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One Man, 95 Feet of Steel: What It Actually Takes to Run M/Y ‘Care Bear’ Without Crew
From West African tarpon mothership to humanitarian relief vessel, this commercial-grade 95-footer was Adam’s very first boat. Here’s what she burns…
Nov 2
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October 2026
What Makes the Elling E6 Such a Formidable Explorer Yacht?
The companion to my YouTube tour of a brand new E6: a 20-knot, Category A motor yacht designed to come back upright
Oct 30
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$349,000 for Aegis, a Nordhavn 40 With 8,600 Engine Hours: What Does It Take to Keep Her Going?
The 40ft Nordhavn you can no longer buy new, steadied by flopper stoppers and lived aboard full-time
Oct 26
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€549,000 for Ge-Jo, a 22m Dutch Luxe Motor With 425 Engine Hours: What Does It Cost to Live Aboard Her?
My video tour of a steel liveaboard with room to spare, her full spec sheet, and what a year on Europe’s waterways takes
Oct 23
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€195,000 for Atlas, the 24m Ex-Fishing Boat a Family Spent 8 Years Turning Into Their Home: What Does It Take to Keep Her?
A 1974 steel cutter in Bergen with a single Cat, 11,500 litres of fuel and 8 years of family work inside: what she offers, and what she asks of her next…
Oct 21
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The $1.1 Million Bering 60 ‘Dzam’: How Would You Finance a Steel Explorer Like Her?
A 97-tonne steel explorer with a 3,000-nautical-mile listed range and, according to her builder, engines rated to run all day. So how would you pay for…
Oct 19
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WATCH | €395,000 for a CE Category A Steel Explorer: Could the Vripack-Designed Stentor 1600 Be Your Home?
A 2004 steel yacht with two en-suite cabins and 5,000 litres of fuel. What her numbers mean for life aboard and longer passages.
Oct 16
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What Does It Really Cost to Sell Up and Live Aboard a Dutch Steel Explorer Trawler? The Honest Guide
Three real budgets from boats I’ve featured, the rules on living aboard in the Netherlands, the UK and France, and what it costs to keep her
Oct 14
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She Cost $6.9 Million to Build. She's Now $995,000. What Does It Take to Keep Her?
A 76ft Rayburn Custom built for a retired couple who took her across the Atlantic and back. Her story, and what it takes to keep her.
Oct 12
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WATCH | €355,000 Moonen 56 With 65-Hour Engines: What Does It Cost to Live Aboard?
A 1991 Dutch steel motor yacht with new engines, a bath and room for six, and the berth costs behind life aboard
Oct 9
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C$250,000 for a 1962 Wooden Patrol Vessel: What Does It Take to Keep Her as a Home?
She was the queen of British Columbia’s Forest Service fleet. Now her liveaboard owners would like her to go back to sea.
Oct 7
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16,000 Nautical Miles at 9.5 Knots: Scintilla Maris Goes to Auction With No Reserve
I followed this 45.6m Damen Maaskant explorer through the end of her build. On 5 November she sells online to the highest bidder.
Oct 5
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