Renting out a boat to live on

[Baggywrinkle]

Now, if you were talking about this...

Sold! or rather Let! For 500 a month when can I move in

 

[Baggywrinkle]

Chinita makes a good point about icy pontoons; at my local marina I know 3 people have died that way, and that was quite a while ago, quite possibly more now.

This could be awkward, and it's a safe bet the lack of any more rent would be the least of your worries.

I'm not sure .... just like the mains electricity circuit breakers, aren't they the marinas responsibility? Like the roads outside a rented house are the councils responsibility when covered in ice?

One thing is for sure, the post-accident legal wranglings would be interesting.

 

[BlueSkyNick]

When a room in a shared house is going to come in under £400 a month (less if not London) and you're suggesting a 25 footer for circa £500....

I very much doubt you'd have any takers. I love boats, but it would have to be an awful lot cheaper than a houseshare before I even considered it. And if you did want to live on a boat, a 25 footer that could barely move is going to set you back a couple of grand - so why would you rent off someone else?

Would have to be at least 35 feet and cheaper (a lot cheaper) than a houseshare to make sense I think.

totally agree.

 

[BAtoo]

Sounds a bit daft to me...

The money doesnt stack-up;
the lack of space doesnt stack up;
getting a non-sailor used to getting off the boat for a ? decent shower, no baths, shared facilities, always off the boat for a **** etc....
the winter wont stack up - cold and very damp........

IIRR didnt you have a few heating issues this last winter ??????

 

[vertford]

23ft of living space...

My little Westerly Pagent had been converted for a liveaboard on the East Coast. It was fully wired up with shore power. I have 6 double sockets below!
Nice cooker. Nil heating. Owner had wired up an electric water heater on the head door: barely enough room in the head when closed.

I think after about 1 year and being moved on around different marinas/moorings before they called it a day.

I think you have have a bit of a hard sell as a mainstream, floating "room" option.

 

[Csail]

While out in florida they had static caravans on floats, i know you can get caravans mega cheap so just a case of getting floats made.

 

[Scotty_Tradewind]

It's an excellent idea in theory .... until all the drawbacks and problems are exposed.
My daughter tried living in a converted truck whilst doing a degree at Sussex Uni'. She made it with a 2/1,She took a year out between each academic year, I believe to partly recover from being so resticted in her accomodation. At least she could drive off and have a change of scenery for some of the time but the toilet/shower facilities were always a problem. As were some of the people who are like minded in their accommodation, e.g.dossers, drop-outs and druggies.
It could work but at what cost to you?
My wife and I rent out a flat. That in itself can produce problems but due to us doing everything 'by the book' we have relatively few hassles.
I'm not sure what legal rights etc..you'll have with them renting out a boat. Perhaps you could do more research in the liveabord forum?

 

[ianat182]

Whilst the basic theory sounds OK I believe that you would have to have your Marina apply for Planning Permission for a liveaboard boat that cannot, or will not, be moved during its occupation; this also brings to mind recent threads where Council Tax was being demanded separately for such boats, when they alread assumed the marina fees had included such.
Sounds more like a minefield of legislation and legal complexity for it to have much chance of making a decent profit, and likely to result in the opposite result.

ianat182