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I contemplated that about 6 years ago. found a nice 38 foot Chris Connie for $15K (!!!). A liveaboard slip at the time was $320/mo. I think the beam was about 14.5' so It could have been done without feeling impossibly cramped.

People I know who do it deal with remotely garaging their cars, long trips to do laundry; long trips for comfortable showers/bathroom facilities...

Forget having pets, and be prepared to have a different 'neighborhood experience' than you would most other places. It seems like lots of drunks live on boats -- at least in our local marinas. My friends' cat fell off the houseboat and the neighbors sat drinking and watched it drown as if it were just an interesting TV show.

I'm not sure why it would be all that different in a colder climate, except maybe there wouldn't be so many loud parties on deck/dock.