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I feel like I can add a lot more here as I have done this and am great friends with many who are doing it now, although on sailboats.
Newport harbor hotel and marina in Newport has an incredible situation for living aboard from October to May. You get full use of the hotel pool, bathrooms, sauna and coin op laundry and most importantly parking. I'd do it in a heart beat if I didn't work out of town. If I was retired I'd live at anchor in the salt pond on block island and do excursions to cuttyhunk and other islands, possibly Maine for summer and winter in Newport or run the gauntlet to the Bahamas. I will say if your wife is worried about space for clothing I can see issues arising down the road due to confinement issues and lack of space. As a kid doing this I sometimes felt like I was imprisoned when stuck on a boat at anchor and couldn't get off.
The biggest threat facing a live aboard person is the lack of anchorages and time limits for being at anchor- Newport is 14 days and then you have to leave town for 4 days with the boat before you can return if you are anchoring or rent a mooring for big $$$
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