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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 Length Overall
Under 40 feet
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.
'Pompoen', a Hans Christian 34
Location: Trinidad, West Indies
Asking Price: $42,000
'Shindig', a Custom Design Performance Cruiser
Location: Grenada, West Indies
Asking Price: $75,000
'Just Friends', a Hunter 376
Location: Puerto Rico, West Indies
Asking Price: $70,000
'Cloud''Cloud', a Bowman 36
Location: Oriental, North Carolina, USA
Asking Price: $73,500
'Seawind''Seawind', an Allied Seawind MkII
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Asking Price: $59,700
'Manhé-1''Manhé-1', a Rival 38
Location: The Canary Islands, returning to Mediterranean in May 2023
Asking Price: €78,000
'Anna''Anna', a Bavaria 390
Location: Trinidad, West Indies
Asking Price: $35,000
'Freja''Freja', a Voyager 35
Location: Martinique, French West Indies
Asking Price: €35,000
'Hero''Hero', a Pacific Seacraft 37
Location: The Caribbean
Asking Price: $139,000 now $125,000!
'Sea Wraith''Sea Wraith', a Hustler 35
Location: Kent, UK
Asking Price: £17,000
'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
'Charisma', a Downeaster 38
Location: Cabrillo Marina, San Pedro, California USA
Asking Price: $70,000
'Kipperhips', a Moody 33s
Location: Cardiff, Wales UK
Asking Price: £32,000
'Maia', a Moody 376
Location: Martinique, French West Indies
Asking Price: €70,000
'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
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...
'Revelia', a Cheoy Lee 47 Ketch
Location: Grenada, West Indies
Asking Price: $154,900
'Wanuskewin', a Catalina 42 MkII
Location: Lucaya, Grand Bahama
Asking Price: $105,000
'Pinta', a Bavaria 44AC
Location: Tahiti
Asking Price: €120,000
'Helios', a Bavaria 44
Location: Rio Dulce, Guatemala
Asking Price: $120,000
'Magic', a Cherubini 44
Location: Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
Asking Price: $285,000
'Pegasus', a Gib'Sea 126
Location: Curaçao, Dutch Antilles
Asking Price: $50,000 $45,000
'Untethered Soul', a Vagabond 47
Location: Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Asking Price: $162,000 $135,000
'Merlin''Merlin', a Beneteau 473
Location: Rhode Island, USA
Asking Price: $179,000
'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 $159,000
'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
'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
'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.
'Searching for the Edge', a Bavaria 50 Vision
Location: Key Biscayne, Florida
Asking Price: $249,000
'Scraatch', a Sundeer 56
Location: Puerto Penasco, Mexico
Asking Price: $300,000
'Rocky', a Pearson 530
Location: Brunswick, Georgia USA
Asking Price: $205,000
'Lusty''Lusty', a Columbia 56
Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Asking Price: $249,000
'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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