When I was doing my research about houseboat living, I found information hard to come by. Much of what you find is the recreational houseboat living in Kentucky and Mount Shasta Lake. But I was looking for hints, tips, help in general to learn the ins and outs of houseboat living. I found little, so I decided to document some of my adventures in learning. Like learning how to use and maintain a pump toilet system with holding tank. Hooking up to water. Basic repairs. Finding the fuse box. Changing the propane tank.
It all seems like easy stuff until it's chilly and raining and dark and you want a cup of coffee. Finding moorage. I purchased my boat from someone who shared her boat with a Great Dane. We thought that I would be able to just move on, but found that the marina insisted it did not allow pets of any kind. Now, I find that many people just ignore rules that they don't like, but I simply can't do it. So, my first project was to find new moorage. Liveaboard moorage in Seattle is VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND. Did I mention that it's very difficult to find? It took me about six weeks of dedicated searching and I am very happy to say that I found a legal liveaboard space. Legal. That means that I'm registered as living aboard my boat, not just doing it. Then I had to find someone to move the boat, because I wasn't in any position to do it. The space that it was in was so tight that the tenders on both sides were squished and, as soon as the boat had moved, my neighbor was able to tend the side of his boat. As we were preparing for the move, neighbors were walking past with their dogs asking why I was moving away and seem to be surprised when I told them there was a no pet policy that the marina manager had stressed repeatedly to me. I moved across the lake, am under cover, and have plenty of room all around my little boat so I can pull up the shades and admire the view. It's not ideal--that's the end of the dock with the open lake stretched out in front of you--but I'm happy!
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