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Special Feature: Detailed budget for living on a sailboat year-round.
11 November 2023 · 6 min · 36K views
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Claire and Max detail the costs of purchasing and refitting their boat, Namasté, and their subsequent monthly living expenses over four years of full-time cruising. They purchased the vessel in 2019 at Port-le-Cat for 19,000 euros.0:41 Initial refit costs totaled 25,700 euros, covering electronics (6,000 euros), standing rigging and furler (4,000 euros), sails and lazy bag (4,000 euros), bimini, sprayhood, and stainless steel arch (3,000 euros), electrical autonomy including batteries and solar panels (3,000 euros), a 2.5-meter semi-rigid dinghy with a 6-hp Yamaha outboard (3,000 euros), interior renovations (1,500 euros), and a 4-person offshore life raft (1,200 euros).3:32
Annual maintenance, including hauling, antifouling, and engine service, costs 1,200 euros, with the owners performing all labor themselves.3:32 Monthly living expenses for two people average 1,050 euros, including 520 euros for groceries, 160 euros for dining out, 40 euros for third-party insurance via GFA, 40 euros for laundry, and 20 euros for dinghy fuel.5:49 Dockage fees vary, averaging 1,500 euros for four months of port stays.4:40
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