I have a nephew who has sailed with me a few time's and he is a little bit of a lost soul. He does not want to stick to the main stream of getting a good job and working like most of us do and building a life somewhere. He wants to instead do something different. He had an idea to buy a camper and travel and work along the way with out really a place in mind. Kind of like he would find home when he got there. He is 21 years old and just has not figured out what he wants to do yet. He has said many times that he wants to life south and get out of Ohio. I had mentioned to him about buying a boat and showed him on the Net that for a small amount of money he could buy a boat live on it somewhere south where it is warm year round and work and find out about life as he went. He is very interested in this and I thought If I could get some input from fellow sailor's I might have somthing to tell him. Looking at Yacht World finding a boat will not be a problem that will fit his budget. But the cost of docking and just generial life on the boat is something I am after to tell him about. As I thought about this and if I could turn back time this would have been something I would have jumped at. It is still something I could do but just not sure I could convince my wife how great it would be. Any input would be great. Thanks Cliff
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Sounds like a great way to get out and figure out what to do. I was in the same position once, a long time ago and a friend & I were going to buy a '66 Chris Craft with the center fuel tank converted to a hot tub. I still dream about it. Anyway my buddy got married and the dream became, well, just a dream. The Air Force Reserves gave me enough kick in the pants to find my own direction, led to college, a great career, etc. Nowadays, I don't live on the boat and they don't allow it. My marina charges $300 up to 30' and $5.00 each additional foot. Add electricity and tax. Slips can be hard to find at different times of the year, and marinas that allow live aboards cut the availability into a third. I know a guy who had a 47' foot live aboard in St. Pete and spent about $700/month + water, tax, electrical, cable. It's possible to live in transient slips, but it costs lot more. Good luck to you - keep the shiny side up. PS. Have you thought about crewing?
Sounds like a great way to get out and figure out what to do. I was in the same position once, a long time ago and a friend & I were going to buy a '66 Chris Craft with the center fuel tank converted to a hot tub. I still dream about it. Anyway my buddy got married and the dream became, well, just a dream. The Air Force Reserves gave me enough kick in the pants to find my own direction, led to college, a great career, etc. Nowadays, I don't live on the boat and they don't allow it. My marina charges $300 up to 30' and $5.00 each additional foot. Add electricity and tax. Slips can be hard to find at different times of the year, and marinas that allow live aboards cut the availability into a third. I know a guy who had a 47' foot live aboard in St. Pete and spent about $700/month + water, tax, electrical, cable. It's possible to live in transient slips, but it costs lot more. Good luck to you - keep the shiny side up. PS. Have you thought about crewing?
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Don't know if you will even see this, should have written earlier. #1, he better have some marketable skill. Carpentry, sewing, electrical, mechanics, cooking, metal working, something besides good intentions. #2, he'd better be happy with the thought of never having much in the way of material comfort or sense of security unless he gets lucky and marries well. #3, encourage him to read "Tales of a Sea Gypsy" by Ray Jason. Ray has cruised for many, many years on a tiny budget earned as a juggler!!! Great book for anyone.
Don't know if you will even see this, should have written earlier. #1, he better have some marketable skill. Carpentry, sewing, electrical, mechanics, cooking, metal working, something besides good intentions. #2, he'd better be happy with the thought of never having much in the way of material comfort or sense of security unless he gets lucky and marries well. #3, encourage him to read "Tales of a Sea Gypsy" by Ray Jason. Ray has cruised for many, many years on a tiny budget earned as a juggler!!! Great book for anyone.
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