Quick tip from someone with a pretty big boat as well... if your lugging around 100+ gallons of gas, that's a lot of needless weight that you may not need at the moment, therefore you are burning more fuel to get around, lugging around all that weight. (Same with fresh water tank... doesn't need to be full of you're hooked up to the dock/returning to the dock anyway) If your going far far, fill it up. If your just hanging around and taking for spins, have it between 1/3 and 1/2 a tank. Between leaving behind some of both your gas tank & fresh water tank you'll notice quite a bit of difference $ wise. Enjoy brotha !
Some people have nothing to do but hate. Anyone who knows you knows you understand the difference between a house boat and a cabin cruiser. This person just had nothing better to say. 😂 Thanks for your time and video. Be safe and enjoy your summer on YOUR HOUSE BOAT!!!!❤
We had a SeaRay 320 for years. The bilge had a heater and we didn’t winterize it the whole time. We also had a covered slip with a “patio” where we kept a love seat, chairs grille, dock box etc. we also had a bottom paint every three years and left it in the water. We were fortunate in Texas.
I had a boat very similar to yours in the UK, very similar costs except the fuel it’s much more here. Owning a boat is like standing in a cold shower, tearing up pound notes, or in your case dollars ! What finally ended my boating days was leaking intercoolers and both legs needed a full gear box rebuild, cost me thousands and thousands to sort out. The good news was, like you I done a lot of work on it, bought it for £47k and 3 years later sold for £56k, if you buy older like yours and look after it you can make, but will never make back the running costs.
Cool boat. I drove/lived in a semi tractor for 12yrs & I can live with less(now retired). If I were to do that in FL, I would buy a mid-sized pontoon boat and modify it. I like fishing, and would go for days on extended fishing trips. A 50hp outboard would work in the intercoastal waterway, with a 10hp trolling motor. You're living the dream.
if you can cook,sleep,chill,shower and took a NO.2 while looking netflix its a house !! (just saying hater gonna hate what they cant reach) I love your boathouse and all my respect for what you fight for nice channel Brandon!!
Have 23' cuddy cabin, mercruiser 5.0 which is smaller that yours, but faster and easier to move with Toyota Tundra V8 on a boat trailer. Repairs are something I have to, like a pair of exhausted manifolds every fews years. Parked at home, buffed, fixed at the work shop.
I live aboard my 38 ft sailboat year round near Detroit, Michigan. It's not that hard to do. The hardest part is shrink wrapping the boat in the water. Once that's done, the rest of the winter is gravy. I use a clear shrink wrap that acts like a greenhouse on sunny days.
Came across you videos cause I am always looking at boating related content. I have been boating most of my adult life and I am now on my 5th boat. You have a well manufactured boat with Cruisers so good purchase. Someone commented not to fill the boat wiith gas and water if you are not going far and that is so true. More weight means motors work harder and burns more fuel. Best of luck and do not get discuraged when things break, it's not a boat unless something is broken on it. LOL
Great series. Get that boat down to FL, would make great content with all the things to do down there. If you do, talk to your insurance company first because they'll want to know where it is during hurricane season. Weather permitting, it's seaworthy enough for a crossing to the Bahamas.
Come down to florida. You dont need to stay in marinas. Anchor up for free. Saltwater is tough on the boat but we have some great fresh water here. Look up the st johns river. It meets the ocean in Jacksonville but runs all the way down to orlando. There are so many beautiful springs on the river. Look up silver glen, salt springs, blue springs. And the florida keys are awesome. Florida is the boating capital of the USA.
♦️Brandon - just because you did not mention it on your winteriztion list, be sure to winterize your water heaters heat exchanger and shower sump. Look for two hoses that form a loop from one motor to your water heater then a second hose from your water heater back to the same motor. If you have this two hose system as I described, after winterizing your motor, remove the two hoses from your motor, use a funnel to pour RV antifreeze into one hose until you see RV antrfreeze pour out of the second hose. Now you can re-install your heat exchanger hoses to your motor. Shower sump, simply pour RV antifreeze down your shower drain in your head until the overboard discharge pump comes on then stop. Hope this helps you avoid a costly repair. Thank you for creating and sharing this video.
Just wanted to say Hi man! We live in Pittsburgh but have a 26ft. 1988 Chris Craft cabin cruiser docked off of Lake Erie. It’s our 3rd year as boaters. Each year we learn and gain more wisdom on the boat life. We Pretty much drive 2hrs every weekend in the summer just to be up with the boat at the dock. The dock life alone is incredibly fun. It’s become our home away from home. And in the words of Jimmy Buffett…”You wonder why we ever go home” cheers mate 🤙🏻 love the vids
Nice video, thanks. Going south for the winter figures are not right. You don't have to go to south Florida or the Bahamas. I wintered on the boat on Hilton Head Island and that's about 700 Miles from Pittsburg. If you have a trailer, rent or borrow something powerful (doesn't have to be a truck a big old powerful car will do it) and tow it down south by road - you'll spend a few hundred dollars in gas. Stay on for the summer, great golf courses and beaches.
Right on, love the honest content and have that same passion for being by the water. If you live in it, it's your house. and if it's floatin' your boatin'. That's a house boat to me. I'm following along from the Chesapeake homie!
I did exactly this but lived on a diesel trawler very long range and fuel efficient. I bought a used Nordic tug for just under 225k lived on it for 5 years from 2018 to 2022. I sold the boat for about 80% of what I paid in April. I spent 5 months in SC and 7 in New England and was living for about 12k a year in Marinas. No trailer. I work from home as a developer and saved over 500k in the time I did it. Good Luck! I just bought a slightly larger one that I rent out short term on Martha's Vineyard. It will pay for itself in 3 seasons. Cheers!
I am the same way, doing maintenance on my van and bus myself to save money, especially being a girl, lots of shops like to inflate the price because they don’t think I know anything but I do, plus I would rather do it myself when I hit the road.
Wow Brandon! I’m shocked at how much the fuel costs! And the other expenses too! I’m glad you have the means to do this! It’s definitely a unique way to live! The boat looks amazing as I’ve said before! I’m super proud of you for everything you’ve done and continue to do!! You’re absolutely awesome!!! 🤩❤️🥰 Much love!
Induction cook tops and all electric (grills/etc) are the way to go if you want to keep insurance costs down and if you really use your boat and open the windows/doors the drafts make cooking with gas a PITA.
Great vid, we had a 40fter for about 3yrs but after mooring fees insurance and maintenance and lack of use we sold it and bought a 24ft on a trailer now its at home so much cheaper and we use it heaps more because we can take it to other places but truthfully i do miss the size of the bigger one.
You have great fuel burn! For comparison, our ChrisCraft 381 at about 26,000lbs with 2 Mercruiser 454’s burn 2gallons a mile at 18 knots. It’s carbureted though. I think the gen is a gallon an hour. Our marina in St. Joe, MI for a 40’ slip from April-Nov. is $3,400 includes utilities and swimming pool. Gas at our marina was normally 5.20 a gallon. Got gas for $4.23 this summer in Hammond when Chicago (15 miles north) was $6.70ish a gallon if we would have refuel there.
Love watching your videos Brandon. Great information for owing a boat. I have been watching you for a while now. When my dad was alive he owned sailboats and that was expensive too. Love your videos and content Brandon❤❤❤❤
I think you have done pretty well with the new digs and you have a lovely Express Cruiser to enjoy all summer on the water. Great time in your life to live on a boat, I surely missed my opportunity. Have a great summer.
Down a river is cheap, up a river is expensive. Down a river, you can idle one engine for steering an let the current do the work. That assumes you are not in a hurry. An even up river, you can same money going slow. Planing is cheaper than not when you're in a hurry, but idle speed is usually even cheaper.
Hey Brandon, just discovered your channel. I bought my twin V6 Bavaria 29 feet 2015 boat three years ago and appreciated the video as you went throughout all the processes, learnings, painpoints etc. its a wonderful journey and experience. Enjoy every moment! It‘s worth the pain, I never regretted the decision, although its much more expensive to own a boat like this on lake Zurich in Switzerland. Just to give you an idea (all in USD): summer berth 4500, winter storage in a covered shelter 2700, maintenance engines 1600, maintenance rest like polishing and underwater paint 3000, fuel calculated with 50 hours pa 2000, other stuff and upgrades 2500 … this equals 16300 in a freshwater lake with little wear and tear. The boat was 105k used in excellent condition.
Thank you for your input on the costs, I am thinking about getting 40-45 footer, but I'm not sure yet. I like the comfort. But being here in a wamer climate in Georgia, your information will be helpful in my choices
As far as heading to a warmer body of water in the winter I would be tempted to buy a second boat and leave it down south during the off season,something more feasible to trailer…
Your videos are interesting and entertaining! If I was in your situation, I would borrow or rent a (capable) truck from someone, and then simply transport your boat late at night, for obvious reasons. Also, I would make arrangements (in advance) for one (or more) storage places along your southern transport route, in order to keep your boat "out of sight" during the daylight hours. Good Luck!
Actually it is an "Express Cruiser" as I understand it. But it is yours. Call it Barney if you want. I recommend, calling is "Das Boot" but that's just me.... I am planning a move to Florida. And am very much considering living on a boat. That is one of the reasons I am watching you. Learning as much as I can, from everywhere I can. Will let you know how it goes...
I build boats for a living, 25 plus years. Hydra sports. We build a 52 ,55, 62 foot fishing boat. That sleeps 6 people. Each of these boats has 3 ,300 gallon fuel tanks. Imagine having to fill those fuel tanks. 😢
I live fulltime on a 40 ft steel cruiser down in Belgium. My Cost in a month is about $ 70. My diesel burns 1.5 gallons per houre. It is a slow cruiser a 19 kph
Never understood the current high costs of marina gas. When I was growing up marina gas was dirt cheap because there were no road taxes added in; and the quality was usually a little less (aka off highway fuel). I can remember when the gas station for the car was 99 cents a gallon for regular leaded and the marina was 64 cents a gallon for regular leaded. Seems like the current expensive marina gas is a scam.
Hi Brandon I just started watching your videos and I saw on this one you said you are getting 1 mile to the gallon you should be doing a lot better than that due to your boat having duo props witch is more fuel efficient have you checked your props to make sure that they are clocked correctly because that will make a very huge difference
I've winterized all of my other boats, but this one is too big to store at my family's house. Outdoor storage is pretty expensive around here, financially it actually makes more sense to store it indoors where I don't have to winterize at all! It'll actually be cheaper overall
You're adding up regular monthly costs, with one-time costs...along with the price of the total boat cost (except you're making monthly payments).... make it make sense...
Nice vlog like the way you broke it down I’m learning I’m listening 👍👍💪 stay with your boat why stay in a hotel in South America when you have that boat enjoy it brother I’m looking 👀 forward for some boat content. Later SHAZZAM Big🍎
We just came back from spending a few days on a house boat in Lake Powell. The views are spectacular. I always wanted to live part of the time on a boat, but how do you deal with the bugs, fleas, nats, ants, mosquito. The upper deck of our boat was infested by flying ants -- and it only took 20 mins between the time we docked and the ant swarm on the boat's upper deck and dropping on front of the boat. Maybe ocean marinas have less bugs than lakes?
Do you think a 27ft boat would be too small to do the same thing with? I've seen some that length with 1 motor and might be more easily transported and without the oversize load restrictions. I'm considering something like what you're doing. Also, I'm sure you've already addressed this but be sure to have multiple carbon monoxide detectors on board. I knew a couple guys that died on their cabin cruiser from running the generator.
Hi Brandon love your content but I always wanted to ask -- Do you have a job or work of some kind that helps you to afford this life style and all your major purchases?
I have worked a ton since I was 15 years old and always invested my money wisely. Every bike, car, boat, house, was heavily researched to the extreme so that I knew I could make money reselling later. That helped a lot in life
What's the boat model and how much did you pay for it? Did you consider getting a sail boat? Even if you don't want to use sails motoring it around is way cheaper and usually you get more for the money.
OBSERVATION...great vid. Curious, how much did the houseboat, van, ambulance, and rv cost all in compared to if you bought a house and that house equity value per year from the time you started this nomadic lifestyle?
Quick tip from someone with a pretty big boat as well... if your lugging around 100+ gallons of gas, that's a lot of needless weight that you may not need at the moment, therefore you are burning more fuel to get around, lugging around all that weight. (Same with fresh water tank... doesn't need to be full of you're hooked up to the dock/returning to the dock anyway)
If your going far far, fill it up. If your just hanging around and taking for spins, have it between 1/3 and 1/2 a tank. Between leaving behind some of both your gas tank & fresh water tank you'll notice quite a bit of difference $ wise. Enjoy brotha !
Love that advice! I always keep the freshwater tank empty. But gas I may have to do exactly as you said!
Some people have nothing to do but hate. Anyone who knows you knows you understand the difference between a house boat and a cabin cruiser. This person just had nothing better to say. 😂
Thanks for your time and video. Be safe and enjoy your summer on YOUR HOUSE BOAT!!!!❤
Hahah exactly! Thank you!
I like your house boat, I live near Morgantown WV. Summersville lake is beautiful.
@@zachthorn237 I bought this from Summersville!
I agree it's his boat and.his house = House boat
We had a SeaRay 320 for years. The bilge had a heater and we didn’t winterize it the whole time. We also had a covered slip with a “patio” where we kept a love seat, chairs grille, dock box etc. we also had a bottom paint every three years and left it in the water. We were fortunate in Texas.
We also received a discount for paying annually
I had a boat very similar to yours in the UK, very similar costs except the fuel it’s much more here. Owning a boat is like standing in a cold shower, tearing up pound notes, or in your case dollars ! What finally ended my boating days was leaking intercoolers and both legs needed a full gear box rebuild, cost me thousands and thousands to sort out. The good news was, like you I done a lot of work on it, bought it for £47k and 3 years later sold for £56k, if you buy older like yours and look after it you can make, but will never make back the running costs.
Yeah as long as you do your research and be patient. It’s possible to not lose tons of money with boats.
Cool boat. I drove/lived in a semi tractor for 12yrs & I can live with less(now retired). If I were to do that in FL, I would buy a mid-sized pontoon boat and modify it. I like fishing, and would go for days on extended fishing trips. A 50hp outboard would work in the intercoastal waterway, with a 10hp trolling motor. You're living the dream.
Thanks for the breakdown costs. I didn't realize how expensive it can get. Wow!
It adds up quick!
if you can cook,sleep,chill,shower and took a NO.2 while looking netflix its a house !!
(just saying hater gonna hate what they cant reach)
I love your boathouse and all my respect for what you fight for nice channel Brandon!!
You’ve convinced me, I’ll stick with my van life. Sprinter is much better on fuel. Even with 35’s and trailer I get 10mpg. 😊
Have 23' cuddy cabin, mercruiser 5.0 which is smaller that yours, but faster and easier to move with Toyota Tundra V8 on a boat trailer. Repairs are something I have to, like a pair of exhausted manifolds every fews years. Parked at home, buffed, fixed at the work shop.
In a perfect world I’d have a smaller more trailerable boat and this one as well
I live aboard my 38 ft sailboat year round near Detroit, Michigan. It's not that hard to do. The hardest part is shrink wrapping the boat in the water. Once that's done, the rest of the winter is gravy. I use a clear shrink wrap that acts like a greenhouse on sunny days.
Ps winterizing your own boat is very easy. Don't pay someone to do it.
Came across you videos cause I am always looking at boating related content. I have been boating most of my adult life and I am now on my 5th boat. You have a well manufactured boat with Cruisers so good purchase. Someone commented not to fill the boat wiith gas and water if you are not going far and that is so true. More weight means motors work harder and burns more fuel. Best of luck and do not get discuraged when things break, it's not a boat unless something is broken on it. LOL
Ive been looking for someone that can break down the cost thank you
Thanks Brandon for the honest post. Good luck!
Thank you!
Great series. Get that boat down to FL, would make great content with all the things to do down there. If you do, talk to your insurance company first because they'll want to know where it is during hurricane season. Weather permitting, it's seaworthy enough for a crossing to the Bahamas.
Doesn't have the fuel range to make it to the Bahamas, unless he went to Bimini
@@k2crasher Fuel bags. West End (done that crossing before) or Bimini like you said. He could get it done!
That would be wild!! I would love to
@@BrandonGross Google "the great loop" if you haven't already.
Come down to florida. You dont need to stay in marinas. Anchor up for free. Saltwater is tough on the boat but we have some great fresh water here. Look up the st johns river. It meets the ocean in Jacksonville but runs all the way down to orlando. There are so many beautiful springs on the river. Look up silver glen, salt springs, blue springs. And the florida keys are awesome. Florida is the boating capital of the USA.
Also don't need to take the boat out for the winter and winterize everything
♦️Brandon - just because you did not mention it on your winteriztion list, be sure to winterize your water heaters heat exchanger and shower sump.
Look for two hoses that form a loop from one motor to your water heater then a second hose from your water heater back to the same motor.
If you have this two hose system as I described, after winterizing your motor, remove the two hoses from your motor, use a funnel to pour RV antifreeze into one hose until you see RV antrfreeze pour out of the second hose. Now you can re-install your heat exchanger hoses to your motor.
Shower sump, simply pour RV antifreeze down your shower drain in your head until the overboard discharge pump comes on then stop.
Hope this helps you avoid a costly repair.
Thank you for creating and sharing this video.
Just wanted to say Hi man! We live in Pittsburgh but have a 26ft. 1988 Chris Craft cabin cruiser docked off of Lake Erie. It’s our 3rd year as boaters. Each year we learn and gain more wisdom on the boat life. We Pretty much drive 2hrs every weekend in the summer just to be up with the boat at the dock. The dock life alone is incredibly fun. It’s become our home away from home. And in the words of Jimmy Buffett…”You wonder why we ever go home” cheers mate 🤙🏻 love the vids
Wow that’s a big commute! I’m spoiled just waking up in mine haha
Thanks for sharing and taking us along
Nice video, thanks. Going south for the winter figures are not right. You don't have to go to south Florida or the Bahamas. I wintered on the boat on Hilton Head Island and that's about 700 Miles from Pittsburg. If you have a trailer, rent or borrow something powerful (doesn't have to be a truck a big old powerful car will do it) and tow it down south by road - you'll spend a few hundred dollars in gas. Stay on for the summer, great golf courses and beaches.
Right on, love the honest content and have that same passion for being by the water. If you live in it, it's your house. and if it's floatin' your boatin'. That's a house boat to me. I'm following along from the Chesapeake homie!
Haha thank you!! Would love to take her out to the Chesapeake at some point
thankyou for being real in the vids enjoying this series of the boat love the vids
Glad you like them!
I did exactly this but lived on a diesel trawler very long range and fuel efficient. I bought a used Nordic tug for just under 225k lived on it for 5 years from 2018 to 2022. I sold the boat for about 80% of what I paid in April. I spent 5 months in SC and 7 in New England and was living for about 12k a year in Marinas. No trailer. I work from home as a developer and saved over 500k in the time I did it. Good Luck! I just bought a slightly larger one that I rent out short term on Martha's Vineyard. It will pay for itself in 3 seasons. Cheers!
That’s amazing! You know how to do it!!
Brandon's like " yall, it's not that deep. I'm calling it house boat for the alg, you call it watchu want" 😂😂😂
Hahah for real!!
I am the same way, doing maintenance on my van and bus myself to save money, especially being a girl, lots of shops like to inflate the price because they don’t think I know anything but I do, plus I would rather do it myself when I hit the road.
Yeah it’s such a shame how much they take advantage of people
Wow Brandon! I’m shocked at how much the fuel costs! And the other expenses too! I’m glad you have the means to do this! It’s definitely a unique way to live! The boat looks amazing as I’ve said before! I’m super proud of you for everything you’ve done and continue to do!! You’re absolutely awesome!!! 🤩❤️🥰 Much love!
Thank you so much!
Induction cook tops and all electric (grills/etc) are the way to go if you want to keep insurance costs down and if you really use your boat and open the windows/doors the drafts make cooking with gas a PITA.
Great vid, we had a 40fter for about 3yrs but after mooring fees insurance and maintenance and lack of use we sold it and bought a 24ft on a trailer now its at home so much cheaper and we use it heaps more because we can take it to other places but truthfully i do miss the size of the bigger one.
Great video, appreciate the clear explanations!
You have great fuel burn! For comparison, our ChrisCraft 381 at about 26,000lbs with 2 Mercruiser 454’s burn 2gallons a mile at 18 knots. It’s carbureted though. I think the gen is a gallon an hour. Our marina in St. Joe, MI for a 40’ slip from April-Nov. is $3,400 includes utilities and swimming pool. Gas at our marina was normally 5.20 a gallon. Got gas for $4.23 this summer in Hammond when Chicago (15 miles north) was $6.70ish a gallon if we would have refuel there.
Love watching your videos Brandon. Great information for owing a boat. I have been watching you for a while now. When my dad was alive he owned sailboats and that was expensive too. Love your videos and content Brandon❤❤❤❤
Thank you for the support!!
Great video. I live on a lake in Georgia. I have a Sea Ray 320 and we can use our boats year round with a bilge heater.
I think you have done pretty well with the new digs and you have a lovely Express Cruiser to enjoy all summer on the water. Great time in your life to live on a boat, I surely missed my opportunity. Have a great summer.
Thank you!!
Down a river is cheap, up a river is expensive. Down a river, you can idle one engine for steering an let the current do the work. That assumes you are not in a hurry. An even up river, you can same money going slow. Planing is cheaper than not when you're in a hurry, but idle speed is usually even cheaper.
I could never travel that slow all the time lol I’d lose my mind
Thanks bud. I was curious about the costs
Any time!
Cool break down bro 💪🏼
Thank you! 🤘🏻
Thanks for the info. I was curious about it.
Of course!
Hey Brandon, just discovered your channel. I bought my twin V6 Bavaria 29 feet 2015 boat three years ago and appreciated the video as you went throughout all the processes, learnings, painpoints etc. its a wonderful journey and experience. Enjoy every moment! It‘s worth the pain, I never regretted the decision, although its much more expensive to own a boat like this on lake Zurich in Switzerland. Just to give you an idea (all in USD): summer berth 4500, winter storage in a covered shelter 2700, maintenance engines 1600, maintenance rest like polishing and underwater paint 3000, fuel calculated with 50 hours pa 2000, other stuff and upgrades 2500 … this equals 16300 in a freshwater lake with little wear and tear. The boat was 105k used in excellent condition.
Nice house boat love it
Thank you for your input on the costs, I am thinking about getting 40-45 footer, but I'm not sure yet. I like the comfort. But being here in a wamer climate in Georgia, your information will be helpful in my choices
Great video bro thanks for the info. Living the good life, keep going man don't listen to the haters its just a stinky cologne.
Haha thank you!! I appreciate it
As far as heading to a warmer body of water in the winter I would be tempted to buy a second boat and leave it down south during the off season,something more feasible to trailer…
Enjoyed your videos moved from Ohio to Texas living on the lake here😅
Loving the boat vids. I am happy to see you happy and relaxed! Do you miss traveling the way you used to?
Thanks!! And yes sometimes I do miss traveling around a lot. Happy being in one place right now though
Definitely a lifetime investment, but follow your passion!
Liked the video, Keep them coming!!! 🏴
More to come!! Anything specific you wanna see?
Would be cool to see you take the boat down to Florida! New to the channel and definitely hooked!
Thanks for joining! I’m going to keep reaching out to companies and hopefully get a sponsor. That trip would be 8-10k in fuel alone 😭
Your videos are interesting and entertaining! If I was in your situation, I would borrow or rent a (capable) truck from someone, and then simply transport your boat late at night, for obvious reasons. Also, I would make arrangements (in advance) for one (or more) storage places along your southern transport route, in order to keep your boat "out of sight" during the daylight hours. Good Luck!
Thank you! Haha exactly what I was thinking!
Actually it is an "Express Cruiser" as I understand it. But it is yours. Call it Barney if you want. I recommend, calling is "Das Boot" but that's just me.... I am planning a move to Florida. And am very much considering living on a boat. That is one of the reasons I am watching you. Learning as much as I can, from everywhere I can. Will let you know how it goes...
😂😂
The costs were reasonable. Nice boat at a reasonable price.
I build boats for a living, 25 plus years. Hydra sports. We build a 52 ,55, 62 foot fishing boat. That sleeps 6 people. Each of these boats has 3 ,300 gallon fuel tanks. Imagine having to fill those fuel tanks. 😢
I live fulltime on a 40 ft steel cruiser down in Belgium. My Cost in a month is about $ 70. My diesel burns 1.5 gallons per houre. It is a slow cruiser a 19 kph
Those are great numbers!
Get a nice dinghy use it to run around and have fun let the boats sit at the dock.
house + boat makes sense to me carry on!
Never understood the current high costs of marina gas. When I was growing up marina gas was dirt cheap because there were no road taxes added in; and the quality was usually a little less (aka off highway fuel). I can remember when the gas station for the car was 99 cents a gallon for regular leaded and the marina was 64 cents a gallon for regular leaded. Seems like the current expensive marina gas is a scam.
Yeah the increased prices are crazy
Enjoyed your videos--thanks
Thanks for watching!
Okay, you got me with a mind, blown meme! I'm following you now after seeing two videos.
Haha thank you!
Nice houseboat, love it!
Thank you!
Just letting you know the nautical term for “bottom paint” is anti fouling 😊
Haha I know I know.
Hi Brandon I just started watching your videos and I saw on this one you said you are getting 1 mile to the gallon you should be doing a lot better than that due to your boat having duo props witch is more fuel efficient have you checked your props to make sure that they are clocked correctly because that will make a very huge difference
I haven’t but from what I hear from other boat owners, 1mpg is pretty good for this size boat
Winterizing the boat yourself is super easy. Been doing it for my Dads boat for 15 years. Def worth just doing it yourself to save $400
I've winterized all of my other boats, but this one is too big to store at my family's house. Outdoor storage is pretty expensive around here, financially it actually makes more sense to store it indoors where I don't have to winterize at all! It'll actually be cheaper overall
Thank you for sharing the cost , i would probably do that same deal.
Loved this video. I’m thinking about different options .
Let me know what you decide on!
thanks for the break down
Thanks for watching 🙌🏻
Maybe get a dinghy to save some money for local runs?
I’ve been contemplating that actually
If you limit the speed to around 8 knots, your range will increase greatly.
I wish I would of known this before I got mine but yeah I love it
Like they say, BOAT = Bust Out Another Thousand 😅
Thanks for the cost breakdown! 😎
So very true haha
An option would be float it south in stead of using fuel the whole way
I want a houseboat , any kind will do 😊
South America right now (like Colombia) is very cheap if you are bring USD down with you.
If you get heated storage winterizing is not necessary
I think that's what I'm going to do. unless I take the boat south
get an induction cook top and you wont mind not having gas
You're adding up regular monthly costs, with one-time costs...along with the price of the total boat cost (except you're making monthly payments).... make it make sense...
Nice vlog like the way you broke it down I’m learning I’m listening 👍👍💪 stay with your boat why stay in a hotel in South America when you have that boat enjoy it brother I’m looking 👀 forward for some boat content. Later SHAZZAM Big🍎
We just came back from spending a few days on a house boat in Lake Powell. The views are spectacular. I always wanted to live part of the time on a boat, but how do you deal with the bugs, fleas, nats, ants, mosquito. The upper deck of our boat was infested by flying ants -- and it only took 20 mins between the time we docked and the ant swarm on the boat's upper deck and dropping on front of the boat. Maybe ocean marinas have less bugs than lakes?
Wow that sounds awful. We definitely don’t have that type of issue on the rivers where I live
If you buy another, consider registering it through the USCG. You then don't pay the normal tax; you pay in-leiu tax which is much less.
This one is coastguard registered !
This one is coastguard registered !
Keep up the good work
Thanks!
Curious who do you use for boat insurance
Darn, I was hoping for a winter series on the boat in the south.
That’s still a possibility!
Do you think a 27ft boat would be too small to do the same thing with? I've seen some that length with 1 motor and might be more easily transported and without the oversize load restrictions. I'm considering something like what you're doing. Also, I'm sure you've already addressed this but be sure to have multiple carbon monoxide detectors on board. I knew a couple guys that died on their cabin cruiser from running the generator.
No, 27 is plenty big! But all depends on your preferences. And yes I have numerous detectors in my boat!
Be great to see how it travels and the real range you get.
I’ll be filming a video about that soon!
Awesome video
Thanks!
Hi Brandon love your content but I always wanted to ask -- Do you have a job or work of some kind that helps you to afford this life style and all your major purchases?
Exactly!
I have worked a ton since I was 15 years old and always invested my money wisely. Every bike, car, boat, house, was heavily researched to the extreme so that I knew I could make money reselling later. That helped a lot in life
@@BrandonGross Thank you Brandon
Just get a extra motor say 30hp motor hang it behind use it to go slow saves lot money❤
The cost of the boat should also include the sound system
It does
What's the boat model and how much did you pay for it? Did you consider getting a sail boat? Even if you don't want to use sails motoring it around is way cheaper and usually you get more for the money.
You ain’t going nearly as fast as a motorboat with a sailboat
@@IanAnderson-w8o that is of course true.
Thank you 58K not bad price whom did you buy it from?
I must admit that once I retire, I've always wanted to sell the house and everything and do this .
Is your Volvo Pentas twin charged?
Can you live on the boat when it’s pulled out of the water in the winter?
I guess technically I could. But I don’t really have any interest in that haha. All of the systems will be winterized at that point.
So , What's your monthly payment and how many years ?
450k subscribers and TH-cam doesn’t pay on ads. Brutal!
You're kind of lucky on some costs: from NY to MO it cost me about $6k, then I put another $10k or so into sound and TV systems
Yeah. I live pretty far out here where it’s relatively cheap compared to most places
Ur in Beaver area?? I live in Ambridge not far from sweickley marina
I graduated from Ambridge!
It's not a cabin cruiser it's technically a power cruiser... beautiful boat mate
OBSERVATION...great vid. Curious, how much did the houseboat, van, ambulance, and rv cost all in compared to if you bought a house and that house equity value per year from the time you started this nomadic lifestyle?
Ohhh that would be a great comparison. I’ll have to look into it. So many variables though
This would be my dream
Would you ever consider doing The Great Loop?!
I would LOVE to do that. But the fuel cost would be way too much
@@BrandonGross I’ll chip in!
@@jmp4real it would be around 30-40k in fuel 💀
Did you ever consider buying a sailing yacht as the wind is free and you can sail the world.
I'm getting killed on insurance for my cabin cruiser, what company are you insuring with?
Gallagher Charter Lakes!
Thanks this is good news thanks