Anyone want a free boat? 🤪

I wonder how many thousands and thousands of dollars would be required to fix it... much be a lot!

https://ventura.craigslist.org/zip/d/oxnard-1976-tayana-pilothouse-trawler/7922565712.html

1976 Tayana Pilothouse trawler - free stuff - craigslist

Pilothouse trawler project, no blisters, bow thruster, twin Perkins 6.354 diesels that need new pistons and sleeves/overhaul, topside wood rot on roof and sides needs to be restored, will need to be...

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@ai6yr
my POV is this is a free dwelling (ADU) that needs work...
would a floating dwelling be worth the money it costs???
@DonChacale @ai6yr
I've heard living aboard can beat rent in the short term in land-scarce coastal towns but marina fees are not unlike HOA fees.
@n1vux @DonChacale @ai6yr I've got a live-aboard friend who worked out that their moorage and maintenance are on a par with rent, but for colder, damper, more crowded living space.
@dr_a @DonChacale @ai6yr
And around here (New England), normal boat insurance doesn't cover boats left in water during winter. IDK if live aboards get a rider for 'don't leave sheltered marina slip' for winter or assume liability for what a nor'easter can do. Those recreational boats that aren't sailed to a sunnier latitude, by owner or hired crew, are either tricked south or pulled out, propped up, and shrink wrapped.
@dr_a @DonChacale @ai6yr
Wind can topple a shrink-wrapped recreational boat on a stand in the marina yard, but at least it's insured. But that doesn't work for living.