What's the smallest boat you could live on?
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Whenever I see boat interiors (I mean what I'd call "sea going" boats not narrow boats or stuff you may see walking down a canal path) it seems there's a lot of living space packed into what looks like a small area.
It's a perception thing because you can't see what's under the water.
Does anyone actually live more or less permanently on a boat and if so what size and roughly what are the costs?
How cheaply could you do it?
I'm not actually thinking of doing this but it fascinates me. Sad I know
It's a perception thing because you can't see what's under the water.
Does anyone actually live more or less permanently on a boat and if so what size and roughly what are the costs?
How cheaply could you do it?
I'm not actually thinking of doing this but it fascinates me. Sad I know
h0b0 said:
While this may not be in the spirit of the OP’s question, I have found myself addicted to YouTube channels of people navigating the globe in catamarans. So much so, I’m seriously considering it in a few years.
Fire away if it brings out some info.Jaguar steve's experience doesn't sound like quite what I was driving at.
I mean a "nice" boat as you see some that literally look like floating hotel rooms in terms of fit and finish albeit perhaps Premier Inn not Ritz
That's the sort of thing I'm curious about.
h0b0 said:
Like you, I’m surprised at how much space there is and how every but is used. The catamarans offer much wider layouts so it is much more generous than the equivalent mono hulls. Also, they don’t rock constantly so my wife is less likely to get sea sick. I think sailors will tell you they are s
t to sail though. The equivalent of a motor home compared to a Porsche. But, I want some comfort.
That's probably bigger than my house t to sail though. The equivalent of a motor home compared to a Porsche. But, I want some comfort. 
Good example of my point but that's at a slightly larger scale.
Oh come on I wasn't expecting someone to say they lived on a rowing boat with a parafin lamp and a sleeping bag
That £100,000 example is the sort of thing I was getting at i.e. basically a small floating flat
I don't know enough about boats to know what the correct term is and that means you can look at some examples that look really cheap but not know if there's a massive sting in the tail.
That £100,000 example is the sort of thing I was getting at i.e. basically a small floating flat
I don't know enough about boats to know what the correct term is and that means you can look at some examples that look really cheap but not know if there's a massive sting in the tail.
808 Estate said:
This would do quite nicely.
https://www.yachtworld.co.uk/boats/1980/motorsaile...
That's the kind of thing I was getting at.https://www.yachtworld.co.uk/boats/1980/motorsaile...
Presume as there appears to be a washer and dryer on it that you certainly could live on it.
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