Sailboat tour! live aboard couple invest in a sailboat instead of a home to avoid rent.

harry, Sarah, and their dog woody live full time on a sailboat. For part of the year they dock it and plug in to heat. for the better months they hook up to their mooring buoy and travel around Vancouver Island. in this video they share the details of their sailboat house, and how they decided on buying and financing it instead of going the more traditional house way.
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[@Differentmedia]

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[@PhotographyCol]

My house is up for sale and me and my dog Hector are buying a boat to live on, thanks for this x

[@bamkablam]

I can’t believe some of these troly mean spirited comments. I think you are a lovely couple and smart to get out from under the rent anvil. Don’t listen to the haters. They just wish they were you!

[@ralphholiman7401]

Liked your video a lot. We have lived on a boat on and off for the last seven years. It's the best life ever! Now, go have some adventures!

[@MrGreencheetah]

Such a lovely young couple . . . and lifestyle!

[@joeblow9631]

Thanks for the positive comments about van-living. The only irritating thing about vans is that people keep asking me if I'm homeless. If I had no van, I'd still have a nice tent and love that too.

[@elliowb2]

Great introduction. Best of luck with your living aboard and adventures.

[@billturner2360]

Very interesting video..... again ! You have a good eye for a good story...... Thanks so much as you just made my day

[@Differentmedia]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@johnd9031]

Very interesting video and enjoyed hearing about your plans and philosophy of life.

[@wolfpak8228]

Great adventure! Congratulations !!

[@irishsailor9327]

HOPE TO SEE MORE OF YOUR SAILING ADVENTURE

[@walterbishop3668]

They look really happy, that's great. I'll buy one soon, the very cheap one

[@ProjectManaia]

Nice looking boat! And living aboard is certainly a good life! I've been doing that for 10 years now and at some stage there is no way back :D

[@epicliveaboard8284]

Excellent episode! Great job.

[@wetcoastnoel]

Great video, I am also thinking of buying a boat to live on in Victoria, get used to it before traveling with it. . Very cool to see this video

[@Differentmedia]

Bob Fever awesome! great to see a local on here

[@bunkosquad2000]

Before you begin dreaming about living aboard, check your local marinas. Mine has a 5 year waiting list for livaboards!

[@frankbabbage8955]

Good for you guys! Get out there and see what you can! I'm older than you both and am looking to do an alternative lifestyle when i return to Oz, when i semi retire, but do it while you can guys! Start in your familiar waters, and do lots of shake down cruises as much as possible to get the boat right. Good luck and fair winds wherever you end up going!

[@MusicWorld-zy6dl]

Hmmm how nice, go to 3.19 for the introduction to the lovely smiley galley.

[@darrens7040]

great story Forrest nice to see kiwis are all over the world.

[@rasheedmasthan6779]

Nice

[@rodneyhardee2527]

You are a very lucky man. Take care and safe future to you !!!

[@mamakusailing4130]

Thanks for your nice comment!

[@thewetwayround8193]

Great vid. We are trying the same with a steel hulled cruiser. Any advice you give in your vid is very helpful

[@mamakusailing4130]

Cool thanks for watching!

[@andrewfelcey5675]

good stuff !!!

[@philipfreeman72]

Yep 35+ ft looks like good size for liveaboard,good luck.

[@mauileighsvtachikazemaru2637]

You guys are a nice change from all sailing videos

[@mamakusailing4130]

Haha thanks!

[@richardmouton9883]

you two are young at heart. you will have a good life. it is always the big ticket items that cost you. have a good look at those big items and have the nest egg to fix if needed. you have to be good at so many crafts ,so it does not go to someone elses labor cost, cause do not have the knowledge. do it right the first time and not go amature, it will bite you at the wrong time. this is and will be a challange, don't get frustrated . work and teach each other and learning from this life will make you stronger . people will envy you and some will ridicule. they are the scared and lost ones . Sail On!!!

[@mamakusailing4130]

Wow thanks for your comment you are spot on! We are still loving it going on three years aboard!

[@SailingEsperanza]

Sweet video

[@redherring1548]

Hi Harry and Sarah, renting would be far cheaper than a boat. When I bought my first boat at a good price I was speaking to a long term owner of multiple yachts, very enthused about my purchase. He said, there is no such thing as a cheap boat! 5 years later I have to admit he was more than right. Over 10 years or less be prepared to spend at least the original price or more than what you paid for it on maintenance. And that is not counting an engine or big ticket items. However you both will have a lot of fun. Best wishes.

[@mamakusailing4130]

Hi thanks for your comment, we are well aware of this. The video’s title is a bit misleading. It’s 100% simply a lifestyle choice for us as we enjoy a challenge and love to travel!

[@MethosFilms]

Hey ☺ im out of ontario canada. Love your ⛵. Best wishes

[@mamakusailing4130]

Sweet yeah the home if the Cs36! Hope to check it out one day!

[@13thbiosphere]

wow....this is an awesome potential.....

[@HopeOfJoe]

Nice opening music !!

[@u83208]

fantastic

[@bluejuice57]

Cool vid guys, i live on my Westerly 33, 4th yr now, renting is a rip off for sure. fair winds

[@mamakusailing4130]

Awesome! Will be three years for us soon, still loving it!

[@johnellis551]

4 years on a Morgan 33 oi Thinking about a 41'

[@edsondantas7179]

Obrigado pelas ivormacao e so cometarios

[@anomie1040]

You never ask anyone "are you working"? we all want to know how they afford to do what they are doing.

[@musicisbrilliant]

You definitely need some form of income every month to make it work. Would be great if you didnt but thats just not the reality.

[@edsondantas7179]

Parabens pelo lindo cachorro muito lindo

[@edsondantas7179]

Parabens sr comdante e linda rainha

[@edsondantas7179]

Parabens excelente comdante e engenheiro e esta maraliosa modelo e atriz e bailarna muito linda parabens peo lindo embarcação muito luxuosa que deus abencoe voces

[@allenwood6313]

How do you keep the bottom clean in the colder climate? Do you need to clean it in the winter? Good video.

[@mamakusailing4130]

Yip I just dive on it every now and then. We use the boat a lot so the growth is pretty minimal

[@tanacz5505]

Me and me dog rangi are going to get a boat and sail around the world.

[@bellataekema6072]

Hey guys! In terms of winter how do you guys live aboard? Does the water freeze during the Canadian winters?

[@Differentmedia]

not in BC

[@mamakusailing4130]

Yeah we just have a good heater and wear warm cloths! No freezing here luckily so we can use the boat year round!

[@jl5264]

I am in Vancouver and looking purchase a boat to live aboard. How do you find a marina that allows live aboard?

[@mamakusailing4130]

Hey thanks for your comment. Not sure about Vancouver but there are plenty of liveaboard marinas in Victoria. A couple of the more desirable ones have long wait lists but it all depends on the size of your boat, you could get lucky!

[@natemcdaniel2139]

Wow...I sail...watch a lot of sail channels, you are both exceptional! You are Northwest based?

[@Differentmedia]

Nate McDaniel yup, they are out of Victoria BC

[@natemcdaniel2139]

I have been looking at their progress, they are 5 oor 6 days from Hilo and out of food. I hope a nearby vessel can supply them.

[@Differentmedia]

Nate McDaniel different couple your thinking about that I did a video with before this one, this video is harry and Sarah, but yes Eryn and Simon are 5 days from Hawaii with no food.

[@natemcdaniel2139]

Thats what I get for replying at the end of a long day...you are quite right. I like what you are doing. Alternative living at a time when conventional living is increasingly debt slavery, and some cannot even afford that. I like that sense of freedom and rebellion for sailors of any age.

[@drrhousley]

Ive always wanted to do this do you need much knowledge about boats

[@mamakusailing4130]

If you’re keen and not afraid of challenge you can learn pretty quick!

[@sharpshooter7220]

he kinda looks like opham from saving rayan :)

[@539Adrian]

There are also some very strong inconveniences of living in a sailboat, and the challenges are also big, this is not a lifestyle for everybody. Living in a boat requires a true passion for the sea, and the sea has many surprises. A sailboat is a sailboat not a house. There is also the repairs on the boat and an old say “A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money”.

[@mamakusailing4130]

Yip you’re 100% right, definitely not for everybody. Going on three years for us though and we still love it!

[@edalba9836]

awesome couple!! purchasing a 40 ft, for only myself and 4 guitars.. ;) your heater.. what brand is that? and what is the output/heat on that?

[@mamakusailing4130]

Each guitar get’s it’s own birth that’s all good!

[@alexmark1982]

A sane and supportive girlfriend makes all the difference...

[@mamakusailing4130]

Haha ain’t that the truth!

[@wearethe80s4sure]

Have a clean, roomy, two bedroom condo on water. Wanting to spend more time with family, can I rent to hold on to her? Does anyone do this? Or should I Sell? Anyone interested, will send photos.

[@theislandpackrat]

Just found your video, If you know anyone looking for a live-aboard I have a 47' catamaran ready to live in, but needs lots of work before you can sail it. has big heaters that will keep you hot in winter.

[@themostexcellentadventure5473]

theislandpackrat what's your email?

[@islandonlinenews]

Where?

[@corgis7083]

What about winter and frozen water.

[@Differentmedia]

Keith Marlar the ocean doesn't freeze in southern BC.

[@MethosFilms]

Keith Marlar they are lucky. In my parts of canada it gets very cold. -45c temps

[@diman585]

My question: as exciting as it looks, anyone asked them if they are willing to live inside a boat for the rest of their lives?

[@AV8R_1]

I don't know where you're boat shopping, but I have never seen a sea worthy 26' boat for 5 or 6 grand... once you guys start to stretch your legs that dog is definitely going to need to have somewhere to go to the bathroom, unless you plan on hugging the shore everywhere you go.

[@whiterabbitt2002]

A sailboat will depreciate a house will appreciate. Though when one considers property taxes over the years of home ownership ... And yet there are dock fees for a sailboat unless one is constantly on the move but then one needs to aty stationary to be able to hold a job. Maintenance on a sailboat or house. Unless one buys a new house or a new sailboat that can be somewhat equal or not. ANd then there is the quality of life on one or another. A sailboat's amenities compared to that of a house will differ drastically. W/E

[@mrmrlee]

The appreciate/depreciate argument can go either way as well... Houses where I live in the northeast USA are still well below what they were 10 years ago, many people here were foreclosed because they couldn't sell and get out of their mortgage because the loans were more than the house would sell for at the time. As to boat depreciation, I obtained my classic (1974) 32 foot sailboat for free in 2013, put about $3000 in to her and could get more than that if I were to sell. However, I agree that buying a new or nearly new boat is a choice that will depreciate quickly. As to maintenance, owning both a house and a sailboat, boat costs are a known quantity, as I have simplified the boat's systems and can repair or replace virtually everything myself. With a house, costs are higher, and it seems each year there is a new surprise expense.... From raccoons in the attic, carpenter ants, fleas and ticks, carpenter bees, poison ivy, paper wasps, fallen trees in storms, crazy neighbors, oil burner failure, roof leaks, neighborhood vandalism, flooded basement with septic tank issues, township legal woes with permitting and land use, we have had it all and then some. My wife has gotten Rocky Mountain spotted fever twice from local ticks, the neighbor across the street has alpha-Gal disease from a tick, and another neighbor has died from Lyme disease. For ease of maintenance, boat wins hands down.

[@lydiaajohnson]

Sarah, I don't mean to be too personal, but you look really familiar to me. Were you ever living aboard around Vanuatu, maybe with the alternative sailing community, or were you in the Omaha area of the midwestern U.S.? It's really bugging me. Maybe you were on a different video channel? Now that I hear that Harry is from NZ, I'm wondering if I may have met you around the Nelson, NZ area in 2015-16. Why am I sure I've seen you before. Even your voice sounds familiar. Sorry if I sound like a crazy stalker. I just remember faces to an annoying extent. By the way, I used to live on the SV Alvei. She's registered to Vanuatu, but travels between Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Vanuatu.

[@bunkosquad2000]

Lydia Johnson she looks familiar because she looks like Alanis Morissette only prettier.

[@alisondawson3421]

So, how does Woody tell you he needs to pee ?

[@iandrawdy773]

What about the weather

[@jupitorious7925]

Living on a boat is a frigging nightmare, sounds cool but it isn't... A cabin in the country yes, living on a cramped coffin no thanks... I captain a 35m yacht, great job but happy to get off

[@misternice1768]

investing in a sailboat is a sure loss, although in the BC housing market you might be able to use it to save money versus paying rent!

[@minermarcus]

Mister Nice not it is not. Especially if you get it for a good price and put in sweat equity. It worked for me. Actually sold my boat for more than I paid for it.

[@ushillbillies]

Mr Nice ,I bought a 99 Catalina 380 3 years ago for 75 grand plus tax , ,she was rough but I'm handy , now she been appraised at 160 ... so I can reasonably expect 120 Gs for her now.. Just sayin !!

[@HeyYaKnow]

Every statement Sarah says sounds like a question.....it sucks....

[@MrZhending]

i hate talkshow on a boat, geez..........

[@fireye2012]

I liked your video and I think you are wise to not pay for someone else's real estate. I don't mean to sound disrespectful.....but why do you millennials never brush or comb your hair?.....I think it seems like a contest to see who can look as disheveled and dirty as possible. Sorry but I could not help noticing your "just crawled out of bed" hair.

[@theodorebowers9737]

fireye2012 for the hair comment that this guy is leaving , you can stick the hair up your know what and you know what else they're happy I wonder how happy you are jerk

[@geraenterprise4565]

edgy and sad