Greetings,
Mr. L.
I'm not a liveaboard, but my boat is a weekend condo. I'm nowhere near the "high end" boats in my marina, neither in my slip location nor in the cost of my boat, but there's no reason that I can't keep my dock space as neat or neater than the big boys.
It's a matter of pride for me.
And I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t feel that way.
For the same reason trailer trash don't pick up their trash
I guess so. But I never understood why they do that especially when they have city garbage pickup. Why not just put the crap in the garbage???
Tempting to take an axe and cut it loose some night, probably has no propulsion as well.
Not the best quality photo,but look at the trash bags this slob leaves in the cockpit,I counted 7,totally gross
One of the nice things about having a boat, whether a live aboard or a weekender is that if you don't like something you can always move. We were at the same marina for over 15 years when it was sold. The original owners had the staff walk the docks every day checking on things. There were rules about what you could and could not have on the docks, etc. The new owner stopped walking the docks and had no standards at all for the marina. Things went down hill quickly. about half of the people left for a nicer place and the new people that came in made the place worse. Finally 3 years ago I had enough and we left for good. Looking back, I should have made the move 5 years earlier. If the marina owners put up with this, its time to go.
Same thing just happened in the marina we're currently in. It sold in October/November of last year. Still haven't spoken to new owner, he's never around, and I mean NEVER. Never introduced himself, no meet and greet, he was invited to Holiday Potluck, no show . . . He let off people who used to man the office. Now just one person left. The office is only open half as much now. Office manager is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Owner won't let her enforce rules or take charge, but he's never around, so there really ISN'T anyone in charge. One "problematic" character on the dock is causing problems, calling police, reporting non-issues by others on the dock . . . owner refuses to do anything about it, claims the guy (another liveaboard) "has no place else to go", and "he promises to be good now".
We're leaving no later than the end of August, but earlier if we can find liveaboard slip somewhere else . . . . A second liveaboard told us, if we find a place to go, he's going too. . . .
Given all the variables involved,,It would be interesting to see what the definition of " normal liveaboard" looks like.>>>Dan
Given all the variables involved,,It would be interesting to see what the definition of " normal liveaboard" looks like.>>>Dan
I'm guessing "normal liveaboard" means one that looks like no one lives aboard.Given all the variables involved,,It would be interesting to see what the definition of " normal liveaboard" looks like.>>>Dan
You might want to expand on this because after rereading a dozen times I am unsure of what exactly you are saying.....
If I take it at face value as a former liveaboard during 3 different periods in my life... it seems insulting.
No insults intended.
I am not one to let how someone keeps their boat to bother me. I would offer to help take the trash for them. I have done it for others. I keep my boat and slip clean, safe and operational. Some people would probably not like seeing my kayak and dingy aboard and fishing poles at the rail and a cooler on the aft deck. But as Ted noted we do the best with what we have.
I think for many, there is a distinct difference between a cluttered, small cruising boat and one that is a pig stye because the owner is unable or chooses not to keep their boat clean and sanitary. Those that can't or won't see the difference (not pointing the finger at anyone) doesn't really fit in my world. Not everyone has the luxury of keeping a boat in showroom appearance.