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Monday, March 05, 2018
Float Cabin Marina
When you live in a floating cabin, boats are a very important part of your life, but I think we may have taken it to the extreme. Our float cabin decks and docks have turned into a mini-marina. Each of our boats has a different purpose.
Our aluminum Hewscraft is for transportation on our 50 km long fjord-like Powell Lake. It's a sturdy craft to travel even in wind driven waves.
Our boat is docked where it's a little bit sunnier -- I loved your video, but that white stuff falling on the screen looked sooo cold. Seriously -- we both really enjoyed this whole post because ... water and boats of course ... but also because guests we recently hosted from the Spokane area have a vacation float house in Idaho which we haven't seen yet and this reminded us of them and their stories -- we hope to visit it this summer.
Our storms come in from the southeast and go out with northwest winds. Those are usually the worst. We do have some protection by cliffs and trees in our bay, but at times they can be pretty strong, especially in a floating cabin. - Margy
My first feeling is "you are rich, to afford all those"! For someone who is not very at home in waters that is a very challenging and exciting life. Our country is archipelagic with 7,10o+ islands and seas are everywhere, but i cannot for the life of me live in the waters. That is just me, maybe i am envious of your lifestyle.
I would say we are more middle class living on our retirement savings. We have purchased all of the boats used except for the Hewescraft which is our main boat to get to and from our home. We've acquired them over the last seventeen years so the expense wasn't all at once. Keeping our boats at the cabin doesn't cost any extra money. Living on the water isn't for everyone but we really like it. - Margy
Hey, you have your toys like everyone else, they all just live in the water :)
ReplyDeleteBoys with toys, and girls who enjoy them. - Margy
DeleteHappy Birthday, Margy, and many more!
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Thanks Kay. You are such a faithful reader. - Margy
DeleteOur boat is docked where it's a little bit sunnier -- I loved your video, but that white stuff falling on the screen looked sooo cold. Seriously -- we both really enjoyed this whole post because ... water and boats of course ... but also because guests we recently hosted from the Spokane area have a vacation float house in Idaho which we haven't seen yet and this reminded us of them and their stories -- we hope to visit it this summer.
ReplyDeleteI've never boated in Florida, but we did rent an airplane there to explore and then go out to the Bahamas. That was a great trip. - Margy
DeleteSince we just experienced a "nor'easter" last night, your video put me right at home (without the floating of course)...:)JP
ReplyDeleteOur storms come in from the southeast and go out with northwest winds. Those are usually the worst. We do have some protection by cliffs and trees in our bay, but at times they can be pretty strong, especially in a floating cabin. - Margy
DeleteInteresting tour.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Glad you enjoyed it. - Margy
DeleteThat's impressive. I love boats and think I would like a floating cabin like that.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know much about boats before we moved here. Now it's part of daily life. - Margy
DeleteMy first feeling is "you are rich, to afford all those"! For someone who is not very at home in waters that is a very challenging and exciting life. Our country is archipelagic with 7,10o+ islands and seas are everywhere, but i cannot for the life of me live in the waters. That is just me, maybe i am envious of your lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteI would say we are more middle class living on our retirement savings. We have purchased all of the boats used except for the Hewescraft which is our main boat to get to and from our home. We've acquired them over the last seventeen years so the expense wasn't all at once. Keeping our boats at the cabin doesn't cost any extra money. Living on the water isn't for everyone but we really like it. - Margy
DeleteWe enjoy it being so close to nature. - Margy
ReplyDeleteA lovely place to live! (We don't have a boat.)
ReplyDeleteWe didn't either until we bought our float cabin in 2001. We immediately needed a boat to get there and knew nothing about them. - Margy
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