Are Yachts the Ultimate Tiny House on Water? ⛵

[nelsonic]

It's occurred to me that buying a new Tiny House on Wheels is €40 https://github.com/dwyl/tiny-house/issues/25#issuecomment-1261162765 ...

For €47.5k you can have a Tiny House on Water that can go anywhere in the world! This Bénéteau Oceanis 311 has more internal space than a 2.5 x 7m Tiny House on Wheels, it can accommodate up to 8 people and can sail on the reservoir ... Seems like a bit of a bargain don't you think? 💭

https://www.boat24.com/uk/sailboats/beneteau/beneteau-oceanis-311/detail/517023/

PDF: 517023.pdf

[nelsonic]

Search: https://www.boat24.com/uk/secondhandboats/?src=B%C3%A9n%C3%A9teau&cat=&whr=GBP&prs_min=40000&prs_max=&lge_min=&lge_max=&bre_min=&bre_max=&jhr_min=&jhr_max=&sort=chfasc

[nelsonic]

https://www.bandofboats.com/en/boats-for-sale/112456

[nelsonic]

Or ... for slightly more money, a Bénéteau Oceanis Clipper 423 that Sleeps 10 and has 3 heads (toilets)! https://www.boat24.com/uk/sailboats/beneteau/beneteau-oceanis-clipper-423/detail/516611/

Layout:

PDF: 516611.pdf

Obviously there is more maintenance with boats than tiny houses ... but they also command a much higher price!

The cheapest Yacht charter I could find in Portugal is this DUFOUR 32 (1999) that sleeps 4 and is ancient by comparison is €1200/week to rent in October!! :

https://www.theglobesailor.com/search.html?d=156&s=3

https://www.theglobesailor.com/yacht-charter-43477-1387.html?from=2022-10-15&to=2022-10-22

A 10-birth 3-head OCEANIS 55 (2016) is €6k/week (includes skipper) https://www.theglobesailor.com/yacht-charter-45266-913.html?from=2023-02-25&to=2023-03-04

I'm increasingly thinking of getting into Yacht Chartering ... 😜 ... ⛵ == 💰

[nelsonic]

AQUADOURO Yacht RADAMES - Sleep Boat Experience is based in Castelo de Paiva!! 😮 https://www.booking.com/hotel/pt/radames.pt-pt.html

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Recent reviews:

Pricing: €150/night: they basically have "dumb" pricing (any day of the week is always the same price!)

@iteles want to try this for a night or two this month when S is in India? 🛥️ It's obvs not "cheap" ... but it could be a good way to view the land from the water and surrounding area. 😍 Wonder if they require a boat license to rent it ... 💭

[seaneady]

Have you thought of a good name for the tiny house once you acquire it?

[nelsonic]

So many! 😜 But I'm sure the more creative team members will come up with something way better, 💡 so gonna let others name it. 👌

[iteles]

I can't believe I didn't see this issue until now! Probably a good thing we didn't book this at the time 😅

[nelsonic]

@iteles I shared it with you via Signal as the time was tight. 💬 ⏳ It probably got buried under other higher priority notifications. 🔔 We definitely need a better system. 🙏

@seaneady in case you're still wondering "boatilicious" 😉 But I'm 100% sure someone else has given their boat that name. 💭 So very happy for someone more creative than me to name it. 👌

[nelsonic]

This 2009 Bénéteau Oceanis 34 is a total bargain at £42k (€49,8k) 🤯 https://www.boat24.com/uk/sailingboats/beneteau/beneteau-oceanis-34/detail/597517/

PDF: 597517.pdf

The only thing I think might be worth considering is a second head (bathroom) ... e.g: 1998 Bénéteau Oceanis 411 Clipper

yes, it's 11 years older but has only been used for 2k hours all private and looks new!

PDF: 596949.pdf

the only "downside" of the 411 is that it's 12.5m which is above the 12m cut-off for the smallest boats when paying docking in a marina. otherwise it would be my strong pref.

CC: @iteles is it boat time yet...? ⛵ ⏳ Maybe after we secure the deep-water river frontage land #116 and build a dock, hey? 😉

Paying €500+/month marina fees for a weekend cruiser (toy?) is nuts! 🥜 🙃 But having our own dock and an "AirBnB" Douro River Cruiser that easily pays for all expenses of owning a boat ... #NoBrainer 💡 People will gladly pay €150+/night for a boat that comfortably sleeps 8 people.

https://www.emeraldcruises.eu/river/destinations/europe/portugal

Obviously these river cruises include room and food. But just to give you an idea ... People pay serious money per person to visit the Douro region!

For a good idea of this all-inclusive cruise watch: https://youtu.be/m_dSowc5v5s?&t=784

[iteles]

😄 I would suggest all our money is currently allocated already 🙃 But when this money starts to make more money... boat time!