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Hi All, still doing due diligence. Thanks to everyone. Wife is second guessing getting a boat now. Her thoughts are the yearly maintenance on a retirement budget. Insurance costs, and how big a boat we need to live on and how much time I will need to gain enough experience for the 2 of us. Lost...

Hi again, So it would be for 2 (wife and myself) in Retirement. Year round living. She prefers a DA style. We like Chicago our home so would be in FL in winter and summer via Loop in Chicago. So it seems both In FL and Chicago we would be looking at $1000/ month slip. What about Insurance...

Hi all and thanks in advance for any help. Very new to boats etc but..... What would the smallest boat to live on in the DA range be recommended to live aboard in the FL area. Also what “expenses” yearly cost be for such a boat. Again this is vague but it’s a starting place. No good looking...

So much good Info. Hi Steve S, thanks for the Invite. My wife and I know skipper Buds, it’s where we looked at several boats 2 weeks ago. We looked at Trawlers, 30 ft Cruises, Fly Bridge and a 540 Sundancer. That was the one we really liked the layout. We are currently living in Chicago but...

Thanks so very much everyone, This is very helpful Info. I will run my numbers again and see where I am. Thanks again.

Thanks Football Fan, you give sound advice. All of which I am doing. It’s the cost after the purchase I am looking at. I understand there are many factors. But in general is it better to get the best boat your budget can handle or hold some back for the unexpected. And how much should the...

Thanks for the reply’s. Having bought used cars, Homes etc, anytime you buy used their always seems to be us seen issues. I would expect this even with the 2 surveys (body etc and Engine’s). Am I wrong with this? Would after a good Survey I be “mostly” trouble free? Also would $10k a year be...

Hello all, I am a few years off buying a boat. I am in the process of doing due diligence, learning about what I want, the uses I waist to use the boat for, what classes are best for the use I plan to do, Navigation, maintenance, etc. I am in Chicago. The question I have is; I would like a...