I live on a boat. What is your home like?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

[Sympleesmshn]

1. What kind of boat do you live on?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

3. 42 foot Bluewater

Laid out somewhat like a houseboat so it is very roomy and liveable, but seaworthy...has made several crossings to the Bahamas.

[Southsideirish]

2. Where is your boat? Seattle?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

4. Tavernier in Florida Keys.

We live on it year around.

[Hans Delbrook]

16. You are the luckiest person I've ever "met"

I love the water and would love to live on it year round. Of course it would make letting the dogs out kind of tricky. :7

I'd be almost embarrassed to post a pic of our place. It's a white bread colonial in the 'burbs. We're both love the city but this was the only place commutable to both our jobs at the time and we wanted some yard space for the two dogs, so here we are two child-free liberals stuck in Pleasantville.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

18. We live in a marina and lots of boaters have dogs ...

just a short walk down the dock to the doggy yard...all the comforts of home, LOL.
I can't post a pic because I don't have a clue how to do that on my lap top, but someday I'll have my seven year old granddaughter come over and teach me!

[Hans Delbrook]

20. Yes, but that would mean being fully dressed when they need to go

or throw up. Which seems to happen a lot between the hours of 3 and 6 AM. I wonder if I could just hold them out the window over the water? :P

[tinfoilinfor2005]

23. I've never seen anyone fully dressed in the Keys...

they kick you out for that!

[Hans Delbrook]

26. Ahh, maybe I am destined to live there!

Sounds like my kind of place.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. My basement leaks when it rains

Does that count?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

7. hmmm...

I bet you don't panic as much as I do when MY basement leaks!

Several years ago after my husband had cleaned out our marine a/c filter, he accidentally screwed the cap back on incorrectly which caused water to pump into the boat. I woke up at two a.m. to go to the bathroom and set my feet down in ankle deep water. Nothing gets a boater's attention quite as quickly as your boat taking on water.

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. Yeah I guess

my sump pump wouldn't work too well in your house.

[Left Is Write]

6. It's a basic late 90s suburban style home.

It had no character when we bought it, but we're giving it some.

[baldguy]

8. 1920 cape

This pic is from the realtor before I moved in. I've since put in new windows in the front, painted the trim a dark blue-gray (instead of the mud brown it is here), and put on new gutters.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

9. ahh, charming!

[Midlodemocrat]

56. I love this.

What a cute place. The porch looks very inviting.

[Bouncy Ball]

10. Eh.

It's a suburban home built in 1990 or 91 (can't remember right now). I love the floor plan and the elevation. One story, brick veneer. Two bay windows (one with a window seat), nice long walk up to covered front porch. It used to be a four bedroom, but as of today, it's a three bedroom (knocked out a wall). After the child goes off to college, if we're still in this house, that big bedroom will be our office/play area and this bedroom (currently the office) will be her bedroom when she comes home on school breaks. We're thinking ahead. ;-)

Like Left is Write, we're also working to give ours personality. I really like it, though. Wish I could pick it up and move it to Austin.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

24. You're a demolition person, too!

I knew I liked you!

Here’s my tale of wall demolition.

A few years ago, I left my job at a local newspaper working in production and decided to devote all my time to a home based business. I was used to running at high speed with hectic deadlines and all of a sudden I didn't have to anymore. I wasn't able to slow down; I had been doing this for so long it had become a part of my personality. I would attack my work like a shark on a feeding frenzy and be finished by noon. Leaving the rest of my day tied to a phone (scheduling appointments) that didn't ring enough to keep me satisfied.

One afternoon I was sitting there looking at my kitchen and thinking how much larger it would be if I took out an extra utility room (the area was 10'x8'). By six that evening when my husband came home I had removed the walls cleared the area and drew up plans to add counters and cabinets to the kitchen. The hubby was a bit shocked when he walked in. Poor man, I'm surprised he survived being married to me.

[Lex]

11. 1925 Dutch Colonial.

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Cottage garden in front and herb garden & patio in the back--my favorite part! That's where I light up the Weber grill. Mmmmm.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

13. Oh it looks so cozy...

I don't get to see many green yards here in the Keys...mostly pea rock.

[Lex]

14. Your boat sounds fantastic.

We have a place at the NC coast and have a 21' Carolina Skiff for toolin' around--not that it compares to your outfit!

[steve2470]

15. hi fellow floridian, i'm about 300 miles north of you

residing in a cozy apartment, for now

:silly:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

19. Cool...let's do lunch!

[steve2470]

48. You pay, I'll drive there hehe

[Samurai_Writer]

60. Where are you, Steve2470?

I'm also about 300 miles north of the Key West -- in Fort Pierce! As for my place, you can see pics of my cozy little 2br apartment on my yahoo profile.

http://profiles.yahoo.com/bellanoche_redhotbabe

Click View my photos, then My Apartment. Click on other photo folders at your own risk!

[steve2470]

63. I'm in Orlando. Nice photos ! nt

[AwakeAtLast]

17. Trailer Park heaven

but not as bad as some of the pictures I've seen posted on DU.

No cars are allowed on blocks, and no appliances are allowed outside. That makes me upper-trailer-park class. :evilgrin:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

22. Trailers in the Keys are going for about half a mill...

more if they are on the water!

[AwakeAtLast]

36. Um, yeah, that would not be me.

:(

[opiate69]

38. Same here...

We have a kinda crappy old mobile home, but it's in one of the nicest parks I've ever been in. (Well, a lot of the 55+ parks are really, really nice too.. )

[democracyindanger]

21. It must get freakin' cold

on the water during the winter. How do you heat?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

28. The Keys are in the tropics

so it rarely goes below 60 degrees, normally in the high 70's in the winter. But once in a while it will drop down in the 50's and then I turn the reverse heater on my A/C. I have it on right now because it is kind of windy out and it keeps the chill off. But it is going up into the 80's tomorrow and through next week.

[GalleryGod]

30. I once resided on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach-I Loved Largo!

B-) I miss the KeysB-)

[tinfoilinfor2005]

31. I miss the guy in your Avatar...

but anyway, hurry back! (but you may want to wait until after Easter because the highway is loaded with snowbirds and spring breakers this week...scary)

[Lone_Star_Dem]

25. I live in a limestone house

On 5 Acres in the country. It's nice, I only have the center acre developed and the rest is rustic and natural.

[tibbir]

27. After my son graduated

I sold my 3 bedroom house and bought a condominium of about 935 square feet with only one bathroom.

I thought the bathroom biz would be a problem but I've lived here with my son for 1 1/2 years without incident.

I spent almost as much on my condo as I made selling my house but that's because I was living in the 'burbs in a regular white bread neighborhood and my location is just outside the loop in Houston. It's so nice to be close to everything.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

29. We humans are very adaptable, I guess

We had a large house too and I was worried we would be in each other's way on the boat, but we are very comfy. We have two full bathrooms, one up and one down, but the cats have taken over one with the litter box.

[tibbir]

44. Actually I don't miss the extra square feet,

they weren't utilized very much anyway PLUS, I got rid of about 40% of my "things". It was very liberating.

[auntAgonist]

32. This is where I live

[tinfoilinfor2005]

34. Gorgeous...that's how I like to see snow

in pictures!

[RevolutionaryActs]

33. I live in a van, down by the river!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

35. You have your own goose!

i don't have a goose...:(

[GOPisEvil]

37. Small, 1980's-era cheap-o suburban-ish tract home.

It's what I could afford. :shrug:

[xmas74]

39. I live in a small,one story farmhouse.

2 bedrooms, weatherbeaten (I want to paint but the landlord won't contribute anything to it) with a ton of bright colored flowers in the front (peonies, marigolds, lillies, daffodils,forget-me-nots) and huge sunflowers in the back. It has a big front and backyard with a clothesline and a veggie garden in the back. There are apple and pear trees in the front and, surrounding 3 sides of the yard, is a cornfield (the reason why I will not watch the movie Signs late at night-I'm a chicken).
We are getting ready to move back in with my parents as a way to save money. Gasoline, electric and propane have been too expensive this last year.

[AngryAmish]

40. Prarie/Arts and craft

Not quite a bungalow. Mixed up but great.

[scarlet_owl]

41. Our house is one year old this month.

It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, laundry room, kitchen, and family room. It's a manufactured home in a "land lease community". Not a bad deal for $63,000.

[Snap]

42. house & boat

We live in a little cottage on Lake Minnebelle on the Minnesota Prairie in the winter. In the summer we live on and travel in a sail boat in Denmark, an old 1/2 tonner, Blue Dane '32. In the '80s I had an office in a houseboat on the Missippi in St. Paul MN. and lived on a 1962 Chris Constellation.

[Milspec]

43. A 1 bedroom Apt.

In Sherman Oaks, The traditional home of the L.A. valley girl. Its about a block from Ventura Blvd, a late 60's 1 bedroom with hardwood floors (good)and no extras like a dishwasher (bad). I like the building with only 12 units and its an absolute STEAL at $900.00 a month.

[GalleryGod]

47. It SURE is ! My brother has lived in LA for 35 years.

West Hollywood, Studio City, great, great, apartment buildings along the way..he's out by the Airport now, for the past 5 years in a place like yours (12 units).
Sherman Oaks! Made famous by "Fast Times at Ridgemont High":smoke:

[Scooter24]

45. On a snowy day in Plano, TX

[Capn Sunshine]

46. California late 70's Ranch

I happen to have a photo of the LR fireplace:

[elehhhhna]

49. Here's where I live (in my dreams)

http://www.bonairewebcams.com/TheWorks.php

[Redstone]

50. Where the Connecticut River meets Long Island Sound

But we're thinking about buying a cheap boat and putting it in a marina for a "summer cabin." The folks at the marinas around here seem to have a lot of "neighborhood" at the marinas...kind of like the folks who have a travel trailer or motorhome and stay at the same park each summer...seems like nice relaxing fun.



PS: It's not a duplex...the wing at far right is my office and studio.

Redstone

[Bonhomme Richard]

51. Captains Cove in Bridgeport has.............

reasonably priced slips ( last time I checked $65.00/Ft) as compared to the $85.00 in a lot of other marinas. The best part is that the slips are very close to the sound and in the summer they have bands on the weekend. Makes me think that you can get a Jimmy Buffet vibe going for a relaxing weeekend. A friend of mine kept his Chris Craft at the marina next door (more expensive) and loved the location. I though of putting my sailboat there but finances are tight and I can't justify it since I live on a lake in western CT.

[Redstone]

52. Thanks for the info

Bands on the weekend? Cool. Some of the marinas around here have areas of grass behind each slip, and people put grill and table and chairs there...convenient partying!

You live on a lake? Damn. Always wanted to do that; fish and ice-skate (tought not both at the same time) right off the front yard...not that I'm complaining about where we live.

Redstone

[Bonhomme Richard]

55. I'm on Candlewood but not............

waterfront. I live in a semi-private community with our own beach and slips though the slip still cost me $700.00 a season. I always joke that I like sailing but I must like beer better because whenever I go down to the boat with beer I just sit there, listen to tunes and fish. It could be worse though I may actually get rid of the boat this year. A guy from Alaska (yeah, Alaska) wants to buy it and keep it in MA. I'm still sitting on the fence about it.

[Redstone]

57. Sitting on a boat, drinking beer and fishing?

My kind of leisure. Someday, I'll have to actually do it instead of just dreaming about it.

Redstone

[LincolnMcGrath]

58. Wow

That is really beautiful.

[Redstone]

61. Thanks. It took a lot of work to get it to look that way,

it was a wreck when we bought it.

Redstone

[Bonhomme Richard]

53. We've discussed living on a boat when we retire........

though I'm a sailor so the quarters I could afford would probably be a bit tighter than yours. I think the ideal would be to have about a 32 footer and a condo somewhere along the inland waterway (NC) so that I would have a land base to keep all my crap (guitars and such) and the ability to cruise when I wanted. My cousin lives on a 42' Shannon near Miami and he loves it. LOL, I always figured I could get gigs playing guitar (Buffet type of stuff) along the way to cover expenses.
My brother thinks I am nuts. He says that if I want to get a feel for living on a sailboat then I should move all my crap into my kitchen, sleep in the cabinet under the sink, and get up every two hours and walk around the house in addition to peeing off the porch. Hah, he's probably right.

[Stop_the_War]

54. My home under the sea:

:P

[ghostsofgiants]

59. Small, fairly average basement apartment.

The wonders of being a university student.

[Historic NY]

62. Ranch style house....hey it is 50yrs old this yr....

My uncle bought it for his new bride. I've done some work on it over the years, new roof, siding, windows, insulation, kitchen, bathroom, deck and my downstairs 18th century tavern/office. I put up a new 2 1/2 car garage in the rear for my collector cars. I consider the house a work in progress as I have over the years done or had done some work to improve it. My uncle turned the house over to me 10 yrs ago. Sadly he passed in Dec. My humble abode. This picture is from the day it was ready to be moved into 50 yrs ago.