Month 33 Expenses of Cruising and Living on the Boat

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by Avionics_Joe

Thanks sailorboy1,

$25 for a regulator is a good buy, hopefully they will be back in stock by the time I get back.
It has to be good enough to go down 4 feet. 😁

Joe and Tina

well I went down 6.5 feet

I'm not impressed with my regulator after the first use. But it's because the mouthpiece is poor and I bet it can be replaced.

[Scatterling]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

and then there's the "toothpick"

I heard that got imported to Canada from South Africa





Personal joke, sorry for the cruising budget distraction.

Hey! I resemble that remark!

[Cthoops]

Thanks for posting. How did you like staying in Sarasota for a month? We have friends and family in the area and we’re debating taking a mooring there for awhile at some point.

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by Cthoops

Thanks for posting. How did you like staying in Sarasota for a month? We have friends and family in the area and we’re debating taking a mooring there for awhile at some point.

Far as a cruiser stop I rate it fairly low. A month stay was way too long, and that's taking into consideration I only stayed on the boat 3 weeks. Other than restaurant/bars on Main St 1/2 mile walk away nothing a cruiser wants/needs is very close. But if it combines with friends/family visit I would rate it as an OK/good stop.

I wrote an Active Captain review

[a64pilot]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

well I went down 6.5 feet



I'm not impressed with my regulator after the first use. But it's because the mouthpiece is poor and I bet it can be replaced.

It can. Easily. I use a zip tie to secure them.

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

It can. Easily. I use a zip tie to secure them.

yeah, half way done I had to cut the zip tie on mine and put it on straighter and zip tie it back up

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

Carrabelle is looking to be an excellent low budget cruiser stop. ................. there are "high end" and "low life" restaurants and bars in walking distance

I take it back. There are no "high end" restaurants and bars, just low life places with some upscaling. If you want upscale you need to have a car (no place to rent one, but there's someone that will take you to the rental place for $100)

this = good budget cruiser stop

[sailorboy1]

Accepting wags for next monthly budget.

[MV Wanderlust]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

Accepting wags for next monthly budget.

$7300. Plus or minus $7299. ��
(Got a good feeling. I might be in the running this month)

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by MV Wanderlust

$7300. Plus or minus $7299. ��
(Got a good feeling. I might be in the running this month)

so your wag is - $1 or $7300

pretty specific

[TheRailRoader]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

Accepting wags for next monthly budget.

Thinking $6,000~

RR

[Cthoops]

I’m guessing $3,200.

[sailorboy1]

Glad I'm not spending your guys budget out of my own wallet.

Looks that it will be about $2200. Looks most was spent on food, wine, and woman. I'm doing travel hops and will post the number when I have time and internet at same time.

[a64pilot]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

I take it back. There are no "high end" restaurants and bars, just low life places with some upscaling. If you want upscale you need to have a car (no place to rent one, but there's someone that will take you to the rental place for $100)



this = good budget cruiser stop

My Brother kept a boat in Carrabelle for years at the Moorings, it used to be the nice Marina back then.
My Sister in law told my Wife before we went down that they would be the prettiest Women in Carrabelle, because they had all their teeth

Actually if you like seafood Carrabelle was hard to beat, you may be eating in a closed down convience store and most everything was fried, but it was good food.

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

Actually if you like seafood Carrabelle was hard to beat, you may be eating in a closed down convience store and most everything was fried, but it was good food.

Well times have changed!!!! But that is a a budget savings.