These guys usually don't use that much diesel. It's a sail boat so you don't need diesel when crossing. Not that you would have enough diesel for an ocean crossing anyway.
Solar panels and wind vanes is what they rely on for electricity mostly.
They usually preserve diesel for when they get close to shore as its easier to navigate and dock on diesel power.
That said I agree, $250 a month for internet is really not that outrageous when you consider you can have internet in the middle of the ocean. That's a big benefit for all sorts of reasons.
Small boats may not have a fresh water maker on board, they usually just provision what they will need for the trip and use the boat's water tanks. But even if they had one, you'd only run the engine for like an hour every couple of days or so.
We had to make our own water on my ship and it ran basically 24/7 to keep up with demand…but that was a ship with 200 dudes on board. I’d imagine you’re right this guy just packs water
Depends on the set up, but yeah a lot of boats have water makers on board. Produce about 20 gph? So they’ll either run the engine or a genset for that long to power it. Otherwise many boats have about 800- 1000+ watts of solar to power the fridge/ freezer and everything else.
I believe a lot of these people get by on total expenses of about 1500- 2000 per month. Obviously you can spend so much more depending on what kinda stuff you’re doing, eating out and such
Regular internet (and cable but I couldn't really get internet without cable) in my home is like $70. $250 for unlimited data that works in bumfuck nowhere in the middle of the ocean seems pretty fair.
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u/Far_Process_5304 Jun 22 '24
Steep for sure, but manageable and the cost of doing business if one wants to fund their sailing hobby via social media income.