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13 reasons why living on a boat in a marina is better than living in a house on land

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Living on a boat in a marina has numerous benefits. Read on to discover 13 reasons why living on a boat in a marina is better than living in a house on land.

1. You Can Move Your Boat & Live Anywhere.

If and when you want to move (if you ever want to move) you don’t have to sell our home; you simply untie your lines and move your home to a new location. And considering your home can move with the wind (if you have a sailboat), the coastal areas of the whole world are possible future ‘homes’.

Consider how easy it is to move. Instead of getting the house ready to sell, listing it, having showings, looking for a new house, making sure the logistics all work out and on and on…you simply untie the lines and move your home to a new location.

2. People Around You Pay Millions For Your View.

In a marina, you will often have waterfront property for a fraction of the cost that homeowners in the same are are paying. In many cases, the view from the maria is even far superior!

3. The Cost Of Living On A Boat In A Marina Can Be Much Lower.

Boat owners in a marina pay a monthly rent for the boat slip. There is usually a large discount for taking out a long-term contract (ex. Over 6 months). Other costs include electricity and some marinas charge a liveaboard fee. That’s it. Compare that with the standard bills you get living in a house.

4. There Is Often A Wonderful Liveaboard Community.

Because of the proximity of the boats and the need to walk the docks to get out of the marina you’ll chat with your neighbors several times per day. If someone has an issue, everyone helps out. Everyone is always looking out for everyone else.

The social setting is fantastic. Almost every evening you’ll see liveaboards get together and enjoy a chat and drink along the dock or aboard a boat. The friendships made amongst liveaboard boaters are meaningful and fulfilling.

There is no hiding behind your front door or your gate like most house owners now do.

5. Full-time Liveaboards Have Common Values.

Liveaboards all have a love for the water, are not into buying things for the sake of buying them (no space). Most boaters are very interested in conservation, green technology, and taking care of the planet. Many work from the boat or are entrepreneurial in spirit. They value strong friendships and work very hard to make others feel welcomed and wanted.

Liveaboards give, give, and give. Someone is always cooking too much and invites others over. There’s always a last-minute decision to have sundowners and appetizers. Liveaboards generally don’t have cable/satellite TV so they’re not inundated with negative news. Although conversations about topical news will be had, it certainly doesn’t dominate the time spent together. Usually the topic of discussion has something to do with the latest boat fix that is required!

Stories are shared, jokes are told and food and drink are passed around. There is a deep feeling of respect and community amongst boaters living on a boat in a marina.

In a neighborhood people from all walks of life and values converge in one area often having very little in common.

6. Easy to meet new friends every week.

Marinas often have the usual liveaboards and long-term tenants but they also have new visitors. One week you might meet a fascinating couple who are making their way south and another week you could meet a sailing family headed to the north. No matter who stops by it’s easy to say ‘hi’ while you help them with their lines, do a quick introduction and before you know it you feel like you have new best friends. In today’s society it’s rare to meet your neighbors let alone have a constant churn of new and exciting people to meet.



7. Keeping Up With The Jone’s Isn’t A Thing.

Most boats are drastically different so you can’t compare them. And due to the lifestyle, the type of people that live on boats are not very interested in material possessions. When a neighbor gets a new tender you will celebrate with a ride around the harbor rather than think, ‘Oh man, he got the latest and best new car. I feel inferior!’

8. Less Space = Less Crap.

There is a massively reduced amount of space on a boat so the need for crap is low. A reduction in stuff is a reward in its own right. No longer will you need to fill cupboards, attics and closets with things you no longer use or need. On a boat, you only keep what you need. When something is no longer useful it gets passed on.

And boaters are always offering ‘treasures of the bilge’ – one person’s junk is another person’s desire. Boating communities often do swaps so if you want something and you wait long enough it will probably come to you.

9. Boaters Are Okay In A Flood!

If it floods, in an area prone to flooding, your house will ride the tide rather than take on water. It’s similar for hurricanes – if you want to get out of the way you can move. A house can’t. It will have to take the brunt of whatever nature is sending.

10. Can’t Beat The Wildlife.

Not only will you have dogs in the liveaboard ‘neighborhood,’ but you might just be graced with dolphins, pelicans, sea birds, and a variety of other beautiful creatures that you won’t find on land.

Doesn’t a dolphin visit sound better than a raccoon in your trash or a skunk in your garage?

11. Cleaning & Maintenance Are Drastically Reduced.

Cleaning the whole boat takes a fraction of the time needed to clean a house and there’s no law maintenance needed. If that doesn’t sell you I don’t know what will!

12. Time To Sell – Huge Marketplace Available.

If you ever want to sell your boat you’re not limited to selling to the local area. Your target market includes the whole world rather than just someone that wants a boat <insert your location>. In other words, someone from another country can buy your boat and have it moved. You can’t do that with a house! (Well…at least you can’t do it easily).

13. Crime Rates Are Far Lower In Marinas Than On Housing Estates.

When have you ever heard of someone being burgled, murdered, or violated in a marina!? Criminals are not boaters. They don’t understand the boating world and therefore would feel like a fish out of water to enter one. Furthermore, there are far more valuable things in a house – look at all the closets filled with crap that you don’t use in a house. That’s a far better prospect than a boat (with no massively huge widescreen TV, a high-tech stereo system, valuable china or other valuables).

Living on a boat in a marina

What are your thoughts? Any questions? Please leave them in the comments below 🙂

And if you need help with choosing a marina…

Grab a copy of my best selling guide, Checklists for Sailors as there’s a Choosing A Marina checklist with over 50 questions/considerations you’ll want to gain answers to. Some questions include:

  • Is there a fee for liveaboard status? Do you accept liveaboards?
  • Is there a black water pump-out facility that comes to the boat or do we need to move the boat to it?
  • How easy is it to enter and exit the marina?
  • What is the marina hurricane policy? (Do you need to remove your boat if something larger than a Cat 1 is coming?)
  • Are there any restrictions on working on your boat?
  • What’s the hull growth like in the area? (Am I going to need to pay a diver to clean my hull every month?!)

Get more questions like these in my Choosing A Marina checklist so you know before you go! In addition to this checklist you’ll get others like, Leaving A Boat In The Marina (short-term), Selecting Insurance For Your Boat, Cleaning And Maintenance Checklists, Maintenance and Servicing Checklists, Medical Checklists, Passage Planning and more! Get your copy here: Checklists for Sailors

Other Articles/Videos You Might Find Interesting

  • Here are 40 Reasons Why Living On A Sailboat Rocks!
  • The Top 10 – The Reality Of Boat Life
  • How To Prevent Boat Fails
  • The Secret Benefits To Becoming A Liveaboard Cruiser
  • Also check out our Marina Related Articles/Videos

The Back Story To How We Ended Up In A Marina

For almost three years my family and I traveled from one location to another. We certainly were not living on a boat in a marina! We started off in the Mediterranean, crossed the Atlantic Ocean, cruised the Caribbean, and eventually, after 18,500 miles, decided to settle down for a long-term stay (1 year?) in Charleston, South Carolina.

Our choice to homeschool our, at the time 6-year-old daughter, didn’t work as well as expected. After many discussions, my husband and I decided that a proper schooling environment would be best. We decided to temporarily curtail our cruising lifestyle and instead enroll our daughter, Sienna, into the First Grade in America.

Living on a boat in a marina

So…we’ll be living on our boat, in a marina, for at least one year – perhaps longer…

Transitioning from full-time cruising to full-time marina life was interesting. On the one hand, I’m sad that our ‘flying-the-the-seat-of-our-pants’ lifestyle has been put on hold. On the other hand, it’s nice to take a break from constant travel, massive uncertainty and having to pay over the odds for many goods and services.

With the prospect of staying in Charleston for at least a year, my husband and I discussed the idea of renting or buying a property. In our minds, having a boat was for the purpose of using the boat. If not sail to around the world; we’d want to at least use our boat to sail when conditions allowed us to do so.

Interestingly, we’ve found ourselves in a rather odd situation – sailing around Charleston on a 56’ sailboat isn’t fun.

The marina that we settled in sits right smack in the middle of a tidal river. Coming and going outside of slack tide, when the river is running fast, is almost a certain disaster. Every week a boat gets pinned up against docked boats because the engine isn’t capable of fighting the tide and making it into a slip. A boat enters a pontoon area, lines up to turn into a slip and before the skipper makes the turn, the boat is pushed onto docked boats and has to sit there until the slack tide arrives.

Furthermore, the harbor is so small that we would have to tack constantly rather than have an enjoyable easy-going sail. When we took my parents out they sat around enjoying the sights while I tacked one way, crossed the boat, and prepared to tack the other way…repeat, repeat, repeat. Perhaps this is the downside of living on a boat in a marina?

Living on a boat in a marina

Sure, we could sail out into the Atlantic Ocean but usually, the conditions are not favorable for an enjoyable ride.

Our dream is to circumnavigate the world but our daughter’s education must come first. At the time of writing, our child had been in school for three months and thus far she not only loves the steady routine but she’s making massive strides in her academics. Sienna has made many friends, she participates in everything and it’s a joy to see her in an environment where she’s thriving.

So… we’ve ended up in a situation where we’re living on a boat in a marina where our boat is a static home rather than our originally intended vessel for travel and adventure.

Interestingly, there are many people around us that live on their boat and never leave the marina on purpose.

For us, our situation changed but for many people, they’ve made the conscious decision to live in a marina full time. Some marina liveaboards work locally and others are retired. One of our neighbors has been in our marina for seven years. He has a lovely 60’ powerboat with no engine!

From my perspective, however, I’ve felt a variety of conflicting feelings. We didn’t consciously set out to live in a marina. For some reason, I’ve felt the urge to get a property on land, but when further investigating my thought process I really can’t justify the craving.

As it stands now, I think I’m just feeling the societal pressure of living a ‘normal’ life.

As with many things in life, when I find myself conflicted I get out a piece of paper and write down my thoughts. I created a list of reasons why living on a boat in a marina is better than living in a house…and that’s what you read above.

Living on a boat in a marina

Other Articles/Videos About Living on a Boat in a Marina that You Might Find Interesting:

  • Here are 40 Reasons Why Living On A Sailboat Rocks!
  • The Top 10 – The Reality Of Boat Life
  • How To Prevent Boat Fails
  • The Secret Benefits To Becoming A Liveaboard Cruiser
  • Also check out our Marina Related Articles/Videos

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  1. Robert James says

    November 30, 2016 at 9:39 pm

    Thank you for your thoughts and comments on living on a boat. I am looking forward to doing it myself in the next year. I worked in a boatyard back in the 70s but it has taken until now to finally see how to make my dream come to pass.

    Reply
    • Kim Brown says

      December 3, 2016 at 7:57 pm

      Exciting times for you Robert! If you haven’t already taken a look, check out my guides about buying, owning and sailing a boat here: https://sailingbritican.com/shop/ You might find something there that will interest you. Thanks for taking the time to comment 😉

      Reply
      • Helen & Ray says

        December 8, 2016 at 6:33 am

        Hi there, we have just bought our very first boat with a view in years to come to living on a boat full time. We are moored in Conwy Marina in Wales and will be going out for the first time for the sea trial with the engineer next week. Provided there are no major issues in the water, having been very pleased with the boat survey and engineers survey out of the water then it should be a sealed deal by Christmas 🙂 we have been following you for months and find your blog so interesting. My husband has a big smile on his face everytime your email comes through as he is finally within reach of living his dream by owning his first boat (Maxum 24)

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        • Kim Brown says

          December 8, 2016 at 5:03 pm

          Great news Helen (& Ray)! What a brilliant Christmas present you will have this year. Enjoy the sea trial and enjoy you’re new ‘baby’. Big smiles, Kim

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      • Mike says

        November 1, 2018 at 12:31 pm

        Kim, I`m 55 and have never sailed and do not know how, but i have been with my stepfather that use to sail before he has gotten to old. 97. He had a 29′ hunter. It seemed like it was a lot of work. I have been following Tula endless summer website. 2 young kids, leaving life on a Catamaran and it looks like more room, and easier to sail? Or i was thinking of buying a 38 ` Bayliner? It seems like sailing would be a lot cheaper. I hate to say this but tired of my life on land. I do the samething everyday, work,home, everyday.

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        • Kim Brown says

          November 2, 2018 at 4:03 pm

          Sailing is a lot of work…but life seems to be far more fulfilling on the sea. Why don’t you test the waters by doing a week long charter? Look up a SunSail vacation 🙂

          Reply
  2. Kathy & Jacques says

    May 7, 2017 at 2:18 pm

    Add to the list of positives for living on the boat: no property taxes!

    And if you get insulted by people calling you “boat people” – think “I live on a yacht”. An Oyster 56 is a yacht after all!

    Wishing you the best from the west coast of Sweden (at the moment). The crew of Freja

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  3. Simon Brown says

    May 9, 2017 at 1:24 pm

    Kathy & Jacques – I wish the ‘no property taxes’ was the case but not in South Carolina! In fact, every State in America has different rules. Boaters need to be very careful and understand how taxes are calculated and when. And as far as being called ‘boat people’ I’m fine by that! Hahahaha. Wish you the very best!

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  4. Patrick says

    July 29, 2017 at 8:11 am

    I’m in the process of looking at marinas and boats in Charleston. Which marina are living in? Why did you choose it? What costs are there? I live in Charleston now but want a slower pace

    Reply
    • Kim Brown says

      August 8, 2017 at 11:59 am

      Best bet is to come down and chat with us Patrick…we can tell you everything we know 😉 We’ll be in Charleston after Aug 17th. Smiles, Kim

      Reply
  5. Frank K says

    August 6, 2017 at 2:02 am

    A potential negative will be for Sienna.. She is such a sweet girl, I really hope the school kids don’t ridicule her about living on a boat, and not in a normal home/apartment.. A good “come back” will go far in keeping that from happening.. Sorry the home schooling didn’t work out.. My youngest had problems in school so we home schooled her for a year.. What a difference it made..

    See you on the waves.. flk k

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    • Kim Brown says

      August 8, 2017 at 12:03 pm

      I’ll have to think about a good come back Frank…that’s a great idea. Smiles, K

      Reply
      • McKenna says

        October 11, 2019 at 10:38 am

        Looking into boat life and seeing this a good while after it was written … but by your great write up my knee jerk reaction to this comment was how the baby girl could always say … “You go outside and watch butterflies … I go outside and watch dolphins.” *drops mic and strolls away

        Lol. Thanks for a great article! Definitely learned a lot from it.

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    • Gustavo says

      June 29, 2021 at 10:05 am

      For a kid living in a boat is a dream. All the other kids will jealous, don’t be surprised that all the kids in the classmates are dying to be ask for a sleepovers. When my daughters live with me in our boat, every weekend we have their friends spending all the time with us.

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  6. Richard Umana says

    August 7, 2017 at 11:25 pm

    Thank you Kim; you are resplendent!
    This article serves me to reinvigorate my desires of living in a boat and sailing to the sunset. By February of next year I should have my boat and start living the dream!

    Ciao!

    Reply
  7. Philippa says

    October 29, 2017 at 7:28 pm

    Hi, I’ve been looking at static houseboats here in England (with no engines) on a marina with a permanent residential mooring. The houseboats are flat bottomed so sit in the mud most of the time, and the majority of them I’m looking at have central heating and a wood burner. My question is: does this mean the boat wouldn’t be any colder than a house, because they have the same kind of heating and are insulated? And also do large boats get damp inside still in the rooms down in the hull? The only people I know who have boats here have narrowboats and that’s a different kind of thing altogether.

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  8. doug lundy says

    December 13, 2017 at 4:52 pm

    Naive article! The real liveaboard issue is political. All over the country the rules and laws are marginalizing liveaboard status and there is no representation for the group who choose to live on boats, although the land is not owned but rented by the marina, Waterways are public property! And the marina facilities rent these lands from the state..Yet the marinas increasingly prohibit living aboard as an expression of widespread influence to limit available housing and support the radical increase of costs..The only place the limiting of living on board cannot be done is in the waterways, anchored out or under way and soon the live aboard people who have chosen to live on water in boats. as people have done thousands of years..will be forced into the waterways and out of marinas. Its NOT democratic or legal but thats our system Its owned by big $$..I chose, although I build homes for a living, to not own a home but live on a boat..Now I cannot move or sell my boat as a residence due to this new public policy opposing liveaboard..

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    • Kim Brown says

      December 19, 2017 at 2:54 pm

      Doug…why don’t you start a group that represents liveaboards? I will help you get the word out. Kim

      Reply
  9. John says

    December 22, 2017 at 4:47 pm

    We live on a houseboat in London and our stock reply is “it beats living on the street”. The smarter people get it right away

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    • justin chemmachel says

      July 24, 2019 at 9:15 pm

      i live in a shelter in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.. seriously considering this.. i love the water.. and i assume it is less headache having to pay the high rental rate! If anyone needs a roommate.. or is willing to have a live in tenant.. i will consider it!

      – justin chemmachel

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  10. Peter Degnan says

    May 23, 2018 at 8:31 am

    Do you ever get a stray comment from a person at your work place that you’re a” dirtbag”because you live on a boat? I just did. This wasn’t the first! Some people are what you would call City folks and probably have never even pitched a tent to camp. Anyway I let it get me down. Among the things I enjoy are the lowest rent by 1/3 of other people in the obvious being close to what I hold so dear is the ocean, great surfing waves yards from my boat and the free feeling I have come to enjoy when going out on the ocean. Wow!! Some people cannot handle the thought of what we’re doing right?

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    • Kim Brown says

      May 27, 2018 at 11:05 am

      Hey Peter. I find that there’s quite a few people that definitely don’t understand why we do what we do…and then there’s some that are just jealous. Ignore any bad comments. Anyone that has a blog or YouTube channel is bound to get them. Just delete them and look out at the sea and feel at peace. Big smiles, Kim

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  11. Adrian Bendall-Charles says

    July 12, 2018 at 11:36 pm

    Kim you have hit the nail on the head with the 13 plus 5. Our family goes through these everytime we feel like giving up or when the other 99% of Australia start talking about property prices. Yawn !

    We are not yet living on a boat although I have slept on ours in the marina when in the dog house and/or needing some ‘me’ time. Originally we though home school or school of the air would be a good alternative, although have read about some land based families going back to normal school after trialing home school. In short, normal school routine and socializing seems better for small kids, and I am praying once ours know what they want to BE when they grow up and get those moody tween moments, self-study online/offline might be appropriate. Secretly we are hoping they want to BEcome astronauts and so port and starboard along with the solar system will be just as handy.

    Meanwhile, our Buddhist balance of things dictates living on the water, is infinitely better than living beside or under it as so many frontage properties will find when the polar caps melt.

    Thanks for making this morning so thought provoking.

    Reply
    • Kim Brown says

      July 16, 2018 at 12:31 pm

      Thank you for the awesome comments Adrian! Let us know if there’s anyway that we can help make your plans a reality 😉 Kim

      Reply
  12. Helen says

    August 12, 2018 at 10:40 am

    This person who called you a dirtbag sounds very jealous. Many people who live in a house or apartment are not happy. We live in a house and the only thing that makes it bearable is the amount of acreage around it for privacy, but it is so boring, and we rv in the summer. We are looking for a boat for the summers.

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  13. Renee Graff says

    September 29, 2018 at 9:45 pm

    I am a 63 year old, in very good shape widow. I have always had a passion for boats and the water. It may be a far fetched idea but how donInget started in living on a boat? My husband passed 6 years ago. We had a boat on Lake Erie. We sold it. I sailboat race now. We were very active……he passed from a very rare diseas called Cardiac Sarcoidosis then eventually stage 4 lung cancer after a heart transplant. He never smoked. I remain very active and known to be adventurous. Thank you for your feedback.

    Renee Graff

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    • Kim Brown says

      October 2, 2018 at 8:19 am

      Hey Renee, I’m so sorry to hear about your husband. It’s not a far fetched idea to get a boat and live on it! A great majority of boaties don’t get started until they are in their 60’s…and many don’t have any experience. You have experience. Have you read all my guides yet? They should give you a huge amount of information to get you going… You can buy them all at a discount price: https://sailingbritican.com/product/guides-special-offer/

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  14. Justin says

    September 30, 2018 at 7:27 am

    The late great sailor Hal Roth said he never was cold in his boat. I have to dig out his book when I get home to see what kerosene boat heater he had. The walls of his boat were carpeted for insulation.

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  15. Tracy says

    October 1, 2018 at 10:41 am

    Hi Kim, thank you for this article. I am currently looking at moving myself, my 9 year old son, Patrick, and 12 year old daughter, Katie, aboard a 66 foot Riverchase Houseboat. I would love to talk with you mom-to-mom if you have time.

    Reply
    • Kim Brown says

      October 2, 2018 at 8:22 am

      Of course Tracy. Email me your phone number and a good time to call (ex. after 6pm on weekdays). We’re getting ready for a passage but we’ll be back on wifi in a couple days. I’ll give you a call 😉 Email me on Kim@SailingBritican.com

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  16. Linda says

    December 15, 2018 at 10:31 am

    Hi Kim,
    Thanks for this article. We just moved/sailed to Boca Chica Marina in Key West to live in the marina after 8 years in the Caribbean, 5 of which were on a mooring in Grenada. The transition is somewhat daunting, but we were ready for the conveniences of the US, and my husband being retired Navy found us an affordable marina for long-term (same 1 year?). I appreciate what you wrote because I’m trying to find my place in this “new” marina lifestyle.

    Cheers,
    Linda

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    • Kim Brown says

      December 18, 2018 at 5:57 pm

      Hey Linda…I can so related to your desire for the conveniences of the US. Every time I’m away from America for long and then return and visit a Walmart I become elated (and overwhelmed). Hehehehe. The good news is that Key West is super laid back – it’s not like your moving from the country to the city. Your moving to a place similar in temperature to Grenada but with all the comforts of America…that is cool! Let me know what the marina is like…we might just sail up and join you one year 😉 Smiles, Kim

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  17. Eldridge Rawls says

    December 21, 2018 at 9:32 pm

    Well I dont have a big boat but I am alone on the boat . I have a 38 Catalina Sparkman and Stevens 1982 sloop.
    I hope to find a slip near St. Augustine for 1 year but space is hard to find. I now dock at Oriental NC but want to liveaboard in NE Florida to be close to Bahamas and beyond .
    Any help would be appreciated . Your storey is helpful.

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    • Kim Brown says

      December 25, 2018 at 9:20 am

      Hey Eldridge – it’s a nice boat you have! St Augustine is a lovely place to be a live-aboard. Do you need to be in a marina? There’s loads of space to anchor there. Check out the liveaboard FaceBook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CruisersNet/ Perhaps get in touch with some of the cruisers and ask if they have any tips for you. Thanks for writing 😉 Smiles, Kim

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  18. Kirsten Rossiter says

    January 17, 2019 at 1:59 am

    Hi there, I’m curious to hear the rest of your story…
    We are a South African homeschooling family of 6, dreaming about selling up and sailing off. Possibly docking in the UK and doing shorter trips from there, as we need to stay in the UK for 5 years to qualify for our British passport (we’ll be going on our Ancestral Visa).
    Is the maintenance quite high and costly on boats? What are your thoughts about living on a boat with a family of 4 children… ages 6, 9, 12, 14.
    Would love to hear some suggestions and thoughts.
    Kind regards, Kirsten

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    • Kim Brown says

      January 18, 2019 at 5:34 pm

      Hey Kristen,
      Living on a boat is really awesome but I can’t say I’d want to live on a boat in the UK. We had a boat there for a couple years and sailed as often as we could, but the winters are VERY cold – especially on a boat. And there’s a huge issue with condensation when you’re trying to heat the boat in the winter… Regarding the maintenance costs…it depends on the type/size of the boat you get and the condition it’s in when you get it. Certain items are very costly like new sails, new rigging (has to change every 10 – 15 years), issues with the hull (osmosis), etc. but other things are not too bad. We find that we spend very little for a long time and then all of a sudden something big needs to be done. As far as living on a boat with four children, there are quite a few kids boats out there with even more kids! It can be done. If you’re living in a marina it’s really not much different than living in a flat…but you have that awesome added benefit of taking your home for an adventure every now and again 😉 I wish you well on your adventures – sounds like you some exciting times ahead 🙂 Big smiles, Kim

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  19. Toni says

    May 8, 2019 at 12:32 pm

    I found this blog when looking for an answer to a single question. “Do people live at marinas?” Here I am half hour later, smiling while reading the entire post. I have no plans of living on a boat long-term. Heck, I don’t even own a boat. I’ve just been thinking about the future and getting a boat whenever we buy our house on the lake. So, obviously not a sail boat. One thought led to another and now I’m thinking oceans. LOL!

    Great read! I’m sure it’s been an amazing journey for you and your family.

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    • Kim Brown says

      May 13, 2019 at 3:17 pm

      Toni, It’s funny how an Internet search can take you down a rabbit hole. Hehehehe. One thing leads to another and before you know it you’re learning something interesting but perhaps not what you intended. Perhaps you can read more of our blog and we might just get you out on the sea?! Now that would be a funny story. Smiles, Kim

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  20. Mike Roberts says

    August 8, 2019 at 11:54 am

    I grew up boating, but not living on boats. But not at 51, and after being told after 25 years of marriage that my wife’s ‘life coach’ (that I never knew she had, or needed) told her she would only be happy until she was divorced… my plan of starting an economy cruise business on the 70ish foot yacht we were going to retire on early (at about age 55 seemed to all of a sudden be sunk. But somebody at my firehouse put me on match.com without me knowing. Well I met a woman, we dated for a little over a year, and while cruising in the BVIs a few years ago with her friends (now our friends), I proposed while we were in Trellis bay. We’ve been married now for just over two years, and haven’t been this happy in 30 years.

    Couldn’t agree more about much of what you say about the friends you make, although not living aboard now yet either, I did buy a 36′ Trojan Tri-cabin and am living aboard a few days a week so I can get recent hours and attain my USCG 6-pack license, and start that economy cruise business I started planning a decade ago. So we will be live aboard, and work aboard… But the community within a marina or yacht club is usually a nice one, with a blend of people who do really look out for each other, and are there to help you at a moment’s notice. I have already experienced it, and am so looking forward to more of the same. Boating bring out the best in people.

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    • Kim Brown says

      August 16, 2019 at 5:30 pm

      Thank you for sharing your story Mike. Sounds like you’re on the right track now! We look forward to bumping into you in an anchorage soon 🙂 Smiles, Kim

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  21. Jim says

    August 13, 2019 at 7:50 pm

    I was curious if it is hard to find a marina to dock at,longterm,with 4 kids.This is what I have been trying to look into but not having much luck.In order for me to get my masters and doctorate degrees,it just makes sense financially to live on a boat.

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    • Kim Brown says

      August 16, 2019 at 5:26 pm

      Hey Jim, I suppose it depends on where you want to be based. There are certainly schools near marinas. We decided to become liveaboards in Charleston…actually, Mount Pleasant, the town across from Charleston wholly based on the fact that the schools in Mount Pleasant got a rating of 10 out of 10. The school bus even came to the marina to pick up our daughter so it can be done 🙂 Smiles, Kim

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      • steven rowe says

        November 24, 2019 at 3:18 am

        what did”’ totally cost you live monthly at slip-rent-power-water-??? I know G5WIFI is about $51 month and that full internet-cable-cam’s you hook up 20 things ??? can you e/mail me try look at budget stevenrowe48a@hotmail.com
        thanks

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  22. Neil says

    September 15, 2019 at 5:50 pm

    Good day to you Kim! It is the Schuehle family. We met you at My Father’s Mustache a couple of years ago. We live in Bethesda Maryland now and I was looking into “living aboard” when your page popped up.

    Hope you are well.

    The schuehle’s

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    • Kim Brown says

      September 17, 2019 at 7:06 am

      Small World Neil! Well…we hope to see you out here on the water soon 🙂

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      • Robert L. Muratore says

        November 17, 2019 at 11:36 am

        I am looking to live on a boat in the marina. I am moving from the Philadelphia area. Looking in the gulf coast of Florida. How much does it cost per month on a comfortable size boat.

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        • Kim Brown says

          November 19, 2019 at 10:54 am

          Robert – it can cost you $1,000/mo to $5,000/mo – depends on where you put the boat, how much it will cost to keep the boat running, insurances, etc. Kim

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  23. Matt Brenna says

    April 1, 2021 at 6:01 pm

    Here is a question. I am fast approaching retirement. I am considering retiring in Great Britain. I’ve been doing my research and as a “Yank,’ I can stay in England for up to 6 months and any further I have to apply for indefinite leave. My question, would living on my boat qualify as a residence in the UK?

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    • Kim Brown says

      April 2, 2021 at 12:47 pm

      Hey Matt, I’m not a lawyer and have no clue about immigration laws so can’t answer that. My guestimate would be that living on your boat in the UK would qualify as part of the 6 months. Perhaps you can leave for a few weeks (sail to France?) and then go back to the UK and it would reset the time? If I recall correctly, it’s a total of six months within a year time frame so that probably won’t work. You could find a cute British bird and see if she’ll marry you? K.

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  24. Dalton Bourne says

    May 18, 2022 at 9:26 am

    If you can find the right ship, maintain the resources, and stay organized, living on a boat full-time is completely achievable, there are many factors to consider before you can practice. live in the ocean entirely. You must first decide on the type of sailboat you need, your budget, as well as the amount of space and amenities you want onboard.

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  25. Boat Detailing says

    September 14, 2022 at 2:23 pm

    Living on a boat is a dream for me, too. Although having a huge family with lots of kids makes it difficult to achieve. Glad to be working as a mobile boat detailer though. I get to see a lot of great boats and work on them, too.

    Reply
  26. Joe Root says

    October 19, 2022 at 3:02 am

    Thank you Kim; you are resplendent!
    I am reinspired by this article to dream of living aboard a boat and sailing into the sunset. Hopefully, by January next year, I’ll have my boat and can start living the dream!

    Reply
    • Kim Brown says

      October 25, 2022 at 11:42 am

      We look forward to seeing you out on the sea! Smiles, Kim

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🔵The first recorded boat race Did you know that 🔵The first recorded boat race
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