You might want to read Beth Leonard's Voyager's Handbook. She has an excellent section on various cruising cost options. All are for sailboats, but many of the expenses are common to both sail and power.If you anchor out most of the time, your major expenses will probably be fuel, haul-outs, and bottom paint. Food, if you are careful, is about the same wherever you go, although wine and beer vary quite a lot.You did not mention insurance. Some places may require it.Fuel costs in the S Pacific could be quite high, perhaps double or more USA prices. What is the fuel consumption on your CAT? Figuring nautical miles per gallon and miles to be traveled will give you an idea of fuel costs. Will you be using a generator for air conditioning? Do you have a lot of complex systems that will require repairs?Costs of flying home can be high. Costs of moving the boat to a safe Typhoon location can be high as well.Denis UmstotTeka III On Aug 2, 2011, at 4:46 AM, Jordan Shishmanov <jordan.shishmanov@shaw.ca> wrote:> Hi power passage makers out there,> I'm thinking of cruising the south pacific commencing from PNW about sept 2012. I have a 47 foot boat powered by single CAT 333D diesel. I would love to hear some advices about low budget power boat cruising (if such exists :)> I'm thinking of allocating $12k-$14k/year for fuel and about the same for living expenses and maintenance. In that sum I have budgeted for 1 to 2 days/month in marinas, the rest of the time I plan anchoring.> I can carry about 1000 gal of fuel now and about 900 gal of water in my integral fibreglass tanks. I am planning to convert one of the water tanks - about 470 US gal to diesel with will give me about 1450 gal of fuel enough in my calculation to cross to the Marquises > Am I completely out to lunch with my budgeting? I must clarify - I can make any (I repeat ANY) repair by myself and will have abundance of spare parts as well as MIG and TIG welder and all kinds of tools. Of course I am also familiar with the Murphy's law….> > Soooo, opinions?> > Thanks for your words of wisdom,> Jordan