Kintala's Monthly Cruising Costs 2017

In 2017 our expenses went a little crazy because we had our eldest daughter and her family of five living with us on the boat for over three months. We were feeding seven people instead of 2 and helping them out with miscellaneous expenses as well. Other than that, here is a repeat of my caveat from 2016 as well as our 2017 totals:

Since we've been gone a while now, the cruising cost post was getting a little cumbersome. I'm making some changes to it so that it is both more accurate and also less cumbersome. As a result, you will only get the category totals, not details. I've included a general description of all the categories here:
  • Boat Maintenance: Parts - Major parts like pumps, lights, fan belts, etc.
  • Boat Maintenance: Misc Supplies - Things like oil, hardware, paper towels, paint brushes, tape, tie wraps, etc.
  • Boat Maintenance: Bottom Cleaning - This is only when we pay someone to do it, which we do here in Florida monthly. We usually pay for a few months in advance.
  • Boat Maintenance: Service - This is when we have someone else do work for us which is almost never. An example would be sending our compass to be rebuilt.
  • Boat Maintenance:Tools - Self explanatory
  • Dining Out - Includes even things like coffee at the gas station.
  • Entertainment - Includes any Kindle book purchase, magazine subscriptions, movies, etc.
  • Food - Includes only grocery store food that I prepare myself as well as supplies like laundry soap, tissues, health and beauty aids like shampoo, etc.
  • Gifts Given - Includes small gifts we send to our grandkids from time to time.
  • Land Travel - Any expense related to renting a car, gasoline, motels, air plane tickets, etc.
  • Misc supplies - Includes pretty much anything you would go to Wal-mart for. For us it includes things like bicyle innertubes, cleaning supplies, etc. although some of that is rolled into the food category just because I don't want to take the time to separate it out on the receipts.
  • Navigation - Includes subcriptions to Navionics and the DeLorme inReach.
  • Phones - Our cell phone bill for two phones and all the data we use.
  • Health Insurance - We carry a low premium, high deductible plan.
  • Clothing - Self explanatory
  • Laundry - One category we grossly underestimated when we planned.
  • Medical - Again, we have a low premium, high deductible plan. This includes dental.
  • Memberships - This includes things like our Royal Marsh Harbour Yacht Club dues as well as our Boat U.S. membership.
  • Bank Fees - This includes ATM charges as well as any other fees to do business out of the country.
  • Legal - This includes things like renewing our Coast Guard documentation or our Customs sticker.
  • Propane - We only get this about every other month or so.
  • Diesel and Gasoline - We used to separate these but it's just too much trouble since they're always on one receipt together.
  • Mooring - Fees for mooring balls
  • Dockage - Self explanatory
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Some categories in January are really high because we withdrew $3000 in cash for our three months in the Bahamas and pre-categorized it for the food, propane, gas, and cruising permit that it was for.


Cruising Expenses January 2017


Category

Boat Maint
Amount

-$19.15
Diesel & Gasoline -$251.24
Dining Out -$26.00
Entertainment -$64.92
Food -$4,075.79
Interest $0.22
Laundry -$40.00
Legal (Cruising Permit) -$350.00
Misc -$44.99
Misc Supplies -$69.08
Navigation -$31.96
Phones -$175.12
Propane -$52.00
Safety
Boat Insurance
-$497.42
-$205.58
Health Insurance -$474.11
OVERALL TOTAL -$6,377.14
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Cruising Expenses February 2017


Category Amount


Boat Maint -$113.40
Misc Supplies -$22.66
Parts -$90.74
Charity -$20.00
Other Cruising:Charity -$20.00
Diesel & Gasoline -$73.18
Dining Out -$88.93
Entertainment -$7.98
Food -$432.84
Interest $0.20
LandTravel -$185.22
Mooring -$75.00
Navigation -$0.99
Phones -$175.02
Safety -$37.01
Health Insurance -$474.11
Boat Insurance -$205.58
OVERALL TOTAL -$2,022.46

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No food because of cash taken out in January


Cruising Expenses March 2017


Category Amount


Entertainment -$149.38
Navigation -$0.99
Phones -$175.13
Safety -$48.66
Boat Insurance -$205.58
Health Insurance -$474.11
OVERALL TOTAL -$1,053.85

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Phones were low because we suspended service while we
were in the Bahamas. Food was low because of cash taken
out in January.


Cruising Expenses April 2017




Category

Boat Maint
Amount

-$259.98
Diesel & Gasoline -$152.57
Dining Out -$29.83
Entertainment -$34.96
Food -$421.23
Gifts Given -$186.90
Interest $0.07
Memberships -$64.20
Mooring -$179.63
Navigation -$79.97
Phones -$34.98
Boat Insurance -$205.58
Health Insurance -$474.11


OVERALL TOTAL -$2,124.17

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Cruising Expenses May 2017

Category Amount


Boat Maint -$50.73
Clothing -$59.74
Dining Out -$327.21
Entertainment -$23.21
Food -$1,663.07
Gifts Given -$54.32
Insurance -$169.00
LandTravel -$823.08
Medical -$17.92
Misc Supplies -$505.46
Navigation -$38.90
Phones -$191.76
Transportation -$377.77
Boat Insurance -$205.58
Health Insurance -$474.11


OVERALL TOTAL -$4,984.86
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Phone costs were high because we had to replace some
hardware


Cruising Expenses June 2017


Category Amount


Boat Maint -$40.41
Dining Out -$9.07
Entertainment -$12.98
Food -$2,397.46
Gifts Given -$140.40
Interest $0.04
LandTravel -$12.05
Legal -$59.50
Dentist -$18.00
Misc Supplies -$20.27
Navigation -$54.99
Phones -$469.34
Propane -$21.15
Safety -$37.82
Work Costs -$100.80
Boat Insurance -$205.58
Health Insurance -$474.11


OVERALL TOTAL -$4,073.89
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Phone costs were high because we had to replace some
hardware that was old.

Cruising Expenses July 2017


Category Amount


Dining Out -$22.79
Entertainment -$89.54
Food -$1,967.55
Gifts Given -$52.92
Interest $0.05
Misc Supplies -$169.55
Navigation -$29.99
Phones -$976.54
Propane -$33.92
Boat Insurance -$198.67
Health Insurance -$474.11


OVERALL TOTAL -$4,015.53
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Cruising Expenses August 2017


Category Amount


Boat Maint -$305.85
Bottom Cleaning -$181.13
Misc Supplies -$52.77
Parts -$71.95
Clothing -$6.30
Dining Out -$58.78
Entertainment -$12.98
Food -$2,844.09
Gifts Given -$78.09
Interest $0.07
Land Travel -$476.10
Laundry -$120.00
Phones -$294.24
Propane -$19.95
Boat Insurance -$198.67
Health Insurance -$474.11


OVERALL TOTAL -$5,194.94
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Cruising Expenses September 2017


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Cruising Expenses October 2017


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Cruising Expenses November 2017

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Cruising Expenses December 2017

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