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I live on a boat… I save THOUSANDS of dollars but there's some brutal downsides to life on the water
MeganC:
Living in a canal boat is not "living at sea". Granted, some Brits will dare the English Channel in good weather in order to reach the European canal system but still, they do not live at sea in those things.
BobfromWB:
--- Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on Saturday, Jan 03, 2026 09:15 am ---Yeah... well or for your house, just one faulty wire can cause you to lose everything. Not sure how insurance works when you live on a boat full time.
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There are fire departments that could save the electrical fire from consuming a house - there are no bilge departments to save your sinking boat. Their oil stove is also a huge liability in the winter - those things are nowhere near as safe as home appliances.
Insurance will get back to them if they survive a sinking. You can run outside in a house fire, but there is no where to run to when you are miles off shore and your bilge pump fails or your oil stove explodes.
berdie:
I once dated a crazy musician that lived on a boat moored on Lake Austin. Fun as all get out until the realities of every day life set in. It is like living in a camper. Only worse. Once the romance left I did too. I was very glad to get home and take a shower in a full sized stall
(I really don't like bathing in the lake) and not worry about hauling water, emptying a waste container, fighting snakes on the deck, lay down in a queen sized bed.
Other than that, he was a good musician and I heard a lot of good music in Austin. And he was fun. I heard later that the boat sank. 8888crybaby
Wingnut:
--- Quote from: berdie on Saturday, Jan 03, 2026 03:22 pm ---
Other than that, he was a good musician and I heard a lot of good music in Austin. And he was fun. I heard later that the boat sank. 8888crybaby
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The boat sank. That was a metaphor for your relationship!
berdie:
--- Quote from: Wingnut on Saturday, Jan 03, 2026 03:34 pm ---The boat sank. That was a metaphor for your relationship!
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Yes it is! :rolling:
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