Liveaboard Info/Help?

Welcome to the Forum.
Are you talking power or sail, fast or spacious. Bi-coastal means a much more seaworthy boat ($$) for transit as opposed to comfortable. How old are the kids? What kind of purchase money are you talking about and what kind of experience do you have?

Welcome to the Forum!

This thread has a lot of good info in it:http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/general-yachting-discussion/9684-living-yacht.html

The search engine on the site often saves of lot of redundant posts . . .

Good Luck!

I have 4 kids, two older daughters and two twin boys 10. We live aboard our 666 Ocean Super sport most all summer. Going to 50' plus boat has many advantages especially when the weather turns and you are trapped with all the lovely family aboard. The extra room allows for privacy and to enjoy the rainy days as much as the sunny ones.

Washer Dryer are a must with smaller children as is a full size refridgerator so not as many trips to the store to stock up supplies.

Todd Smith
Knot Normal
66' Ocean Super Sport
Grand Haven Michigan

Great Living Yachts

I owned a 55' from a yard in Dubai and should say it is really great. These yachts in the Gulf region are a perfect for living on board and has a great living space in. The quality yes, there needs to be some more caring from the builders but a real mediator or surveyor can take care of it. Its worth watching. I owned the 55 Ambassador.
Good Luck!

Confused

OK, I'm missing something here; How is going from a 66' (many of which have a 4 stateroom layout) to a ~50' (almost certainly 3 stateroom max) going to give you extra room for privacy and to enjoy the rainy days?

Further, a full size fridge and a washer/dryer on a 50ish' is somewhat rare. Maybe I'm misreading something?

ROCKY

I think what he was trying to say is to go for a boat bigger than 50' if you want to be able to enjoy these other features( space, big fridge etc)

That's my take on the words and how they were used anyway.

Exactly! Two seperate pieces of info. He and his brood on a 666 and recommending that creepin is right in considering at least 50'. Todd S is not talking about downsizing.

1) As a boater since age 6 I wouldn't question the sign of the devil on a boat. I've referred to them as worse. Probably not great for marketing though.
2) You're combining two different posters. The original poster is Creepin who hasn't been back. The second poster you refer to is Todd S.

My Bad

NYCAP,
I was confusing 2 different posters. Too much coffee, typing too fast

The sign of the devil thing is funny though

A private message to Creepin about our 56' Matthews Voyager Motor Yacht had a link to view specs and photos. As 15 year liveaboards, I can attest that ample space and a good layout are key elements for comfort in order to enjoy this pleasureable lifestyle. You don't want to feel that your boat is "growing smaller" and that you need to move up to a larger vessel to have enough space. The 56' Matthews wide-body has full beam width living space. The flybridge aft seating area was expanded, providing even more space to live during the day and entertain. Galley up is a real plus in my opinion.

BTW, Creepin, a 49 DeFever Cockpit offers space for, if not the actual installed options, a full-sized washer & dryer (220VAC Bosch) + full-beam master and a cabin for the kids. An inexpensive choice.

Live-aboard

Some good suggestions in the posts below. I suggest starting by looking at your cruising plans and then decide on the appropriate type of vessel. You want to get "there" safely and comfortably.

Look at size in particular manufacturers that meet the qualifications. Think about layout in terms of choices of places to eat, separate areas for individual escape (such as an aft deck or a pilothouse), and play areas like a cockpit or flybridge. Budget will come in to play on perhaps age and manufacturer rather than size; some smaller sizes trawlers such as Loren's suggestion might be roomier than motoryachts in general.

Judy Waldman

One very fundimental qualifying question has yet to be answered by Creepin which could put all of this speculation to waste. He is from the Upper Chesapeake Bay area. That area is very big on....SAIL. The area is also not real big on trawlers.

Hi,

Good Point but as he/she joined in August 07 and only got around to doing the first post yesterday we might have to wait a couple of years for the answer to creep up on us

Caught that eh K1W1? I like a good discussion as much as anybody, but until Creepin comes back on this gets pointless. Considering the amout of time it takes him to decide to turn on his computer wouldn't you love to be his broker.

Were you looking for advice or just hitting a wrong key stroke that got you here? If it's the first then you might like to check out post #2.