annual cost to live on a sailboat
Francesca SpidalieriThe Trains' 40' Catalina has two bedrooms and a full kitchen on board. A year later, they still think that it was the right choice. In an average month, it costs them around $2,200 to live on the boat.By comparison, they would spend $2,500 to $3,000 to rent an apartment in a similar area of San Diego, and still be paying the boat's mortgage on top of that. Francesca SpidalieriKeeping the boat at a marina is the largest expense besides the mortgage.Their largest expense is paying to keep the boat at a marina, which costs $1,050 a month, including the $250 live aboard fee.rancesca SpidalieriThe Trains' 40' Catalina has two bedrooms and a full kitchen on board. A year later, they still think that it was the right choice. In an average month, it costs them around $2,200 to live on the boat.