You got it.

I’m a woman and I’ve been considering it! I know tons of girls who love boats, the water, and tiny cozy spaces. Also tons of women who love sunning themselves. Since there are a lot of us out there, you shouldn’t let your love prospects interfere with how you want to live your life! Find a woman who enjoys the lifestyle you enjoy, so you can laze on the water on a sunny Sunday morning eating fish tacos for breakfast 😉 that’s what makes a relationship

This is just silly everyone knows women can't own things click bate and reported

DO IT!!!

Wouldn't all those be variables that would differ from person to person?

This KZfaqr simply broke down the cost of living on a houseboat. What you mentioned are other daily life expenses that would be there regardless of where you're living, and will vary person to person based on their own requirements.

Thanks for your comment! I was told after painting my boat like I have it it needs cleaned only once a year? I should probably make sure that's right haha

​​@@houseboatgirl4764it's not, if Ali, you need anodes. Great video.

haha wow! Yes my marina is very cheap! I'm sure when I move south eventually my costs will go way up!

@@houseboatgirl4764 Fortunately, having a 2 story box boat is super efficient when they charge by the foot. You have the living space of a 50 footer and the slip fee of a 24. You seem to be fairly self sufficient (maybe need more water tank capacity) so you could anchor out most of the time. The great thing about trailable boats is you have so many options. There are lots of fresh water marinas. Your boat would be awesome for a summer around the Erie canal and the finger lakes for a summer, spend a fall week in the Hudson doing NYC. Then trailer back south for the winter. I just started your series. I look forward to seeing where you plan to cruise.

Thank you so much! I’d have to agree haha

Lol thank you!

Thanks! Yeah I try to, I’m still needing work done on the motor. Once I fix it I’ll make a video!

Thank you!!

Will do!

I do! And I’m trying to get better at fishing! Haha

Good question. I was actually worried about this, but ended up never getting sea sick! When my mom visited, she actually was!

Rep66 yes! And I can drop anchor!

extravagant? she's buying at under $800/month. most rentals in the US is the same. I think she is living pretty frugally in her 24' x 12' home.

@vasailpwr @SEichorn is right! It’s actually a way I save money, even though it comes out to about 800. In a few years it’ll be even less when I pay off the boat! And yes I trailer the boat!

Ok. Bad word choice I suppose. I meant, “What is it that you do that allows you to live this wonderfully frugal, if not unconventional, water borne lifestyle?” Perhaps there is an idea for future content. 🙂

Good point! Mine was already paid for with the cost of my boat, and my marina includes pump out fees in the slip cost. This video was just explaining what I’m paying personally!

@@houseboatgirl4764 Im retiring and buying a HB to live aboard in southern arkansas. just waiting for my house to sell and Im gone! Id love a visit from you and your furbaby!

Thanks for subbing!

Thanks for the advice Yara!

Houseboat Girl let me know if it helps ! The filter alone makes a huge difference!

Thanks!

It was custom built by a talented man who lived on a lake with his family, who then moved and sold it to me. If you watch the walkthrough video you can get some ideas and possibly find someone who can make something similar. It’s relatively simple!

I think I’m ready to save up & buy a boat to be honest! Something like what you have is perfect. How big is your boat?

My goal is to pay off student loans & become liquid as quickly as possible after I buy a boat!

I found it on boat trader by a private seller!

FreakMeat74 thanks for your feedback! Yes it’s the norm, and actually relatively cheap! I’m bigger cities they usually cost even more per foot!

@@houseboatgirl4764 Thank you for reply! How viable could boondocking alongside a river be, are the rivers heavily enforced? Marina fees would be the biggest obstacle for me and many others I would think, seems crazy to have to park the boat like it's an RV :(

Everywhere is different. I know here on the inter coastal waterway if you anchor you have to move your vessel every 48 hours or can be fined. I’d look into your local laws. Although, you won’t have fresh water hookup or electricity then, which I see is an essential part of living. Living off the grid would be fun for a few weeks at a time I think, but I know a man who lived like that on his sailboat for 9 years!

@@houseboatgirl4764 Thanks again for the replies it's all new for me, Iots of research to do especially to fit ones particular needs :) take it easy and good luck on the new channel.

Yaa thats cheap. Cant remember what its to dock anywhere in the hudson river that is that cheap

Glad you enjoyed thank you!

They are all over the coast major rivers the great lakes large impoundment lakes they are literally everywhere availableility might be spotty but they are there

Yours would be around $530 in my location. Since your boat is way bigger than mine it will be more expensive anywhere you go. I don’t say my location for privacy reasons but my advice is to look in smaller places rather than big cities to dock!

Thanks!