I've been looking at boats. Not seriously but I'm looking. I want a small yacht with shore power and all that shit. I don't want to spend too much. But I'd love to live on a boat for like a year.. in a marina most of the time. With shore power I can easily rock a like a 4x4 or 3x3 tent with LEDs and keep myself supplied.
Just seems cheaper than a house. Around or under 100k. And some of them are super decked out
rent it. most people do that before making a large purchase here. they rent the car or boat for awhile to make sure they want to make the purchase. or you can just rent one for the year..usually rental and leasing are perfect because you only pay a portion for the time you're using. then you turn it back..some will sell it out right. it's easy peasy.
when you purchase you take depreciation hit and if financed you're only paying down interest so lose/lose especially for only one year.
boat sales people are a step below used car sales..don't let them talk you into shit.
good luck!