we want to live on a boat in key west

[rtbates]

You can anchor/moor for free off the bay side of Key Largo just west of the tallest radio tower. IF I remember correctly it's Buttonwood Sound...
It is shallow...

[gostanggo]

Originally Posted by boatpoker

For a boat ... you can stay on a morring ball just outside of Harrison Bight for about $25.00/day last time I was there. The three anchorages are very rough (as are the people that live there) and not for the novice. Docking fees as previously mentioned are very expensive at 3-4$ per foot of boat length per day or about $2000.00 per month.
For an RV in the Keys its not much different ... about $90.00 to $110/night, not sure what the long term lease rates are.

Boats are much more complicated than cars and many fine car mechanics are lost when it comes to boats.

Sorry to burst your bubble but many people dream of this type of thing without being aware of the expense or problems.

i have found a spot on stock island for 800.00 on the dock also for the rv 2000.00 a month at a very nive place.

[gostanggo]

Originally Posted by skipmac

In Key West, like most of the keys really, the majority of the jobs are in the service industry. Bars, resaurants and hotels. There are of course a few "other" jobs like fishing, boat work, and standard jobs any community would have like doctors, lawyers, teachers, etc but no industry or business of any significance.

If the keys are definitely the place you might also consider Key Largo. If just coastal then consider further north on the FL coast where you would have a much wider range of opportunities.

Skip

i really would not mind a service job, i run a business now and need a break!

[gostanggo]

Originally Posted by gostanggo

i really would not mind a service job, i run a business now and need a break!

wait....maybe i didnt make this sound right,,,service jobs ar tough!!...i just need the break

[gostanggo]

Originally Posted by CSY Man

Huh...?

Ya have not met a CSY 33 with a 51 HP Perkins 4-108 and a wide-blade prop?





Some sailboats are more like tugboats and can muscle through a Catergory II 'cane.

Do not take sailboats lightly...

is there a sailboat that has enough room to make us all happy? i like the idea of a sailboat but my wife likes the idea of a trawler, is there a middle?

[Hud3]

gostanggo,

Use the Google search in the "Search" pull-down menu up top on the page, and search on "motorsailer", then on "pilothouse", and trawl the threads that come up. These types of sailboats are kind of halfway between traditional sailboats and trawlers.

[gostanggo]

Originally Posted by Hud3

gostanggo,

Use the Google search in the "Search" pull-down menu up top on the page, and search on "motorsailer", then on "pilothouse", and trawl the threads that come up. These types of sailboats are kind of halfway between traditional sailboats and trawlers.

WOW!...THANKS...I LOOKED AT THE MOTORSAILER AND PILOTHOUSE, THERE MORE HOME LIKE. NOW TO SELL THIS TO THE WIFE.

THANKS