Ganz is giving good advice. There are several boats in the size range you
mention with holding systems and showers. $200 a month seems adequate to me,
but I am in the Great Lakes, and costs vary by region.
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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Assuming this isn't a troll...

I doubt you can get a slip for that price with everything
included unless you get one very close to the border.

I think your father is right.

Showers are not that rare. Catalina 27s have them
for example, but they're not that great. Showering
in the club house isn't a big deal.

Portos are easy... add water and chemicals, dump and
dump. Yes, they smell up the boat. You don't want a
used one sitting around for long... They're usually two
parts, the seat with and the "holding tank," which are
separated when you're done and dump the waste. No
plastic liners.

Installed heads smell too, unless you really deal with them.

"Tom" wrote in message
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If you have lived aboard a 25-30 footer in a slip with hookups and all
that
for a duration of time, a year or
so, did it get on your nerves? I am pondering the idea
of getting a used boat and docking it in San Diego. I
read that some slips can go as low as 200 bucks a month
utilities included (or am I mistaken on that one?) I told
my father about this idea, and he said "living in a house
the size of your bed can get to be a chore after a while":-)

I just wanted to get some opinions from people who have
actually done it.

Also, there doesn't seem to be any showers in the heads
of the used cheepos I have seen on boattrader, etc. Are
showers rare in sub 30 foot yachts? Showering in the
"clubhouse" is something I am prepared to do. One more
thing, I know NOTHING about port o potties (or boats
in general), but I was wondering if going #2 in a yacht would smell it
up.
Are the port-o's easy to clean? Is there a disposable plastic liner
involved? Thanks for your patience and answers:-)
Tom
P.S. The actual mechanics of the portopottie is not something I was able
to
find on-line, and I live in Phoenix
AZ, so I haven't had much of a chance to hang around the
"docks" and ask questions.