Everyone is different. They have different tastes, different boats, different weather and different expectations. We decided to layout everything for you to see. The budget was one of the largest questions we had before we started to cruise. In every article I've ever seen, there are disclaimers and we have a few of our own to start with.

The first is that we stocked the boat and outfitted the boat the best we could before we started. Those expenses are not included because they will be different for everyone. We didn't add a water maker, solar panels or some other items that we will do before we head into the Caribbean and hopefully further. You will see those as we do them and I figure we didn't put on about $10,000 worth of equipment we would need to actually have a true cruising boat. However, I would rather do it once and do it right so we decided to do it as we go after learning from other cruisers as to what works. Also, our food costs will be low during this first month because we stocked up our Engle and set it on freeze for the trip down the Tenn-Tom. The reality is it was probably 2 weeks worth of fish before we get to the south.

The categories we chose to report our budget under are:
Dockage - Fees associated with marinas, mooring balls or other fees to dock the boat.
Fuel and Pump out - This is diesel, gas for our Honda Generator and dingy along with pump out fees.
Clothes and Laundry - You have to wash what you wear and now we pay for each load.
Groceries - This is what we buy at the grocery store.
Entertainment - These are the expenses to go out to dinner, happy hours or other expenses such as entry fees to museums or if we decide to - rent a car or other transportation.
Insurance/Taxes - Most sites I see don't include these. We decided we had to have medical insurance (HSA with Golden Rule), we upgraded my (Jim's) life insurance, and the taxes we are paying along the boat excluding income taxes.
Boat - These are all the expenses for the boat.
Misc - This will be our cell phone, Internet fees, and anything else that doesn't fit the categories above.

So, here is the first half month.

Dockage - 170.00
Fuel and Pump out - 276.82
Clothes and Laundry - 19.00
Groceries - 199.04
Entertainment - 183.38
Insurance/Taxes - 1565.87 Note: This includes the cost to change our cruising area and the property taxes for our boat. The taxes will end after this year since we are now residents of Florida. The boat insurance is actually low because we already had paid for a policy which covered inland waterways and this amount is in addition to the current amount.
Boat - 286.30
Misc - 78.80

July entry - We will definitely be over budget for this month. The hauling and painting of our bottom will take us over by quite a bit. We didn't plan on painting this year but you've probably already read about our problems with the Interlux paint. However, thanks to Interlux for stepping up and providing the paint to do it again. Still, it will cost us about 900 bucks extra to do it this year over what we planned on spending on hauling and storage alone. Of course we shouldn't have to paint next year as a result of the work.

August Actual's
Location and dockage fee - $112.00 - Dockage for 3 nights while we reprovisioned in Norfolk.
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - $323.36 - Fuel for the car we used in the midwest and fuel for boat.
Clothes & laundry - $14
Groceries - $681.77
Entertainment - $456.55
Misc. Phone, Internet - $452.41
Boat Parts - $1824.99 - all but 200 of this is for the boat bottom job. Overall, I didn't think it was too bad since we stored in on the hard for entire time we were gone, and this includes all labor to paint the bottom too.
Sub Total - $3865.08 - I actually thought we would be more over budget than we are so given the complete bottom job, this isn't too bad.
Insurance and taxes -$892.46 - This is up because we received our annual health insurance increase which raised our payments by $75 per month. In addition, I paid on two life insurance policies this month too.
Grand Total - $4757.54

Talk about a killer month. Of course a new transmission doesn't help!

Location and dockage fee - 252 - This included a months fee to stay at a marina for our transmission replacement. That was cheaper than the daily rate.
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 315.58 - Once done with the transmission, we were moving.
Clothes & laundry - 8 - I guess we didn't get too dirty or buy any clothes. Oh yea, the marina we were at had cheap laundry services.
Groceries - 652.04
Entertainment - 363.16
Misc. Phone, Internet - 215.2
Boat Parts - 6873.21 - Ok, this one is the big one. In addition to the transmission, we bought a spare starter and put it on to save the old one as a spare. We bought many fuel filters, we had to replace some hoses and of course I bought a ham radio over Ebay so I can receive weather forecasts. I can also transmit but it is a QRP which means 5 watt transmitter so conditions better be right if you want to hear us. After all of that, we hope things go better in the future but we think we are ready for the Bahamas.
Sub Total - 8679.19
Insurance and taxes - 2770.6 This included increasing our insurance for Boat US, a survey so we can change insurance and the expenses associated with the survey. Ultimately, we should save about 1,400 a year as a result of the new insurance and we have coverage in a larger cruising area.
Grand Total - 11,449.79   Ouch.

Another month of being over budget. This time it is again stuff getting ready to go to the Bahamas. We have to get out of here!

Location and dockage fee - 314.95 - We stayed on a mooring in Vero Beach (the only option) and also for a few days in Stuart.
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 296.36
Clothes & laundry - 12
Groceries - 1180.59
Entertainment - 663.11
Misc. Phone, Internet - 513.85  - Standard plus pet import permit fees. We have also applied for the Cites passport for our bird Jimmy Buffett.
Boat Parts - 1202.9  - More spares, a spare autohelm control unit, 150 dollars worth of impellers, pole spear for hunting and gathering fish, $100 worth of oil so we have enough for the 4 month trip to the Bahamas, alternator rebuild, $75 of primary filters, $160 for FCC licenses for our boat radio, new pull starter assembly for dinghy - you get the idea.
Sub Total - 4183.76
Insurance and taxes - 4194.46 -I paid for my new boat insurance but I haven't been able to cancel my Boat US insurance yet and get the refund. I have to wait until I have the binder in hand and with our mailing service and cruising, it hasn't caught up yet. Also, I had to pay for my life insurance policy. We should have a low month next month for this category because the, apx 500 buck refund will come in then and I shouldn't have any other insurance payments.
Grand Total - 8378.22

We will probably have a slightly over budget month next month as we stock up everything for our trip over. I still have to buy the new anchor I ordered - $500 plus need $200 worth of charts and one more guidebook. We are also shipping our bikes and other things we won't need in the Bahamas to my friends Steve and Linda. This will provide needed space and weight loss for the things we are going to take aboard. Here's hoping we don't sink the boat! Pictures as we stock up the boat.

 We are starting to provision the canned goods & paper products. In addition, we upgraded some more of the boat to get ready.

Location and dockage fee - 268.75 - This is the mooring fee at Marathon.
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 156.46
Clothes & laundry - 19.29
Groceries - 2007.71 - We stocked all the canned goods we can get on the boat plus wine for the Bahamas.
Entertainment - 727.69 - We play too much
Misc. Phone, Internet - 698.95 - We purchased a Soda Machine, tackle, plus other stuff we didn't thing we should go without.
Boat Parts - 1198.69 - Three major expenses. Rocna Anchor, 40 amp Battery Charger, & Relief Band which adds up to a little over $1,000.
Sub Total - 5077.54
Insurance and taxes - -573.52 - Refund from my old boat insurance covered all these expenses plus more.
Grand Total - 4504.02

April 2008 update - I decided to do an analysis of the categories just for fun. I was sick so I did a little formula work on our spreadsheet where we keep all of this data. Here is how it all worked out.

Location and dockage fee - 5.8% - We have really cut down staying at marinas so I hope this percentage stays about the same. Moorings, where you must take them, are going up.
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 5.1% - I'm hoping this won't go up as I've learned more about sailing.
Clothes & laundry - .4% - We really haven't had to replace clothes yet. Picking up a 4 tee shirts in Key West for 10 bucks and throwing away 4 tee shirts is what we've really done. It will be years before this goes up.
Groceries - 21.8%
Entertainment - 16% - Deb and I really like going out to lunch and listening to good music. If you were on a budget you could really cut here.
Misc. Phone, Internet - 13.6% - our communications cell phone, internet site, mail forwarding makes up about 4.5% so what did we spend the rest on? Things like fishing licenses, bird fees, rental cars and some other stuff. You really have to look back at the months.
Boat Parts - 37.2%  As you can see, this is the winner. We take very good care of our boat but if you owned a new boat, you would have less money expended in this category.

 We finished the provisioning which included turning our Engel into a freezer again and filling it with meats. We also took care of the bird and were off for the adventure. I did a quick analysis of how much we spent after we left the states and it was $1,200. Hopefully everything keeps working and we can make up from the last few months of fixing and adding to the boat.

Location and dockage fee - 43.9 - mooring at Marathon
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 527.85 - Mainly fuel to get ready and more fuel when we got to Nassau.
Clothes & laundry - 6
Groceries - 789.21 - In addition to the frozen food we were taking with us, more general food.
Entertainment - 811
Misc. Phone, Internet - 808.17 - This includes the wasted expenses of a Vet visit for our bird and rental car for the bird to go to Miami and then Key West. LONG story, see the website. It also includes some shipping expenses to send our bikes to our great friend in Omaha, renewal of our website name and finally, we also have the Bahamas check-in fee.
Boat Parts - 137.55
Sub Total - 3123.68
Insurance and taxes - 724.46
Grand Total - 3848.14

 First and foremost, you can easily tell that we haven't been out buying groceries this month! We have tons of stuff still on the boat and will have leftovers when we get back to the states at the end of March or first of April. The list was probably correct for being gone for 4 -4.5 months but really gives us a bunch of stores since we will only be gone 3 months. Second, the expenses for fuel show we had to motor/motorsail a bunch and of course the cost of laundry down here is 3 times what it is in the states. We also had to purchase new virus software in addition to our communication expenses in our Misc category and finally, we had to buy a fuel water separator for the dinghy because of fuel problems which cost double what it would in the states. Otherwise, a good month. It made up for our month of December in 2007.

Location and dockage fee - 0
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 268
Clothes & laundry - 48.5
Groceries - 88.78
Entertainment - 430
Misc. Phone, Internet - 232.99
Boat Parts - 85.35
Sub Total - 1153.62
Insurance and taxes - 724.46
Grand Total - 1878.08

 I really don't know if anyone reads this but here is what happened this month. We bought a new Mercury 8 hp engine for 1550 including a spare impeller in Nassau. On top of that, we paid about 500 bucks for the Jimmy Buffett/bird boarding in Key West plus the car to go get him. We also had to get our fishing licenses renewed so that was another $166 for a 5 year license. So the bottom line is about $2,200 of nonrecurring expenses.

Location and dockage fee - 230.55 - Mooring ball in Marathon and dinghy dock in Key West
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 245.15 - Diesel and gas to cross from Nassau and fuel up to go to Key West
Clothes & laundry - 33 - darn those dirty clothes
Groceries - 276.95 - Veggies - We still have lots left from stocking up for the Bahamas
Entertainment - 607.98 - Ok, I give up - we like having fun.
Misc. Phone, Internet - 991.22 - 500 bucks of this is Bird boarding plus car to get him. Don't make me tell that story again. $166 for 5 yr fishing license.
Boat Parts - 1517.06 - This is mainly the new engine for the dinghy but I took a credit for the 200 bucks I sold the old one for in this category. Cheating??????
Sub Total - 3901.91
Insurance and taxes - 859.46 - Health Insurance plus our unlimited towing insurance.
Grand Total - $4761.37

 We are having a blast in Key West and had two big expenses with regards to our web hosting and our broken chair and lens. In addition, I've got some more expenses with regards to a new storage place I'm building after finding some unused space. It is interesting that the boat is still our biggest category expense in cruising. I don't have a problem with that because I want EVERYTHING working and maintained.

Location and dockage fee - 72 - dinghy dock fee in Key West
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 228.52 - we are actually starting to feel the effects of higher fuel costs.
Clothes & laundry - 63.61
Groceries - 635.16 - We haven't had to restock much because we are going out too much and are still eating things we took for the Bahamas.
Entertainment - 839.81 - most of this is going out to lunch or happy hours. Some of it is fees for entrance to places.
Misc. Phone, Internet - 608.34 - The big thing here is a 300 dollar fee for the new web host for our web site. I paid for 5 years up front because of the savings.
Boat Parts -870.31 - Besides normal maintenance things, the big deal here was the 350 that we paid for the new chair and the lens that broke in the storm.
Sub Total - $3,317.75
Insurance and taxes - 650.41 - We typically have a bit higher amount because of our HSA payment that covers our health insurance and our savings account. However, since I charged this category for our estimated taxes and I actually got a refund, I gave us a credit to offset the payment. We received more as a refund but that doesn't count. 
Grand Total - 3968.16

 Overall, a good month even though we replaced the water heater and picked up an swr meter so I could test my radio system and others along the way.

Location and dockage fee - 160.13 - dinghy dock fees and moorings in Marathon and Ft. Myers Beach
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 422.47 - You can tell we are moving and we don't have much wind. also, prices for diesel are up another buck or so a gallon.
Clothes & laundry - 10.5 - our new washing machine is paying off
Groceries - 516.42
Entertainment - 833.24
Misc. Phone, Internet - 298.25 - We bought some more misc this month.
Boat Parts - 496.29 - The big deal this month was replacing the propane water heater.
Sub Total - 2737.3 - Under this month but we will probably be over next month with two times (5 nights) at a marina to see my father.
Insurance and taxes - 724.46
Grand Total - 3461.76

I thought this was going to be a worse month but given the lavish expenditures - guitar amp, strings and dockage, we did ok.

Location and dockage fee - 289.57 - This is higher for us however, it will get worse for the next few months as we stay at a dock for the second half of July and all of August and September.
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 527.02 - This is the biggest bill ever. Can you tell we are moving and fuel prices are up!
Clothes & laundry - 110 - We actually bought some shoes and a pair of shorts.
Groceries - 897.04
Entertainment - 584.57 - We are traveling more than playing. This is as high as it is because we were taking my father to lunch for 4 different days.
Misc. Phone, Internet - 624.67 - Lavish expenditure. I bought a new guitar amp and a number of sets of strings that are coated. Cool strings and cool amp too.
Boat Parts - 205.34 - This is a new inverter, which has failed twice by the way and needs to be taken back again, plus the wire, fuse holder, fuse and connectors to install the inverter.
Sub Total - 3238.21 - I really expected it to be higher.
Insurance and taxes - 724.46 - We received a notice, our health insurance is going up next month.
Grand Total -3962.67

 We were back for most of this month and it shows that we are starting to really refit the boat.

Location and dockage fee - 457.52 - You will note this is up because of the marina fees. However, that also includes the Yacht Club and since we are in a dry county, that's good. It also includes a transient vehicle if we need one.
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 34.49 - We aren't moving so pretty cheap.
Clothes & laundry - 48.28 - Besides washing, we picked up some UV shirts.
Groceries - 637.88
Entertainment - 438.78
Misc. Phone, Internet - 778.80 - This is up because we were buying everything from guitar strings to gas for the car driving everywhere to Deb going in for a haircut and nail job plus more
Boat Parts - 1,731.01 - This includes everything from a two year boat registration to fabric for our projects and of course stainless steel fittings and tubing. Ah - boat projects.
Sub Total - 4126.76
Insurance and taxes - 994.03 - Health and life insurance
Grand Total - 5120.79

 Yep, boat expenses are really racking up again.

Location and dockage fee - 463.51 - dockage and electric
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 17 - mainly pump out
Clothes & laundry - 2.5 - I really think Deb forgot to tell me about some washing expenses.
Groceries - 747.76
Entertainment - 596.1
Misc. Phone, Internet - 932.78 - Ranges from car gas to a small rolling pin. It sure is costly to hang out in a town!
Boat Parts - 1,735.89 - stainless fittings, bottom paint, and a down payment on the new upholstery in our salon.
Sub Total - 4495.54
Insurance and taxes - 861.76 - This reflects our increase in health savings program.
Grand Total - 5357.3

Hopefully, this is the last month of big expenditures. All projects are looking good.

Location and dockage fee - 496.62
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 64.21 - propane and pump outs
Clothes & laundry - 0 - I'm sure Deb isn't telling me about costs here.
Groceries - 936.15
Entertainment - 416.62
Misc. Phone, Internet - 909.55 - Deb hair, gas for car, new printer and a bunch of other stuff I guess we just had to have. We have to get back on the water!
Boat Parts - 1911.95 New lexan for the boat windows, silicone, hotel expenses while we were doing the bottom job, the bottom job, and of course the final payment on the upholstery.
Sub Total - 4735.1
Insurance and taxes - 27.32.76
Grand Total -7467.86

It is always interesting as we get moving again because the expenses change in the categories. You can see the dockage and fuel expenses are up plus the expenses for stocking the boat for the trip down in groceries. The good news is that the boat expenses have stayed down.

Location and dockage fee - 447.71 Green Turtle Bay and others along the Tenn-Tom
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 482.54 - Motoring down the Tenn-Tom has cost us extra fuel.
Clothes & laundry - 10
Groceries - 925.16 - We stocked up on our food and wine before heading south.
Entertainment - 434.99 - Most of this is in Green Turtle Bay at the Yacht Club.
Misc. Phone, Internet - 193.16
Boat Parts - 148.31
Sub Total - 2641.87
Insurance and taxes - 861.76
Grand Total - 3501.63

We are watching the market go down, down, and down. Deb and I keep thinking that we will be spending less but keep playing too much. The market has us both worried but we will be fine in the end. I've made moves that has limited our losses to half of what has happened out there even though the financial advisors said stay in, I didn't. We have decided to keep on moving south and are truly hoping that the wind will help us out. Unfortunately, so far the wind hasn't helped too much at this point. We keep going into it because the prevailing winds seem to be on our bow.

We are having another fairly good month. The savings are really a result of three things. FIrst, the boat is working and I don't have anything to upgrade. Second, we are moving slowly and having a number of good days on the boat or just taking walks. However, since it is so cold, we are spending more money on gas for the generator (heat) and also 1 pound propane bottles for the small propane heater. Third, we are really making a conscious effort to cut back. The economy stinks and if we spend 100 bucks right now it is really like spending between 150 and 200 bucks. We are hoping the economy comes back soon but overall, are still having fun! 

Location and dockage fee - 396.61
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 269.23
Clothes & laundry - 9.5
Groceries - 885.47
Entertainment - 586.06
Misc. Phone, Internet - 301.45
Boat Parts - 101.03 - It sure makes a difference when the boat doesn't need work!
Sub Total - 2549.35
Insurance and taxes - 861.76
Grand Total - 3411.11

Location and dockage fee - 391.12  - This included a pretty big dockage fee at St. Petersburg. Our last horrah at a dock for the winter.
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 222.86
Clothes & laundry - 14
Groceries - 645.59
Entertainment - 670.59
Misc. Phone, Internet - 698.28 - Ok, we splurged and paid for a 2 1/2 month gym membership for each of us. It was aour Christmas present. On top of that, we had to send our water heater back to be repaired so that is where we get out showers now.
Boat Parts - 241.78 - Things at the boatshow such as polyglow, prism cleaner and some other things for the boat.
Sub Total - 2883.72 - We are still under budget even with the splurges. It should be much better in January and Feburary however.
Insurance and taxes - 861.76
Grand Total - 3745.48

Last year, I analyzed the total expenses in each category and I have done that again this year. Below are our percentages for 2008 in each category and compared in parenthesis to the 2007 year.

Location and dockage fee - 8.9% (2007 - 5.8% ) - We stayed at a dock for the summer in Kentucky Lake which is why this one is up.
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 8.5% (2007 - 5.1% ) Fuel increases plus a round trip on the Tenn-Tom waterway.
Clothes & laundry - 0.9% (2007 - .4% )
Groceries - 20.5% (2007 - 21.8% )
Entertainment - 18.6% (2007 - 16% ) - I think this is up because of our stay in Kentucky and we were going up to the Yacht Club almost every night.
Misc. Phone, Internet - 19% (2007 - 13.6% )
Boat Parts - 23.6% (2007 - 37.2% ) It helps when you don't have to replace a transmission but upgrades and repairs still cost more than we ever expected.

Overall, we spent about 8,500 less in our daily expenditures this year however, you have to remember we provisioned for the Bahamas mostly in December of 2007 and our groceries were way up that month. So we didn't have as big of a food expense this year as we would have. You can just say we had prepaid expenses which carried over to this fiscal year. The cutbacks we hoped to see in fuel didn't materialize because we went to Kentucky and that is a motor trip of 26 days round trip just on the Tenn-Tom waterway. In addition, we did save money on the boat expenses and are hoping to have a lower expense this next year which may just turn out to be a "pipe dream." If you use a boat, things break. One of the best things we did was to change insurance companies in 2007. Even though we had to pay for a new survey last year, we retain the annual insurance savings as long as we have the boat.

So, what does that mean for next year? I'm hoping everything keeps working and we are able to keep the budget at about the place it is today. With what will be another increase in health and boat insurance along with the groceries we will have to buy over the next few months, it will mean we will have to save about two - three thousand dollars to make up for those increases. We don't want to give ourselves a raise until the economy improves so we will continue to cut back until the market gives back what it has taken from us.

Location and dockage fee - 80 - Dinghy Dock fee for Key West
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 138.5 - This is primarily gas for the generator and dinghy.
Clothes & laundry - 16.5
Groceries - 659.55
Entertainment - 798.49 - Yes, we still play too much.
Misc. Phone, Internet - 281.67
Boat Parts - 359.67 - The largest expense here was 255 bucks for a new bed. This was the foam and memory foam replacement for our main berth. Very comfortable and helpful to our backs.
Sub Total - 2333.73 - This was a good month and it occurred primarily because the boat isn't breaking and little fuel being used.
Insurance and taxes - 906.76
Grand Total - 3240.49

Location and dockage fee - $80 - Dinghy Dock
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 118.24 - mainly gas for the generator and dinghy in addition to propane
Clothes & laundry - 14.5
Groceries - 753.27
Entertainment - 642.42
Misc. Phone, Internet - 528.56 - In addition to the communication costs, this includes some things for Deb, new hair trimmer for me since our old one broke virus protection software and of course some bait and fishing things
Boat Parts - 501.48 - The asymmetrical was included here along with new nav light, dinghy lights, sander and stain for the floors and three joker valves.
Sub Total - 2638.47 - under budget but not as much as we really want.
Insurance and taxes - 996.76 - The majority is for our health insurance but also 135 bucks for unlimited towing service from Tow Boat U.S. I can't believe anyone would leave home without towing insurance. I hope I never use it.
Grand Total - 3,635.23

Jello is right. We are now heading back up the west coast for a job in Kentucky. Deb was ready for an extended break and you can read all about it on our website. Regardless, off we go north again only to be stuck by floods and having to rent a car.

Location and dockage fee - 475.77
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 246.79
Clothes & laundry - 9
Groceries - 685.59
Entertainment - 477.54
Misc. Phone, Internet - 535.39
Boat Parts - 501.56 - New TV just so we can get digital channels plus a new light fixture plus typical boat stuff
Sub Total - 2931.64
Insurance and taxes - 861.76
Grand Total - 3793.4

April 2009

We drove up to Green Turtle Bay and back to get our boat.

Location and dockage fee - 299.11 - Boat was stuck in Fairhope
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 212.93
Clothes & laundry - 0
Groceries - 734.29
Entertainment - 406.56
Misc. Phone, Internet - 1146.46 - We had a big car rental and bird sitting expense. I also joined the sail club in Kentucky.
Boat Parts - 0
Sub Total - 2799.35
Insurance and taxes - 861.76
Grand Total - 3661.11

Now working full time plus.

Location and dockage fee - 0
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 85.56
Clothes & laundry - 15
Groceries - 600.57
Entertainment - 543.05
Misc. Phone, Internet - 716.52 - I had to buy some clothes and shoes for the job. but that was about 150 of this.
Boat Parts - 439.4 - this was really car repair expense for the Beetle. We had to fix the A/C controler.
Sub Total - 2400.1
Insurance and taxes - 861.76
Grand Total - 3261.86

Spent alot of time working and visiting my Aunt when possible.

Location and dockage fee - 28
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 65.37
Clothes & laundry - 15
Groceries - 661.86
Entertainment - 426.62
Misc. Phone, Internet - 529.38
Boat Parts - 22.13
Sub Total - 1748.36
Insurance and taxes - 920
Grand Total - 2668.36

Spent alot of time working and visiting my Aunt when possible.

Location and dockage fee - 0
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 249.21
Clothes & laundry - 12.5
Groceries - 809.93
Entertainment - 467.01
Misc. Phone, Internet - 652.67
Boat Parts - 183.73
Sub Total - 2354
Insurance and taxes - 956
Grand Total - 3310

Spent alot of time working..

Location and dockage fee - 0
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 243.56
Clothes & laundry - 13.75
Groceries - 518.96
Entertainment - 448.99
Misc. Phone, Internet - 1386.62 - We had to get a new computer since ours was failing.
Boat Parts - 1495.23 Mainly the new wind instrument and tridata - expensive!
Sub Total - 4039.18
Insurance and taxes - 920
Grand Total - 4959.18

Location and dockage fee - 0
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 76.43
Clothes & laundry - 5
Groceries - 1022.7 - We started getting can goods for the trip.
Entertainment - 397.23
Misc. Phone, Internet - 734.67
Boat Parts - 791.93 - Bigger expense was Sailcare and that was about 360 rest was typical boat stuff getting ready to go.
Sub Total - 3027.96
Insurance and taxes - 920
Grand Total - 3947.96

We left on October 26 when scheduled. Final provisioning and big boat bills to replace the centerboard bolts (haulout) and a new bottom job.

Location and dockage fee - 104.38
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 442.64
Clothes & laundry - 0
Groceries - 1113.1 - finished provisioning.
Entertainment - 474.07
Misc. Phone, Internet - 671.05
Boat Parts - 2450.88 - Polycarbonate for new windows, haulout, paint, labor for a person to help me replace centerboard bolts, 2 lower unit synthetic oil change oil supply.
Sub Total - 5105.35
Insurance and taxes - 4614
Grand Total - 9719.35

Underway expenses - cheaper because we were provisioned.

Location and dockage fee - 440.08 - Too many marinas for me but Deb was happy.
Fuel-pump-outs,gas, diesel - 350.02
Clothes & laundry - 10.25
Groceries - 470.67
Entertainment - 251.24
Misc. Phone, Internet - 309.85
Boat Parts - 429.1
Sub Total - 2261.21
Insurance and taxes - 920
Grand Total - 3181.21

We stayed at our last marina this month for at least 4 months unless I get a boat moving job.

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April 2010