On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 20:26:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Sep 7, 10:06*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:15:20 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

This isnt' about a port to port boat, but I remember a few years ago,t
here was a guy out on the west coast that had some giant and ancient
Chris Craft vintage [i believe] 1947 and he had it up for bid after he
had lived aboard for something like 17 years. Engines were froze up
and all it did was float in the slip. I dont' know if he had to pay
for shore power, but basically he paid slip rent and an occasional
haul out for maintenance. I would say his commodities were about what
you could stuff in a large camper and little more than cloths and
personal necessities.

That's not really boating of course. * I call it one step from
homeless. * There's a lot of it in warmer climates.

Well Wayne, the original question was: "Is it possible to live on a
boat instead of a permanent house? "

And the obvious short answer is a simple "yes"

True... I wouldn't say that just because you live on a boat, that
you're 'boat living'

Tim, sorry if you took offense at my post, no offense intended.

Here's the original:
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What kind of size would be suitable for a livaboard boat? that would
be in the sea. I quite fancy the idea of going from port to port. What
kind of budget/ size of boat would I need to be looking for?
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He mentions the desire to go "port to port", i.e., cruising. To me
that implies a boat that is seaworthy and not just a harbor derelict.
Harbor derelicts are a big problem down here in sunny Florida and some
other places. They are giving cruisers a bad name, and all kinds of
negative regulations are springing up as a result of people living
aboard on derelict vessels.