Comments on: The REAL Costs of Owning a Boat! http://sailingandboatingadvice.com/buying-a-sailboat/owning-a-boat-is-expensive Real Sailing and Boating Advice, Tips, Tutorials, Plus information on Sailboats, Sails, Engines, Motors. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:16:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Charles http://sailingandboatingadvice.com/buying-a-sailboat/owning-a-boat-is-expensive/comment-page-1#comment-58 Charles Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:43:01 +0000 http://sailingandboatingadvice.com/?p=213#comment-58 That's good advise, i want to buy a sail boat between 32 to 40foot in length. plus the controls have to be rigged for solo sailing. I want to just live in my boat in a Marina for about 1 year(so i can learn how to sail during that 1 year) than take her out to sail around the world. I want to live on a boat because of the tax breaks and no property tax. I will probably keep my boat and never resale it... There are soo many islands in the Pacific that are unexplored and empty due to the Tsunami in 2004. so i will need alot of time to explore them all.. :) Maybe i will find the "lost" TV SHOW island. LOL Thanks That’s good advise, i want to buy a sail boat between 32 to 40foot in length. plus the controls have to be rigged for solo sailing.

I want to just live in my boat in a Marina for about 1 year(so i can learn how to sail during that 1 year) than take her out to sail around the world. I want to live on a boat because of the tax breaks and no property tax.

I will probably keep my boat and never resale it… There are soo many islands in the Pacific that are unexplored and empty due to the Tsunami in 2004. so i will need alot of time to explore them all.. :) Maybe i will find the “lost” TV SHOW island. LOL

Thanks

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]]> By: Captain Fred Greenfield http://sailingandboatingadvice.com/buying-a-sailboat/owning-a-boat-is-expensive/comment-page-1#comment-7 Captain Fred Greenfield Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:03:26 +0000 http://sailingandboatingadvice.com/?p=213#comment-7 Al, Thank you for your post. You are very like the ideal person to have and enjoy a boat. The spirit of discovery and adventure that lies just over the horizon, (Down the road in a truck) If it falters you will nurse it to the next port (truck stop) with bailing wire and spit if necessary. Having spent many thousands of miles towing a 35 race car trailer and many driving an old Mack Bobtail de regged with a box w/hydraulic gate, I know who you are. You'll do just fine. Guys with a passion for truckin' just seem to "get it" when it comes to dealing with reality. (Sailing is all dealing with reality.... with paradise the reward) I'm west coast. a good marina in the $10 to $12 per foot in the L.A. area (Wilmington, San Pedro) Is possible. I have two thirty foot sailboats in two adjacent slips. Total less than $600 per month for both. Anchoring is tough in So. Cal. I have been told about a guy who does it by constantly moving. If you can be content to be in some of the out of the way places, you may do O.K. Power or Sail? How big? Fred Al, Thank you for your post. You are very like the ideal person to have and enjoy a boat. The spirit of discovery and adventure that lies just over the horizon, (Down the road in a truck) If it falters you will nurse it to the next port (truck stop) with bailing wire and spit if necessary. Having spent many thousands of miles towing a 35 race car trailer and many driving an old Mack Bobtail de regged with a box w/hydraulic gate, I know who you are. You’ll do just fine. Guys with a passion for truckin’ just seem to “get it” when it comes to dealing with reality. (Sailing is all dealing with reality…. with paradise the reward)
I’m west coast. a good marina in the $10 to $12 per foot in the L.A. area (Wilmington, San Pedro) Is possible. I have two thirty foot sailboats in two adjacent slips. Total less than $600 per month for both. Anchoring is tough in So. Cal. I have been told about a guy who does it by constantly moving.
If you can be content to be in some of the out of the way places, you may do O.K. Power or Sail? How big? Fred

]]> By: Al Voisine+ http://sailingandboatingadvice.com/buying-a-sailboat/owning-a-boat-is-expensive/comment-page-1#comment-6 Al Voisine+ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:25:49 +0000 http://sailingandboatingadvice.com/?p=213#comment-6 Very informative. somewhat what I expected but a little worse. I am used to simular figures from having ben an Owner Operator Truck driver/Contractor for 30+ years Is there anyway around Dock or sloip fees? Such as anchoring? Are you on east or west coast? I would luv to meet you over coffee and chat. Thanks for responding to my posting. Al voisine Very informative. somewhat what I expected but a little worse.
I am used to simular figures from having ben an Owner Operator Truck driver/Contractor for 30+ years
Is there anyway around Dock or sloip fees? Such as anchoring?
Are you on east or west coast? I would luv to meet you over coffee and chat.
Thanks for responding to my posting.

Al voisine

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