I just found y’all 😂I enjoyed watching so subscribed.Im planning on living on a 47 ft sailboat but not at a marina or at a dock much butI liked you two and the honesty of want you think about the live aboard life.
We are buying a trawler this Friday for a liveaboard. We cannot wait! We love to travel and now it come reality! Thank you for the video. Our boat will be mostly in brackish water or freshwater. We will sometimes in salt water, but not a lot though
Subscribed within the first minute of watching this video because both of you are so unpretentious. Am in the process of buying a boathouse and my family and I are so excited to live on it after selling our house.
It’s funny you said queen bed! Our first boat we bought, 1988 Chris Craft 381 and it has a king size bed. As our 3 kids are getting older, we started looking at maybe going bigger but it’s hard to find boats with king size beds. I feel the boat is not real sporty looking, but the boat has so much comfort room aboard.
Shes a pretty, older thing, and most are very expensive, unpredictable and dangerous...on the other hand, your boat is fabulous, beautiful and will return reliability with what you put into it.Goodluck.
I'm considering this as a singleton simply because it is a more affordable option than home buying. I'm very low budget though (under 50k), and a complete boat novice. So finding a slip that has come to you pump out will be a need. I've lived in a 23 foot skoolie for the last four years, so small living isn't an issue. I plan on fresh water, river or lake, though. My next step is learning the upkeep charges for things I can't do myself! Really like the channel, will stay tuned :)
We're planing on living aboard our 3207 carver in summer in Michigan and living in Florida in winter in a couple of years. We may upgrade by then not sure, we did 10 days in a row this year and it was over before we knew what happened.
I have an 87 3207 I live on, bought it a year ago, or be homeless, it was abandoned, so it's ALOT of repair, but an aft cabin is the way to go. I travel for work so I'm usually only there for 10 or 12 days, but I love it. Unless I have to work on the black water system. That's awful. Reminds me, I need to order that toilet rebuild kit
I live on a 26ft boat on my own hook in the middle of a bay and its definitely a challenge as this size boat is not really designed for living hoping one day i can have a big dreamy boat and have the available of shore power and water at my disposal. Thanks for sharing ❤️
Any suggestions on locating a marina slip to place a boat? Any marina you really like? What was your process to get permission to live aboard? We are liking moving the coast and looking at living aboard. In the summer we are on our boat 3-4 days of the week and loving being on the boat and the at the marina. Love the channel!
Thanks! Honestly it’s difficult to find slips right now for 40+ foot boats, and even harder to find liveaboard slips. Your best bet in San Diego is Pier 32 marina😊
@@TheSeaYallLife my bet is that finding a boat is easy/cheap, but, finding a liveaboard slip/anchorage is near impossible. even in puget sound is tough.
I guess first question is, what BOAT mistakes did you make? or choices wish you made? I mean, what features of your boat do you need, that are missing, and what features of your boat do you not need? Specifically about your OWN boat choices.
We’ve made plenty of mistakes… In fact, I think we make new ones each week. 😜One choice that we’ve never regretted was buying a classic trawler even though it does require repairs very frequently. It is an excellent liveaboard boat! We definitely are missing some modern conveniences, but we are able to live fine without most of them. Plus we have so much room that we were able to add an extra refrigerator in an icemaker to the flybridge… An icemaker is definitely a must have on a boat!
I have. I have a 32 foot, twin gas engine inboard that I have stayed on for 2 or 3 months during the summer. I live in Ohio, USA. And I have thought about moving aboard and going south for the winter and back up north in the summer.. My question is simply, is that practical.? Is it costly to live on the boat compared to having house payments taxes and insurance plus the boat costs that I'm already paying.??
Living on a boat is definitely less expensive than living in a house with payments, taxes, and insurance. Things break a lot more on a boat than they do in a house in our opinion, however, it’s still a lot less expensive and it sounds like a very practical idea to pursue!
@@TheSeaYallLife I used to live in San Diego - in Tucson now and been looking for 'the' boat 'bout 2 years. Had kind'a decided on the Nauticat 44 which has a great pilot house/salon, but seems your trawlers cruise at 3.5-4 gph which is the same as the Nauticat's single Ford Lehman.
I've seriously been considering the live-a-board lifestyle. I visit San Diego so often and I'm from Arizona. I love being on the water and from what I know, I won't own any true real-estate unless it's a boat. Which I don't mind, it's a dream lifestyle. But coming from out of state.. what can I possibly do for a job to make this happen in San Diego? What kind of boats should I research, and What should I avoid? Thank you if you have the time to reply!
Thanks for watching! Hard to answer job question without more information, but we CAN tell you the SD job market is good. As far as boats, I would research all kinds of boats in your price range! We prefer motor boats, and more specifically, trawlers. But many people are quite happy living in sailboats, which have less space but are generally more affordable. Best of luck and keep us posted!
My marina is about 400 a month including haul in and out and winter storage plus electric, my slip is only 14 x 36, what do they go for in your neck of the woods.
I noticed a big painted pineapple in the middle of your boats name… tell us more about that? And that in the boating scene? Or was that purely innocent
Sorry, We lived aboard for 2 years, travelled feom Great Lakes to Southern Bahamas and Florida keys, to me live aboard life is not living in a Marina, we were on the hook almost 100% of the time. We loved being on the water all the time, loved the active style but it is a lot more challenging being a true liveaboatd (on the hook). Finding places to get to shore and bike to stores is a challenge be ause we did not pull into marinas to do this, we did it from the anchorage we were in. Storms were a dislike, on the water wind and weather always a thing to watch and while underway you have to know where the nearest safe harbor is. We loved the life bit it is not easy and after two years we decided we had the experience we dreamt of and gave it up. Yes, we could have hopped marian to marina but to us, that was no different than living on land, on the hook, the real live aboard life!
What an adventure you had… the good, the bad and the ugly of the liveaboard life on the hook! We are really excited to experience that after Tom retires and can’t wait to take Sea Y’all on adventures anywhere from Alaska down to Central America. For now we’ll continue to enjoy our marina liveaboard life and taking short trips on the hook as often as we can. 😊
Definitely! You will just need to do your research on slip fees according to your boat size and make sure you buy an appropriately sized boat to fit your monthly slip budget.
Love your channel. I have some of the same issues too. But what I love most about my community is that everyone is so friendly and willing to help. Even though I’m an American living in Japan. Have you ever considered a Grand Banks 42 Classic? I’d love to pick your brains on some things as I look to move towards a trawler.
Great video!! This makes me want to make the plunge!
Peace.
Thank you! And you should go for it!
That knot is called a flying half-tangle. My wife uses that knot all the time.
Thanks Tim! 😀
My wife and I have been thinking about going liveaboard, this is a great video!
I just found y’all 😂I enjoyed watching so subscribed.Im planning on living on a 47 ft sailboat but not at a marina or at a dock much butI liked you two and the honesty of want you think about the live aboard life.
Thank you for watching and subscribing! We can’t WAIT for the day that we are not at a marina😀.
As my grandpa used to say " IF YOU CANT TIE KNOTS..TIE LOT'S" ... it's worked for me!!.❤️🇺🇲
😀😀😀
We are buying a trawler this Friday for a liveaboard. We cannot wait! We love to travel and now it come reality! Thank you for the video. Our boat will be mostly in brackish water or freshwater. We will sometimes in salt water, but not a lot though
Congrats!
I'm with you on the Boat Units. We are restoring a 1967 Grand Banks 36. We've been through a number of Boat Units since we bought her in July.
Grrr!
He did a good job tying the knot with you! Lol!
😀😀😀
Subscribed within the first minute of watching this video because both of you are so unpretentious. Am in the process of buying a boathouse and my family and I are so excited to live on it after selling our house.
What a kind comment! Thanks for watching and best of luck finding your boat!
Tie a clove hitch then throw a half-hitch backup; won't move.
Thanks for the tip! And thanks for watching😀
This was a really fun video. You two just get better and better at this.
What a sweet compliment! THANK YOU!💖
So fun watching y’all and Tom there is a light at the end of the tunnel on that “leave aboard” morning suit cycle.
Indeed there is!!!😍
My fiancé and I have lived in a camper for 3 years. I think we are going to try the live aboard life spring. Y’all seem awesome great video
Thank you! And best of luck on your adventures😄
It’s funny you said queen bed! Our first boat we bought, 1988 Chris Craft 381 and it has a king size bed. As our 3 kids are getting older, we started looking at maybe going bigger but it’s hard to find boats with king size beds. I feel the boat is not real sporty looking, but the boat has so much comfort room aboard.
Definitely NOT sporty looking but we love the livable space! Our first, much smaller boat had a king. We loved it!
Does your boat have a heater for the winter? If not, how would you stay warm?
I remember the Christmas Parade of Lights in San Diego Bay...
It’s nice!
I am just starting the process . I will be living in my boat for part of the year . Started the process of looking for a marina and a boat .
That’s exciting! Best of luck😊
Yes we have…. 1 1/2 years left to empty nesting’ and trawler launch.
Awesome! Even though we’re already liveaboards, we are one and a half years to full time cruising!
Shes a pretty, older thing, and most are very expensive, unpredictable and dangerous...on the other hand, your boat is fabulous, beautiful and will return reliability with what you put into it.Goodluck.
We agree!!!😀
I'm considering this as a singleton simply because it is a more affordable option than home buying. I'm very low budget though (under 50k), and a complete boat novice. So finding a slip that has come to you pump out will be a need. I've lived in a 23 foot skoolie for the last four years, so small living isn't an issue. I plan on fresh water, river or lake, though. My next step is learning the upkeep charges for things I can't do myself!
Really like the channel, will stay tuned :)
Best of luck on your journey and thanks for watching!
We're planing on living aboard our 3207 carver in summer in Michigan and living in Florida in winter in a couple of years. We may upgrade by then not sure, we did 10 days in a row this year and it was over before we knew what happened.
That’s so exciting! I can imagine summer in Michigan is quite nice on your boat😊
I have an 87 3207 I live on, bought it a year ago, or be homeless, it was abandoned, so it's ALOT of repair, but an aft cabin is the way to go. I travel for work so I'm usually only there for 10 or 12 days, but I love it. Unless I have to work on the black water system. That's awful. Reminds me, I need to order that toilet rebuild kit
I live on a 26ft boat on my own hook in the middle of a bay and its definitely a challenge as this size boat is not really designed for living hoping one day i can have a big dreamy boat and have the available of shore power and water at my disposal. Thanks for sharing ❤️
Wow, you’re a trooper for sure! 😀
We had a saying in the fire department, if you can’t tie a not, tie a lot.
😂😂😂
Any suggestions on locating a marina slip to place a boat? Any marina you really like? What was your process to get permission to live aboard? We are liking moving the coast and looking at living aboard. In the summer we are on our boat 3-4 days of the week and loving being on the boat and the at the marina. Love the channel!
Thanks! Honestly it’s difficult to find slips right now for 40+ foot boats, and even harder to find liveaboard slips. Your best bet in San Diego is Pier 32 marina😊
are their full time liveaboard slips available in any of the marinas near you [shelter island]?
Unfortunately, I don’t think so. We have a good friend on all the waitlists.
@@TheSeaYallLife my bet is that finding a boat is easy/cheap, but, finding a liveaboard slip/anchorage is near impossible. even in puget sound is tough.
I'd love to have your life style. Alas my wife would not. I can dream though. So KEEP SHARING!
I would NEVER have dreamed I would go for this lifestyle 10 years ago! Keep dreaming!
Just started watching. And I did see a few familiar faces in the back ground of your video. See you out there anchored sometime. 34 Tollycraft Valkrie
Cool! We’ll keep an eye out for ya! Thanks for watching😊
Nice old school Patriots ball cap!
Lifelong pats fan!
I guess first question is, what BOAT mistakes did you make? or choices wish you made?
I mean, what features of your boat do you need, that are missing, and what features of your boat do you not need? Specifically about your OWN boat choices.
We’ve made plenty of mistakes… In fact, I think we make new ones each week. 😜One choice that we’ve never regretted was buying a classic trawler even though it does require repairs very frequently. It is an excellent liveaboard boat! We definitely are missing some modern conveniences, but we are able to live fine without most of them. Plus we have so much room that we were able to add an extra refrigerator in an icemaker to the flybridge… An icemaker is definitely a must have on a boat!
I want to live on a boat
I am interested in living aboard a boat, but was wondering how much this would cost yearly??
I have. I have a 32 foot, twin gas engine inboard that I have stayed on for 2 or 3 months during the summer. I live in Ohio, USA. And I have thought about moving aboard and going south for the winter and back up north in the summer.. My question is simply, is that practical.? Is it costly to live on the boat compared to having house payments taxes and insurance plus the boat costs that I'm already paying.??
Living on a boat is definitely less expensive than living in a house with payments, taxes, and insurance. Things break a lot more on a boat than they do in a house in our opinion, however, it’s still a lot less expensive and it sounds like a very practical idea to pursue!
The evening colors call confused me so much, I was like “wtf it was Sunny when I hopped in the shower!” Then I realized it was the video
Haha!
@@TheSeaYallLife are y’all by the Naval Base or does every Marina do that?
@@ChronicAndIronic North Island Naval Station😀
10 more days and I be 9 months live aboard on my 40 foot cruiser. Complete offgridd. Love it i Will never rent a home again.
That is awesome!
Looks like you left the downtown Marriott..
Shelter Island now?
Yes!
@@TheSeaYallLife I used to live in San Diego - in Tucson now and been looking for 'the' boat 'bout 2 years.
Had kind'a decided on the Nauticat 44 which has a great pilot house/salon, but seems your trawlers cruise
at 3.5-4 gph which is the same as the Nauticat's single Ford Lehman.
How did you get your slip in Shelter island so fast ? The wait list is long for your size boat.
We went through many channels and people and some luck😊
What is a boat unit? Is that your monthly charge at the marina?
$1k = a boat unit😊
I've seriously been considering the live-a-board lifestyle. I visit San Diego so often and I'm from Arizona. I love being on the water and from what I know, I won't own any true real-estate unless it's a boat. Which I don't mind, it's a dream lifestyle. But coming from out of state.. what can I possibly do for a job to make this happen in San Diego? What kind of boats should I research, and What should I avoid?
Thank you if you have the time to reply!
Thanks for watching! Hard to answer job question without more information, but we CAN tell you the SD job market is good. As far as boats, I would research all kinds of boats in your price range! We prefer motor boats, and more specifically, trawlers. But many people are quite happy living in sailboats, which have less space but are generally more affordable. Best of luck and keep us posted!
Hey there y’all ❤ Where would you “take it“ Tom?
Through the canal and to the Caribbean, for starters!!!
What area are you located? I am considering Jacksonville or Cape Canaveral or Key West
We are in San Diego
As soon as Tom retires, he can toss ALL those suits and your closet space is solved! LOL ;)
My marina is about 400 a month including haul in and out and winter storage plus electric, my slip is only 14 x 36, what do they go for in your neck of the woods.
A heck of a lot more than that! Over $1k for 40 ft slip
@@TheSeaYallLife that's about what I thought, not terrible, considering location.
I'm paying 600 a month including electric, water and WiFi. No haul out offered at my Marina.
@@assymcgee2835 Same here in Great Bridge, VA.
Looking into this. Where is your slip located?
Considering taking the plunge. Would love to have a chat if you guys have a few minutes :)
Thanks for reaching out! We actually offer consultations on our website if you’re interested.😊. Here’s the link:
calendly.com/liveaboardlife
Yes, is it less expensive than owning an actual home?
Yes!
what size whaler is that?
15 ft
Ok, I see… San Diego
2 questions : (1) how much was your initial investment for your trawler and (2) do you have a water maker?
Our original investment was $183K and no, we do not have a water maker. Thanks for watching!
@@TheSeaYallLife Thanks for the info. $183k is a far cry from the 2.9 million for that expeditionary trawler we say :-)
Yes indeed, it is!🤣
I noticed a big painted pineapple in the middle of your boats name… tell us more about that? And that in the boating scene? Or was that purely innocent
Definitely purely innocent. Pineapples symbolize hospitality and celebration and we simply like them😀🍍
Different knot making knowledge is a basic in being an able seaman.
Yup, always learning something new
Sorry, We lived aboard for 2 years, travelled feom Great Lakes to Southern Bahamas and Florida keys, to me live aboard life is not living in a Marina, we were on the hook almost 100% of the time. We loved being on the water all the time, loved the active style but it is a lot more challenging being a true liveaboatd (on the hook). Finding places to get to shore and bike to stores is a challenge be ause we did not pull into marinas to do this, we did it from the anchorage we were in. Storms were a dislike, on the water wind and weather always a thing to watch and while underway you have to know where the nearest safe harbor is. We loved the life bit it is not easy and after two years we decided we had the experience we dreamt of and gave it up. Yes, we could have hopped marian to marina but to us, that was no different than living on land, on the hook, the real live aboard life!
What an adventure you had… the good, the bad and the ugly of the liveaboard life on the hook! We are really excited to experience that after Tom retires and can’t wait to take Sea Y’all on adventures anywhere from Alaska down to Central America. For now we’ll continue to enjoy our marina liveaboard life and taking short trips on the hook as often as we can. 😊
@joey what kind of boat do you all live on?
We want to buy a yacht and live on it . ❤
Best of luck!
It’s my dream
9 months Liveaboard:
She: Pretty amazing and it's gone by quickly.
He: It's been about 9 months or so.
🤣🤣 Still love the video.
😂😂😂
How about a toilet seat bidet...no more toilet paper in your tank...love mine at home.
Good idea!
I love how I saw a pineapple on the back of the boat 😂😂 oml
😮
Learn the basic knots. You will keep that skill forever.
WHO carries your insurance?
Geico 😊
I make $1,100/weekly after taxes here in Los Angeles, can I afford to live this lifestyle or do I need a higher income? I do have $50k in my savings.
Definitely! You will just need to do your research on slip fees according to your boat size and make sure you buy an appropriately sized boat to fit your monthly slip budget.
Perhaps James is looking for something bigger?
No, he’s pretty content 😊
Beautiful baby you have
If you can't tie a good knot, tie lots of them.
Haha, yes!
Love your channel. I have some of the same issues too. But what I love most about my community is that everyone is so friendly and willing to help. Even though I’m an American living in Japan. Have you ever considered a Grand Banks 42 Classic? I’d love to pick your brains on some things as I look to move towards a trawler.
We love Grand Banks too! You are welcome to DM questions on Instagram or Facebook, or email us😊
@@TheSeaYallLife Thanks! You guys are awesome!
Without rain you would be a desert!! Oh wait, you're in cali, it is a desert and getting worse.
Spit on it before you put it in the hole.
Spit, stick and pump is a necessary life lesson. Should be on camera. ;)
Haha, perhaps so! Thanks for watching 😊