{"id":15985,"date":"2025-05-13T12:40:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=15985"},"modified":"2025-05-13T12:48:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:48:23","slug":"where-can-i-live-on-a-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/where-can-i-live-on-a-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Can I Live On a Boat?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So the last post led to questions about living on a boat. I don\u2019t live on a boat. I have never lived on a boat and I don\u2019t want to live on a boat.<\/p>\n

When I lived in Ft. Lauderdale, I knew people that lived on boats. Not houseboats, one couple lived on a large sailboat, one couple lived on a retired fishing boat with two medium-sized dogs.<\/p>\n

The couple living on the sailboat rented private dock space behind someone\u2019s house. It was not cheap. I don\u2019t remember what they paid, but I remember I was astonished. The rent included power and a place to park their car. They could get to their temp jobs during the week and sail on the weekends.<\/p>\n

The other couple spent about half the year in the Caribbean. The rest of the time lived aboard at a boat storage facility, parked next to other boats under a roof while they earned enough money to support them for the rest of the year. Part of that time their boat was out of the water for repairs. \u00a0I have no idea what this cost. Their van was parked in the parking lot for the whole marina. They had folding bicycles to reach the car. The marina rent included power. There was also a laundry and sewage disposal.<\/p>\n

A lot of the houseboats on Facebook Marketplace already have fees paid for where they are docked or stored.<\/p>\n

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1971 Stardust Cruiser Houseboat Stored in Covered Slip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1971 Stardust Cruiser $21,500<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have a house boat for sale nice 50′ long 1 bedroom queen size bed bathroom and a full shower kitchen and living area front porch good 350 horse power engine nice boat I’m asking 22,500 including the year slips paid the payment for a year is 5,400 is a covered deck water included please let me know is located at sun life marinas Harwell GA. Text or call [hidden information].
\nNo need help to sale not in a hurry either.<\/p>\n

1971 Stardust Cruiser on Lake Hartwell, GA<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This houseboat is under a roof in a marina a lot like where my friends lived.<\/p>\n

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1971 Stardust Cruiser Houseboat Stored in Covered Slip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is kinda like where my friends lived. They knew their neighbors living on the other nearby boats.<\/p>\n

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1971 Stardust Cruiser Houseboat Stored in Covered Slip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yes, where they lived was really this close together. But the rest of the year they were on the Atlantic. Six months to refill the piggy bank and avoid hurricane season.<\/p>\n

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1971 Stardust Cruiser Houseboat Interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is what the interior of this houseboat looks like. It has three rooms. Houseboats have a LOT more room inside than a sailboat or a yacht or a retrofitted fishing boat.<\/p>\n

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1971 Stardust Cruiser Houseboat Kitchen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is an air conditioner. The kitchen even has an oven and fridge with freezer.<\/p>\n

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1971 Stardust Cruiser Houseboat Livingroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is an indoor living area and an outdoor living area.<\/p>\n

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1971 Stardust Cruiser Houseboat Bedroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The bedroom has a queen-sized bed. There is another air-conditioner for the bedroom.<\/p>\n

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1971 Stardust Cruiser Houseboat Bedroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If I lived here, I would want curtains. They don’t need privacy or to sleep in.<\/p>\n

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1971 Stardust Cruiser Houseboat Bathroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is a full bathroom, with a toilet.<\/p>\n

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1971 Stardust Cruiser Houseboat Bathtub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The bathroom even has a bath tub.<\/p>\n

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1971 Stardust Cruiser Houseboat Bathroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The bathroom is a separate room for privacy.<\/p>\n

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Stardust Cruisers Houseboat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The houseboat is at Sun Life Lake Hartwell Marina. They have a lot of amenities, “wet slips, dry stack storage, boat rentals, Boathouse Grill, and more.”<\/p>\n