Questions about Living Aboard: Drying Clothes and Hot Showers

[jm21]

Hello folks,

I poked around a bit but couldn't really find any posts that completely answered my questions so...

I'm thinking about living aboard. I've always wanted to and love being out on the water. Right now I have a 50% interest in an old ericson 27 but I think I would buy a different boat to live in and sell my share or something along those lines.

I live in Washington, fairly near Seattle (across the water).

The problem is I lived on my parent's boat for about a month last winter and walking up icy boat ramps to go take a shower in the morning was a bit of a downer, especially at low tide. Also having to wash clothes at the marina.

It has been brought to my attention that moisture is very bad on a boat in winter and thus hot showers are bad. I have read that some of the dehumidifiers deal with this problem fairly well, but not sure. Being able to shower aboard would make a huge difference in quality of life.

The other big quality of life factor for me is having to go to a laundromat or marina when I want to wash my clothes. It seems pretty easy to wash clothes on a boat as there are some nice compact washing machines, but what about drying them, especially in the winter?

If I could find a way to take a hot shower aboard and dry my clothes I'd be off to the races.

Was hoping some of the obviously knowledge people here could pass on a few pearls of wisdom. Thanks for any advice you can give!