The CRAZY Amount You Have to Spend On A Liveaboard Yacht!
We bought our Excess 11 catamaran from factory for €440,000, but before we could move on board and start living on our boat full-time, we had to spend a LOT more money getting her ready for life at sea.
In this video, we reveal the total cost of preparing our yacht for the liveaboard lifestyle. From buying essential safety gear to installing solar, tender upgrades, and all the other costs nobody tells you about, we're running through what we had to buy for our new boat, before we could even leave the marina!
If you’re dreaming of buying a new yacht and living aboard full-time, hopefully this video will give you an idea of what all the extras may cost! Unfortunately, the spending doesn’t stop when you buy a boat; in fact, that’s just the beginning... 🥲
In this video, we'll run through all the major equipment we had to buy!
✅ The essential safety kit every liveaboard needs
✅ Installing solar & batteries to live off-grid
✅ Our tender & outboard setup
✅ The expensive chandlery visits nobody warns you about 🙃
✅ How we set up fast internet onboard
✅ The real cost of moving our boat to the Med
And we'll reveal the TOTAL cost to prepare our catamaran for liveaboard life!
Installing our custom solar rig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs47yamIIDo
Our biggest regrets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze-Mas5FgVE
Hey! We’re Ruth and Andrew 👋🏼
Earlier this year, after years of dreaming, we left our family, friends and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, behind as we set off to chase our shared dream of sailing the world. In April, we bought our 11m catamaran, Rúna, which we now call home as we live, work, sail and adventure full-time. Join us as we explore the Mediterranean and get to grips with life at sea 🏝️
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