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[–] [email protected] 91 points 2 days ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

What kinda insects we talking about here?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days 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.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Revan343 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Even further off.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You're in a thread asking about boat related stuff

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, asking questions about boats.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, about insects that live on and around boats.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 days 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So we only get water spiders and etc.?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day 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.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day 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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

What's a fifth wheel, in this context?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Travel trailer.