We have a 40 ft sailboat that I spend weeks on. By myself. I could live on it....by myself. If another person was going to live on it with me I’d need a bigger boat. Dock fees are not bad. Where I am a lot of people live on their boats because it’s so much cheaper. I do a lot of the maintenance myself. I’m sitting on it now with my electric fireplace going. Today I pulled out the sink and faucet in the en-suite head. I put in a new faucet. Had to pull the sink out to get the faucet out. Lol. Yesterday I replaced the 2 main seals in the marine toilet. As soon as it’s warmer I’ll redo the wood outside. There’s not a lot and I only have to do it every couple of years. I have a guy here in the marina that pumps me out for $10. I have a diver that cleans the bottom every other month for $100. We used to sail her all the time but now hubby is disable so the boat is my floating condo. Occasionally one of the neighbors insists on taking her out with me. I have great live aboard neighbors. We help each other. We have dock bbq’s. There’s always someone close by. It’s definitely a different lifestyle with a diffeeent breed of people. I wouldn’t have it any other way. If anything ever happens to hubby I’ll sell my sailboat and buy an aft cabin motor yacht to live on. More room for me when the grandkids are on board. I wouldn’t know what to do without my boat. ⛵️ 🌊
Thanks for the picture you paint of life on your boat! It sounds more interesting than being cooped up in an apartment or condo. And I'm sure my pal will get insight from it.
I watched a documentary last night about Tommy Caldwell, the rock climber. He seems happiest staring into the face of death, hanging thousands of feet in the air, in freezing weather, at 4:30 in the morning, while most people in the world are dragging bed cover up around up their head, for a little more warmth.
Some of the most memorable times in my life, involved being uncomfortable, doing some outside activity, and sometimes even risking life and limb. I admire those who are masters of self, who can command their bodies to ignore little discomforts in pursuit of life. :)