What kind of narrow attitude is that? If you stick to the USA, you'll miss out on dealing with these guys (and it's not fishing rods they're holding):
Posted on 07/19/2018 10:29:09 AM PDT by sodpoodle
You’ve just weighed anchor on another night of bliss, lulled to sleep by the gentle rocking of your sailboat in the calm sea. Before you is a small cove lined by craggy cliffs. Clear blue waters end at a white-sand beach. You’ve had it all to yourself for the last week.
It was supposed to be just an overnight stop. But it was so beautiful, you decided to stick around. After a quick dip, you’re enjoying a cup of coffee and a light breakfast on deck as you contemplate which island paradise you’ll go to next.
This life could be yours. Plenty of everyday people are choosing to live on the water full-time—in their retirement, no less. After a bit of training and hands-on experience at home, they’re tying up beside mega-yachts in the Mediterranean…finding large floating communities of like-minded expat sailors in the Caribbean…and island hopping in the Gulf of Thailand, heading wherever their fancy takes them.
This lifestyle is more affordable than you might think, often costing folks less than staying at home. For under $100,000, you can buy a well-equipped, used sail boat around 40 feet in length—plenty of room for two people. And you can live on it for as little as $1,000 to $1,500 a month, including marina fees. That fee usually gets you a full-service facility with water, power, WiFi, and other amenities.
The article described foreign destinations, but the USA would be my preference. Any senior FReepers already doing this?
That was my dream. Until my anchor put an end to it. She doesn’t like boats.
It’s all fun and games till the storm hits.
Sounds great. Don’t let the hurricane find you!
...or the pirates!!!
I have thought about this but I think I would prefer a luxury yacht.
BOAT Break out another Thousand they rot at the dock too
How much do they suck off of you with property taxes?
After a couple of months, I would be bored to death.
Boats mean work.
“You’ve just weighed anchor on another night of bliss, lulled to sleep by the gentle rocking of your sailboat in the calm sea. Before you is a small cove lined by craggy cliffs. Clear blue waters end at a white-sand beach. You’ve had it all to yourself for the last week.
It was supposed to be just an overnight stop. But it was so beautiful, you decided to stick around. After a quick dip, you’re enjoying a cup of coffee and a light breakfast on deck as you contemplate which island paradise you’ll go to next.”
And then you hang yourself.
Two things boats are good for: 1) a hole in the water to throw money into and 2) a nasty way to die if you don’t know what you’re doing.
What kind of narrow attitude is that? If you stick to the USA, you'll miss out on dealing with these guys (and it's not fishing rods they're holding):
On the third hand....now that I have discovered flying, my plan is to build a small plane and spend most days in the air......
Repel boarders matey!
Not a fan myself, get dizzy from the motion.
But boats are cheaper than houses and you can easily trade them in for an upgrade - no realtor commission, land/property taxes!!!
Have to stop now, there’s a thunderstorm overhead and the river movement is making me dizzy. LOL!!
Maybe a houseboat and access to the inland waterway?
Lots of work.
Boat take much maintenance.
This is possible. Quite a few people do it.
I have family members who do this... they rent out their house and live on their boat. When they get bored they sail off to South America or someplace... I agreed to keep their birds for the first two years since birds can be very noisy on a sailboat. So far they love it. Works for them - works for me. Another couple in the family did the same thing - even before they retired. They loved the lifestyle.
Yes they do. If a boat is your home, you have maintenance on it. It’s far different in the way from taking a cruise.
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