Comments on: Living on a Boat

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:13:27 +0000

Hi paul, I myself just bought a sailboat and moored Port Salerno, In Fla. Its beautiful here. It is the east coast sturat area. I been on my boat for 1 mo now and LOVE IT. Come on down and enjoy the weather.

By: RentbyBoater

RentbyBoater — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:21:30 +0000

Living on a boat might a good move if you consider conserving energy and water etc. This could be a “Go Green” direction. We like the “Go Green” idea. It is safer on the environment and can show us a new way to live better. It seems it might be the eccentric way of living only having access to certain material products that we have all grown so accustomed to. We enjoyed this information- Thanks

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:17:29 +0000

Thanks Jim for the information. I have heard that about Mexico too. Have you seen Misty Tosh’s blog?

http://sweettooth.typepad.com

I am going to look at your blog. I would love to learn more about how you live. We may do a post on you!

By: Jim Cochran

Jim Cochran — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:03:09 +0000

This is so interesting to me! I own two sailboats and two VW vans! I found the best place to live on a boat or in a van was… Mexico! In the summer, take the van into the mountains and enjoy cool breezes. The winter is perfect sailing and every marina is a full time liveaboard deal. You are expected to live on your boat in Mexico! Food is cheap (I’m a vegetarian and my food budget is about $30 a week). Free wifi everywhere. RV parks right on the beach. I’ve been coming to Mexico each winter for sailing since 1997, but moved here full-time in 2006. I still earn a living, but now work over the internet.

By: tracy phillips

tracy phillips — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:16:36 +0000

Fabulous article. I loved it. I have also written about living aboard
in Marina Del Rey.

http://hubpages.com/hub/The-MARINADELREYBOATPeople

By: Downsizing Your Home - Go Green - SustainLane

Downsizing Your Home - Go Green - SustainLane — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:35:51 +0000

[...] having to scrape out our wallets for that last little penny to fund it all. Whether it’s a boat, mobile, or studio living, the fact is a majority of Americans are downsizing their dwelling space. [...]

By: Small Living Makes Giant Strides: Shrinking Home Size = Shrinking Your Carbon Footprint ~Via Shireen Qudosi. | elephant journal

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:52:40 +0000

[...] having to scrape out our wallets for that last little penny to fund it all. Whether it’s a boat, mobile or studio living, the fact is a majority of Americans are downsizing their dwelling space. [...]

By: Small Living Makes Giant Strides

Small Living Makes Giant Strides — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:35:23 +0000

By: Small Living Makes Giant Strides « Shireen Qudosi

Small Living Makes Giant Strides « Shireen Qudosi — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:43:36 +0000

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:16:22 +0000

Hello Paul,

When doing research for this post, what seemed to be the issue was not a lack of live aboard marinas, but finding open spaces with no long waiting lists. It seems that once someone gets a spot, they hold onto it.

Have you looked at Living Aboard Magazine? How about Docks.com? Do a search on the Living Aboard magazine forum for the area in Florida you want to live. There are tons of very helpful people on those forums.

Good luck and let us know about your new journey! We might want to do a post on you in the future.