Ask HN: What are the three most expensive tools/services that you use?

Re:Ask HN: What are the three most expensive tools/services ... by sdfjkl on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:42AM (#26991463)

We live and cruise on a 12m sailboat.

Annually (last year): Boat maintenance/upgrades €2547, Food €2333, Marina fees (mostly in winter) €1335, Fuel €900, Cruising fees €664, Shorepower €350, Entertainment €240, theoldreader.com subscription €17.

Details vary a lot depending on where we are every year and what exactly breaks on the boat or gets upgraded. That year we anchored in Greece for the summer and spent winter in a Sicilian marina with a good discount.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: What are the three most expensive tools/services ... by jimmyed on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:48AM (#26991486)

Starlink is made for ye!

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: What are the three most expensive tools/services ... by JustFinishedBSG on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:54AM (#26991521)

Actually not at all, you have to be stationary for Starlink

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: What are the three most expensive tools/services ... by mariusmarais on Friday April 30, 2021 @06:03AM (#26991583)

For now.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1382842277719003136

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: What are the three most expensive tools/services ... by bbojan on Friday April 30, 2021 @06:01AM (#26991567)

Due to temporary limitations as the constellation is still incomplete. Otherwise, it will be perfect for boats.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: What are the three most expensive tools/services ... by bergie on Friday April 30, 2021 @09:58AM (#26993548)

They'll also have to fix power consumption. Now the antenna uses 3-4X the daily power consumption of _everything_ on my cruising boat.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: What are the three most expensive tools/services ... by toomuchtodo on Friday April 30, 2021 @10:28AM (#26993913)

I don’t think power consumption on Dishy is coming down considering it’s throwing bits to low earth orbits constantly with microwaves.

I have enough solar and batteries on my boat to continually power the ground station, but if I didn’t I’d operate it only when actively using the Internet.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: What are the three most expensive tools/services ... by gt565k on Friday April 30, 2021 @02:46PM (#26997605)

God I'd love to live on a boat and code remotely.

I watched the sv delos video and was like... how do I make this my life?

https://svdelos.com/

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: What are the three most expensive tools/services ... by toomuchtodo on Friday April 30, 2021 @02:49PM (#26997644)

Also how I started! I highly recommend Sailing Zatara and Gone with the Wynns as well.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: What are the three most expensive tools/services ... by snypher on Friday April 30, 2021 @10:40AM (#26994047)

There are a lot of people who live aboard a boat but don't travel too far, or only move a few times a year.

[ Parent | on HN ]