Skipper Bob has a book all about anchorages.

http://skipperbob.home.att.net/

However, the best "live on the hook" anchorages you'll have to find on your own.
I have friends who have survived, (thrived, actually) for most of the last 24
years living on roughly the specified amount - it can be done, but it requires
serious adjustment of one's lifestyle.




"Lee Huddleston" wrote in message
.. .
Several posters have recommended that you anchor out rather than use
marinas. I completely agree but worry about making that happen. The
cruising guides with which I am familiar tout the marinas (probably
because they are the ones who buy ads in the guides). The guides seem
to rarely tell about very many good anchorages and, importantly, where
you can land your dingy. Can anyone recommend guides for the East
Coast and the Bahamas that emphasis anchoring or at least give it fair
coverage?

Lee Huddleston
s/v Truelove
lying Sea Gate Marina
Beaufort, NC