[ScottC]

I might humbly suggest you rent or charter some 30-35' boats first to see if you can find yourself liking boating. You may find that you like the idea of living ON the water a lot, but not necessarily boating and all its complexities and costs. In that case, you would probably do better finding a larger, somewhat older and far less expensive boat to use, basically, as a houseboat. While the ST30 has a good amount of space for its length, I'm with Comodave on this, that you'd probably want something larger for year-around living.