Okay first off for the squeamish I may reference my gun collection and reloading equipment. Hey, it's a small boat and my hobbies take up a decent bit of it....

I will apologize for the lack of pictures :-( I don't own a digital camera, but I will provide some links to pictures of similar boats to mine.

I get asked a lot not only about living on a sailboat, but how on earth can I do it one so small, and can't I afford something bigger?

Yes I could buy a bigger boat, but I am content with this one, plus I have a great price on a slip I couldn't get with a bigger boat.

The Aquarius 23 is a small trailerable sailing yacht. Lateral resistance is provided through a retractable centerboard. Most of the ballast is encased inside the hull in the form of lead and iron punching. The boat is self righting even with the centerboard up, an uncommon feature in boats of this type.

The cockpit is about seven feet long and can seat four people. A cutout in the transom sports a 5hp British Seagull outboard. The removable rudder/tiller assembly sits in a well inside the cockpit. On the starboard side of the cockpit is a small vented stowage locker for fuel, oil, life jackets, etc...

Stepping inside the main saloon (proper term BTW) on the starboard (right hand side) is a settee going the length of the cabin, approx 8.5' long. A drop leaf table is mounted on the centerboard trunk. With the leaf down, there is a clear passage to the v-berth and head. On the port (left hand) side of the boat is a smaller settee, and the galley, consisting of a stove, sink and icebox with a small cabinet below. Above the galley area is a plastic faced cabinet with retractable doors for storing food. Both settees have a "quarter berth" going the full length of the boat back underneath the cockpit seating area. This enables a person of any height to sleep on the port side, and two people to use the starboard settee.