Liveaboard boats

They may take a ­little elbow grease and require a few new parts, but here’s a look at nine venerable cruisers that can sail afar for less than $100,000.

The top 10 mistakes new liveaboard sailors make! Make sure you read this BEFORE moving aboard your sailboat!

Have you ever considered living aboard a boat? Those marine biologists, undercover detectives and private investigators of movies and '80s TV make it look so cool. Whether you’re in San Diego, Seattle, Vancouver, Miami or some other place, deciding to live aboard your boat can be confusing, stressful and exciting all at the same time. We’ve all imagined what it would be like to live aboard those luxury sailboats, houseboats and mega yachts (come on, you can admit it). But what is it really…

Is buddy boating safe? Maybe not.

If you’re looking for trawlers 40 feet and under, here are five to consider.

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Want a piece of Northwest history? How about a (relatively) inexpensive home? Well, take a look at “Irene.” Currently docked in La Conner, Washington, Irene’s a 73-foot liveaboad tugboat, built in 1902 in Tacoma. And she’s for sale for $125,000.More photos and information here.

Throw on that backpack, pick a destination and let this marine survival boat take you on a travel expedition! This boat enables you to explore isolated landscapes with its innovative self-sufficient design. Could there be a way to break out of this pandemic and resume your quest of world travel?