tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548234084210787068.post6065596321448674030..comments2016-07-08T09:41:45.350-04:00Comments on Voyages of Sea Trek: Cruising On a Working Class BudgetChuck and Susan;http://www.blogger.com/profile/04844233452744671062noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548234084210787068.post-22496696638936542372010-01-15T21:15:11.889-05:002010-01-15T21:15:11.889-05:00$25k - working class budget!!!! You have got to be...$25k - working class budget!!!! You have got to be joking. Most of the cruising couples we know would be living for 4 or more years on that sum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548234084210787068.post-31672006201354496002009-08-17T14:01:45.672-04:002009-08-17T14:01:45.672-04:00For someone looking to "Leave it all behind&q...For someone looking to "Leave it all behind" and head out to the blue yonder, this is a very good representative of costs (which really makes me think long and hard)...would certainly have to cut some of this stuff out, and obviously add some stuff in, so I guess it'd pretty much be a wash. Good estimate...I appreciate the figuresAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548234084210787068.post-8636421171401506012009-06-02T14:47:49.907-04:002009-06-02T14:47:49.907-04:00Anonymous said:
"I spend over $24,000 per year on ...Anonymous said:<br />"I spend over $24,000 per year on just the mortgage, insurance and slip fees. But thanks for posting your budget. I'm going to take a hard look at it and see what I'm doing wrong, especially considering I rarely leave the dock."<br /><br />Simple solution...<br />Get a smaller boat and go sailing.<br /><br />The cost of having a boat in a marina can drain you too depending where it is.<br /><br />As my friend who has lived on boats since he was a child, says....<br /><br />Get a small boat and pay cash for it.<br />Smaller boats cost a lot less to maintain, buy and store.<br />A smaller boat can also be cheap enough that you don't suffer if it sinks... then only get liability insurance.<br /><br />Heck.. for $24,000 USD you can buy a solid seaworthy offshore boat in the 35ft range if you spend some time looking.<br />I did...<br /><br />The trick is to buy a boat.. not a glorified fiberglass RVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548234084210787068.post-14521301722149342632009-03-22T01:47:00.000-04:002009-03-22T01:47:00.000-04:00I just read an account of two brothers with no pri...I just read an account of two brothers with no prior experience sailing around the world. They took 3 years, and after the price of purchasing a boat had only spent $30,000. They ate a lot of fish though. I guess it just depends on what all you really want out of life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548234084210787068.post-10465377409478370092008-05-21T19:50:00.000-04:002008-05-21T19:50:00.000-04:00My husband and I are just in the planning stage of...My husband and I are just in the planning stage of this dream - Seeing real numbers and straightforward, logical presentation of the overall experience suits our engineering minds to no end! <BR/><BR/>Thanks - you are now my No. 1 site for making our dream a reality!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548234084210787068.post-1273572527916610452008-03-28T00:13:00.000-04:002008-03-28T00:13:00.000-04:00Thankyou for your interesting and detailed narativ...Thankyou for your interesting and detailed narative of your experiences. We are overhauling a 47' compass yacht (similar to Sparkman and Stephens) for liveaboard cruising. We want to add on a more substantial hatch /cockpit cover than the existing small bimini on the boat.<BR/>I really like the look of your pilot house / cockpit cover, and wonder if you could go into a bit of detail on its construction.richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939149564044426495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548234084210787068.post-7623662780825047622008-03-20T11:31:00.000-04:002008-03-20T11:31:00.000-04:00Hi. Just about to depart from the UK. Your budget ...Hi. Just about to depart from the UK. Your budget is about the same as my projected budget, so I'm feeling a lot happier now.Peter Bernfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610453074897799057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548234084210787068.post-61451498725193588192008-03-15T04:54:00.000-04:002008-03-15T04:54:00.000-04:00I spend over $24,000 per year on just the mortgage...I spend over $24,000 per year on just the mortgage, insurance and slip fees. But thanks for posting your budget. I'm going to take a hard look at it and see what I'm doing wrong, especially considering I rarely leave the dock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548234084210787068.post-65242692527427195082008-02-06T16:04:00.000-05:002008-02-06T16:04:00.000-05:00You just replied to my Abacos vs Exumas question o...You just replied to my Abacos vs Exumas question on the SSCA Discussion Board (thanks for that) so I clicked on your blogsite for the heck of it --what a terrific, inspirational resource it is. Been mulling over retiring at sea but had little info on budget/costs/feasibility--it was a revelation -and it makes me know it it possible. Thank You - Jeff JohnsonJeff Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372698608289686295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548234084210787068.post-16726711260993349892008-01-09T19:36:00.000-05:002008-01-09T19:36:00.000-05:00Thanks for an honest account in todays $$. Don't ...Thanks for an honest account in todays $$. Don't even think you left anything out or hid anything.<BR/><BR/>Fair Winds<BR/>sv/Elysium WS 42Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548234084210787068.post-57650056771234512742008-01-04T20:12:00.000-05:002008-01-04T20:12:00.000-05:00Thanks for taking the time to spell out a real bud...Thanks for taking the time to spell out a real budget from a non rich perspective. My wife and I cruised for three years a decade ago, and are preparing to take off again (now with 3 children!). I have about 25k penciled in as a yearly budget, and I won't have boat or insurance payments, so I may be pretty close. We spent less than half that much ten years ago, but the boat is bigger and there are all those kids running around now.<BR/> Saw your link on the Cruisers Forum. -TareuaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com