On 2008-11-23 10:46:00 -0500, " said:

people are getting to soft, I don't see how living on a small boat can
be much different then living in a small camper.

Depends upon how they live on the boat. Vast difference between staying
at a dock vs. anchoring out, moving from place to place.

I am very interested in what expenses might be for living on a small
boat all summer. And what are normal port cost on east coast?

See above. Anywhere between $2+/ft/night to free for docking; all
restaurant for meals to eating what you catch, and so forth. Can be
near-zero or megabucks, in other words.

Our boat's fairly similar to the Sabre and we're still doing the
work-a-day. No boat payments, dockage and winter storage is about
$3k/yr. Would be less if we didn't haul. No surcharge here for us for
electricity, but we hardly use any. Liveaboards are often not allowed,
but are winked at if they're good neighbors the places we know.

Away from the dock, a past poster's sig rules: "A small boat and a bag
of cash beats a big one tied to the bank every time." Our Xan is simple
and tough, every new item cruising quality, so maintenance is zilch,
operating expenses also while cruising (= not rushing). Eating like the
locals keeps food costs way down.

Best part: with so limited space, there's a real disincentive to buy "stuff".

And the best part: Getting to know the locals, priceless.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/