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Who owns the boats? (lemmy.world)
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[-] The_v@lemmy.world 91 points 1 month ago

I have a friend who grew up on the coast and her family always sailed for fun.

When she got divorced she bought a sailboat and traveled for a bit in it. She then parked it at a marina and lived in it for so many years close to her kids and grandkids. She paid $100K for boat and her marina fees were $300/month. The boat was paid off with the divorce settlement.

The cheapest 1 bedroom apartment to rent nearby was $3500/month for less square footage than her boat. The cheapest small house was around $1,000,000 or around $6000/ month at the time. The homes around the marina were all priced at several million dollars.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 month ago

We met someone like that and they were considered homeless by the city, lol. I think they were annoyed at that.

Seattle is full of people that live on boat as an affordable alternative. You can't be squeamish about insects or get seasick easily because of the storms. I couldn't do it myself, but I've known quite a few that have.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What kinda insects we talking about here?

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 month ago

Water spiders, gnats, etc. You know, bugs you see in a boathouse or in the bathrooms around water.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Why would you assume that I spend time on boathouses or aquatic bathrooms?

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago

Lol, I assume everyone has been camping near a lake or something. That's what I meant by bathrooms on water. If you have ever been by a pier, look underneath, that's a good tell as well.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

A Space Noodle is a relative of a Pool Noodle, is it not?

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Eh, water navy, space navy, close enough; I could see how some would get confused

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Even further off.

[-] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago

You're in a thread asking about boat related stuff

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Yeah, asking questions about boats.

[-] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago

You haven't asked a single question about boats, only about insects.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, about insects that live on and around boats.

[-] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago

Right, so why are you surprised that boat related context is the answer to your question

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

I'm not surprised, I'm asking why someone would assume I hang around boats a lot when I'm asking questions about what's around boats.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

We don't really have gnats here in Seattle. It's great.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

So we only get water spiders and etc.?

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

I've never seen those here, either. And they don't sound like much of a pest since they wouldn't be flying around biting you.

[-] Carnelian@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

me writing “the ocean :)” as my permanent address on government documents

[-] zephorah@lemm.ee 19 points 1 month ago

This is the right answer. It’s an RV on water but it doesn’t disintegrate (working as intended, that) like an RV or fifth wheel.

[-] AGD4@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

What's a fifth wheel, in this context?

[-] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

Large trailer camper that is pulled by a '5th wheel' hitch, like the ones found on semi trucks or heavy duty pickups.

[-] Idontevenknowanymore@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

Travel trailer.

[-] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 4 points 1 month ago

but it doesn't disintegrate

Lmao, my little sailboat would like to have a word with you. Maybe it could, too, if I hadn't plastered it over with enough lacquer to make a latex sub's dreams come shooting out of their happy hole. The 'fiberglass-on-top-of-plywood' construction is an absolute bitch if any moisture makes its way to the plywood.

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