BigHurt,
Please read this a feed back from a guy who just made the jump.
I jumped from land almost a year ago and love it. There is stuff to hate, but overall, I love it. (
Quick, before you graduate, take a 100 or 200 level electical engineering course and one on automotive or marine engine repair!!!! 
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Seriously - the gents and lady on this thread are not just negative Nancies, but anything worth doing is worth doing well and not in haste. I say, "Go for it, but do it smart and you'll have more fun and likely end up doing it faster with more success."
Don't be limited by your budget, but don't ignore it either. I am employed and have a salary that can pay a mortgage, keep a couple cars running, and put some into savings. I moved aboard two years after starting my plan (look up in the upper right corner at my
join date). This was just my schedule, but I had a plan and tried to stay as close to it as possible. I sailed and boated along the way, but living aboard was something done wit some deliberation.
First!
You need resources. Secure a job that'll pay rent or a mortgage. A solid boat can cost as much as a small house, and take as much to keep it running. To those that say that a
boat is a just a hole in the water to throw money, I would ask what the difference is between that and a "Money Pit" that some many land dwellers live in? Not to mention the foreclosure lists these days.
Screw'em.
In the mean time
Go learn how to sail. Take a course. Read books. Ask lots of quetions, and collect answers. I am a big believer that qualitative training is a hedge over quantitative experience. Experience just means "practiced" and despite old adage - practice does NOT make perfect. Practice just makes
permanent. If one is practicing the wrong way for years, then one is simply great at doing it the wrong way. Get quality training and you'll have more fun on the road to living aboard and sailing.
Good Luck and stay with it!!!
and remember the joke about the two bulls on the hill!!!
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