Month 60-66 Expenses of Cruising and Living on the Boat

[sailorboy1]

For people interested in some real numbers below are months 60-66 and spreadsheet attached with 5.5 years of costs.

General Living - Food, soda, alcohol, clothing, sundries, other - $ 7,253.66
Boat costs - upgrades, repairs, maintenance - $ 4,993.18 (big items; new sail track $1200, sell/buy watermaker $900 net, bottom paint $532 for paint only)
Fuel (diesel, gas, propane) - $ 567.48
Dining and drinking out - $ 5,252.90
Entertainment - $ 838.54
Communication, storage, shipping - $ 926.37
Fees - $ (426.17)
Marina - $ 1,895.25
Electric - $ 0
Medical - $ 93.57
Transportation and travel - $ 2,347,20 (3 weeks rentals, couple airline tickets to take car of family issue)
Gifts - $ 1,228.27
Water - $ 6.45
Registration - $ 147.45
Insurance - $ 243.00

[Jamme]

Thanks. That’s an average of ~$4K/month for the last 6 months, if I read it correctly.

[sailorboy1]

FWIW I started out targeting $3k/mo spending and now target $3.5k. But all it takes is a boat project or medical issue to destroy that.

Someone pointed out that as long as dining/drinking out plus entertainment is more than boats cost life is good. I have to agree that is a reasonable fun to suck ratio measurement.

[Jamme]

Hahaha!

[brendanwalls]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

For people interested in some real numbers below are months 60-66 and spreadsheet attached with 5.5 years of costs.

General Living - Food, soda, alcohol, clothing, sundries, other - $ 7,253.66
Boat costs - upgrades, repairs, maintenance - $ 4,993.18 (big items; new sail track $1200, sell/buy watermaker $900 net, bottom paint $532 for paint only)
Fuel (diesel, gas, propane) - $ 567.48
Dining and drinking out - $ 5,252.90
Entertainment - $ 838.54
Communication, storage, shipping - $ 926.37
Fees - $ (426.17)
Marina - $ 1,895.25
Electric - $ 0
Medical - $ 93.57
Transportation and travel - $ 2,347,20 (3 weeks rentals, couple airline tickets to take car of family issue)
Gifts - $ 1,228.27
Water - $ 6.45
Registration - $ 147.45
Insurance - $ 243.00

Thank you for this; it's always helpful

B

[thomm225]

Thanks Sailorboy1, but do you ever move the boat?

I may have missed those threads since it seems it's only about costs with your "cruising?"

Like do you ever cruise or is this an estimate for those that may just want to liveaboard at a marina in Florida near moving expense estimate?

We all get old so it's important and now that I can get my 10 speed onboard.......

[sailorboy1]

[QUOTE=thomm225;3593883]Thanks Sailorboy1, but do you ever move the boat?
/QUOTE]

Go brother someone else! I traveled move last week than you probably did all year!

[wheelerwbrian]

Looks like you own your boat outright - you're insurance costs seem extraordinarily low.

[sailorboy1]

Seems people found the monthly format more interesting.