Summary of costs and expenses to date (Budget including boat acquisition was £32,000)
| Replacement Anchor and 60m anchor Chain | £1,500 |
| Electrical Repairs and maintenance | £500 |
| Lifejackets (6 adult, 2 children) | £2,000 |
| Insurance | £263 |
| Rigging and mast repairs | £7,500 |
| Aft cabin mattress replacement (seriously water damaged) | £228 |
| Pre-launch preparations and boat lift costs | £600 |
| Hydrovane Repairs | £150 |
| Safety Harnesses | £500 |
| Temporary Mooring costs during mast repairs (ongoing at £1,000 per month) | £2,000 |
| Tender and outboard (yet to be purchased) | £1,750 |
| Boat Survey | £370 |
| Boat cost | £23,000 |
| Bedding, supplies, tools, repairs and other Amazon purchases (July 2021) | £2,600 |
| Amazon purchases (shower repairs, plumbing supplies and misc) (Aug 2021) | £750 |
| EVA Foam to repair/replace decking | £360 |
| Danbuoy, life preserver and other safety equipment | £500 |
It is worth noting that even if I had bought a more modern boat, perhaps an old charter yacht or similar, I would still have many of the above expenses and I would have paid £100k for the boat, not £23k. I don’t have £100k so that wasn’t an option anyway.