Have done it for almost 20 years with a bit of cruising in between.
Will depend a bit on your occupation but things to think about are walking to a shower block every day. Walking to the car when its pissing down and blowing a gale. Needing to go out and empty a holding tank at sea. Lack of space, you need to get rid of a lot of "stuff" to move onto a boat.
Maintenance and wear n tear on the boat will be ongoing with extra use of pumps, toilets, refrigeration etc.
Otherwise its still a great lifestyle, usually the best views in town, good social life if your in the right marina and it keeps you more fit.
It helps if you're somewhere that you can easily go for a sail at weekends too, like Moreton bay maybe. Mooloolaba you have the bar to deal with every time you go out.
sometimes it can take quite a while to go from house mode to sailing mode and incentive levels can drop if it takes 4 hours to get ready to go for a sail.

fishmonkey said..
i wonder if anyone is doing that here in Sydney?

if so, where is it possible to do it legally?

If they are they're probably keeping it very quiet.
past expeiriance says the authorities turn a blind eye if you live aboard in a marina. Often nearby residents will complain to council etc if its obvious that you're there.

In NSW it is not legal to live aboard it can be done if you live under the radar.i did it for a few years under the guise of "cruising but needed to work to replenish funds to continue" that was the correct answer to appease those that asked. It's so easy every where else.

No , they seem to have there hands full cleaning up the mooring minder debarcle. And about time.

what is the logic behind not allowing people to live aboard in NSW? They allow caravan living but not boat living?

We work and live aboard, mind you, we are planning to cut back on the hours. Very manageable, a few nuissances and inconveniences that you can get use to quickly. But we are in Queensland where it is allowed to live aboard.

What's the difference between a houseboat having different people living aboard every day of the year because it's hired, to
one family living aboard every day for a year ??.

Seebreasy73 said..
what is the logic behind not allowing people to live aboard in NSW? They allow caravan living but not boat living?

We work and live aboard, mind you, we are planning to cut back on the hours. Very manageable, a few nuissances and inconveniences that you can get use to quickly. But we are in Queensland where it is allowed to live aboard.

Logic? Government ? The answer is right there! Actually I guess at least they would try and milk the caravan park owner with lots of tax but cant do it to a boat on a pick.

Thanks for the replies.
I had no idea it was illegal in other states, is it just NSW or other states don't allow it also?

Cockpit said..
Thanks for the replies.
I had no idea it was illegal in other states, is it just NSW or other states don't allow it also?

don't know about ACT but Queensland allows it. Yu guys should start calling your MPs about this.

actiomax said..
So what happens when a cyclone comes in .
Is everyone forced into a shelter.

taking your chances like everywhere else in the world