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Live Aboard Boats for Sale by their Owners
In collating this listing of live aboard boats for sale, we've taken the view that living aboard a sailboat smaller than 32 feet is unlikely to provide her occupant(s) with a high degree of comfort - nor would a stripped-out, light-displacement racer of any length.
And what qualifies a boat as suitable for living aboard is very much a personal view.
For example, some liveaboard sailors - happy to rely on a diesel generator - will tell you that they couldn't possibly manage without a flat screen TV and a plumbed-in washing machine, whilst others - more reasonably in my view - consider self-sufficiency in terms of drinking water (through rain water collection and/or a reverse osmosis water maker) and green electrical power (from a wind turbine and/or solar panels) to be primary requirements.
All the boats below are offered for sale by their owners, many of which live aboard their boats for considerable periods at a time.
Live Aboard Boats for Sale by their Owners
40 to 50 feet
Live-Aboard Sailboats under 40 feet
Single-handers, provided they're content with a fairly spartan standard of living, will tell you that a thirty-two-footer is ideal for living aboard. A cruising couple though are likely to aspire to something with additional creature-comforts and a little more space below.
Having said that I know of two young cruising couples who crossed the Atlantic in their Sadler 25's and cruised the Caribbean in them, so you really don't need a big cruising boat - it's better to cruise in a small boat than not to cruise at all!
Sailboats approaching 40 feet, like the larger ones shown below, are more likely to appeal to them.
Relatively easy to maintain and considerably less expensive to own and operate than those above 40 (particularly so if you're inclined to spend much time in marinas) they represent the minimum size range for comfortable living aboard.
'Sea Wraith''Sea Wraith', a Hustler 35
Location: Kent, UK
Asking Price: £17,000
'Vega''Vega', a Halmatic 30
Location: Canary Islands
Asking Price: €29,000
'Iko Iko', a Wharram Tiki 38 Catamaran
Location: Key West, Florida USA
Asking Price: $75,000
'Golightly', an Island Packet 350
Location: Martinique, French West Indies
Asking Price: $88,000
'Malolo', a PDQ 36 Catamaran
Location: Fort Pierce, Florida USA
Asking Price: $85,000
'Charisma', a Downeaster 38
Location: Cabrillo Marina, San Pedro, California USA
Asking Price: $70,000
'Resolute', an Irwin 37
Location: Michigan City, Indiana USA
Asking Price: $32,000
'Kipperhips', a Moody 33s
Location: Cardiff, Wales UK
Asking Price: £32,000
'Endeavour', a Tartan 34C
Location: Port Charlotte, Florida, USA
Asking Price: $28,000
'Bel Canto', a C&C 36
Location: Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Asking Price: $19,500
'Exhibit A', a Hunter 365
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA
Asking Price: $80,000
'Maia', a Moody 376
Location: Martinique, French West Indies
Asking Price: €70,000
'Windancer V', a Hunter Vision 32
Location: Palmetto, Florida, USA
Asking Price: $39,900
'Svea av Valleviken', an Overseas 35
Location: Grenada, West Indies
Asking Price: €89,000
'Rondinino', an Endurance 37
Location: Greece
Asking Price: €45,000
'Sophia', a Crealock 37
Location: Monterey, California, USA
Asking Price: $35,000
'Kesh', a Wauquiez Gladiateur 33
Location: Indiantown, Florida USA
Asking Price: $37,500
'Aphroditi', a Bavaria 37
Location: Athens, Greece
Asking Price: €62,000
Cal 27
'Esther''Esther', an S&S Swan 36
Location: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Asking Price: $62,000
'Wild Goose''Wild Goose', a Tartan 3000
Location: Grenada, West Indies
Asking Price: $22,500
Ecume de Mer 26
Location: British Virgin Islands
Asking Price: TBA
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Live-Aboard Sailboats from 40 feet to 50 feet
Most live-aboard boats fall within this range. All have plenty of space for a cruising couple and all their gear, along with sizeable berths for visiting friends and family members. But watch those marina bills...
'Mis Gale''Mis Gale', a CSY 44
Location: Turtle Cay Marina, Panama
Asking Price: $73,000
'Windseeker', a Morgan 41 Out Island Ketch
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Asking Price: $60,000
'Sirius', a Beneteau Oceanis 46
Location: Chiapas, Mexico
Asking Price: $198,000
'Music II', a Morgan 41 Classic
Location: Grenada, West Indies
Asking Price: $97,500
'Havanesey Day', a Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40
Location: Croatia/Montenegro
Asking Price: €475,000
'Falkor', a Privilege 42 Catamaran
Location: San Diego, California USA
Asking Price: $179,000
'Harlequin', a Dudley Dix Hout Bay 40
Location: Grenada, West Indies
Asking Price: $75,000
'Cecilia', a Hunter 46LE
Location: Martinique, French West Indies
Asking Price: $185,000
'Gremlick', a Beneteau First 435
Location: Valencia, Spain
Asking Price: $62,000
'Corsair', a Roberts 45
Location: Knysna, South Africa
Asking Price: $97,000
'Greybeard', a Moody 44
Location: Marina Fonatur, Guaymas, Mexico
Asking Price: $43,000
'Celebration', a Morgan 415 Out Island Ketch
Location: St Petersburg, Florida, USA
Asking Price: $82,500
'Spellbound', a Hardin Seawolf 40
Location: Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Asking Price: $66,500
'Blue Jay', a J/40
Location: Cadiz, Spain
Asking Price: €80,000
'Allorshas', an Irwin 40 MKII Citation
Location: Boston, Massachusetts USA
Asking Price: $42,000
'Rhiannon', a Morgan 414 Out-Island Ketch
Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Asking Price: $50,000
'Sea Note', an Endeavor 43 Staysail Ketch
Location: Puerto Penasco, Mexico
Asking Price: $125,000
'Picaro', a CSY 44
Location: North Jutland, Denmark
Asking Price: €79,000
'Coconut'
'Lola''Lola', a Frans Maas 50 Schooner
Location: Colon, Panama
Asking Price: $65,900
'Southern Cross', a Hunter Passage 450'Southern Cross', a Hunter Passage 450
Location: Puerto Rico, Caribbean
Asking Price: $139,750
Live-Aboard Sailboats over 50 feet
Although many liveaboard boats within this range are owned and operated by just two people, they can become something of a liability in terms of running costs and an embarrassment when close-quarters maneuvering.
But if space and luxury are your primary requirements, this is where to look.
'Aleria'
'Small World II', a Tayana 50'Small World II' a Tayana Flying Dutchman 50
Location: Subic Bay Yacht Club, Philippines
Asking Price: $165,000
'Surgiamo', a Beneteau 500
‘La Scala a Mare’, a Tayana 55‘La Scala a Mare’, a Tayana 55 Cutter
Location: Phuket, Thailand
Asking Price: $230,000
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