The air conditioning inside your boat is most likely going to stop working while you’re living aboard. And it always happens on the hottest of days.
All tagged boat
financing a boat, what to expect
I'm not going to lie, I'm biased against and detest our current market system and will rant for hours about it. I'm going to try my best to not go David Icke vs Alex Jones nuthatch while writing this and explain how one can get down the financing road with as little discomfort as possible.
don't spend money on a survey just yet...
As you can imagine, dropping cash on boat surveys can get expensive. As the boat owner is under no obligation to refund you any of this should a serious problem be uncovered. So, I want to talk about ways you can "pre" survey. This is something to do before you even approach a lender about financing. It's a way to cut down on false starts and wasted efforts.
turn your boat name into art
We wanted to do something a little more sexy than the regular transom name lettering for our boat. Something that would give her a theme.
finding your boat
So, you're thinking you could live the trawler trash way? Finding the right live-aboard boat really comes down to a personal choice. There are so many different styles of boat. Compound this with what you plan to do with it outside of living on it and the choice can get a little daunting. Here's some things to nail down before you get started:
boat tax
Coast Guard and documentation. The CG offers a national registry for vessels over 25 feet. This is at it's basic level just a registration and tag service. Kinda like your car. What's different on your car is that you pay taxes so that the state will issue the tag and registration. With the CG you pay a "document fee" to get a registration and you make up your own tag (the name and hailing port of your boat).