Ever thought about living on a Barge ??? (39)
second1: The thing about owning Land is that you never really own it, But a Barge you can OWN... They can be as small as your car or as BIG as an aircraft Carrier...I know of one chap who salvaged a Barge in Santa Barbara and has been living on it outside of Santa Barbara Harbor for the past 30 years, RENT FREE!!!River Barges tend to be 20' X 40' and one or 2 decks...My friends Barge is a OLD LIBERTY SHIP, it is 60' X 360' and he has 3 decks...I have a Retired USN Dive Barge, that is also 60' X 360 2 Decks above and one below with a 12' moon pool and 2 Decompression Chambers, it is leased to an international Dive School...Most people like to stay in one place, but a Barge can be towed to new locations...Barge Life, never a dull moment...
Can you afford the cost of a barge?
What happens in tornado/hurricane season?
Alot of thought has to go into living on a barge or yacht?
They are very expensive and not always practical ways to live...
If you friend is living rent free I would love to know how he does not pay port services, docking fees etc...
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I have given thought that it might be nice living on a houseboat.
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Nope, never thought about living on the water. I have too deep of a phobia about deep water, so I couldn't do it. Can't even think about taking a cruise. 
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what if it sank in the middle of the night and u woke up dead
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YES.......one of the hidden whims that has so far gone unfulfilled.....
.....not in the open sea however.....rather the sort of thing like you find in Amsterdam for example.....
....having said that it is still my dream to go on an extended barging holiday along the main river ways of Europe.....
...and by the way....hello again Dru.....
.....not in the open sea however.....rather the sort of thing like you find in Amsterdam for example.....
....having said that it is still my dream to go on an extended barging holiday along the main river ways of Europe.....
...and by the way....hello again Dru.....
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chriss: what if it sank in the middle of the night and u woke up dead
Oh a scouser...you do not wake up when you are dead
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I would love to live on a house boat!!
Seen some really nice ones in Copenhagen, Denmark...
Seen some really nice ones in Copenhagen, Denmark...
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how do u know 
Tamarin: Oh a scouser...you do not wake up when you are dead
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chriss: how do u know
Cause you are dead
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listen a scouser can talk his way out of anythings,so if i wanna wake up dead i will do
chriss: how do u know
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Olsojente: I would love to live on a house boat!!
Seen some really nice ones in Copenhagen, Denmark...
Seen some really nice ones in Copenhagen, Denmark...
I remember reading about a family that lived on a houseboat, when I was younger. My imagination went crazy thinking how adventurous it would be to live on the water!
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"Yes I have but,I prefer keeping
both feet on the ground.".
both feet on the ground.".
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my mum had one,about 50 feet long i think it was but very narrow,when u go inside your half way under the water,
i spent the afternoon looking for leaks
nottingham marina she finally settled down in b4 selling
i spent the afternoon looking for leaks
nottingham marina she finally settled down in b4 selling
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Tamarin: Can you afford the cost of a barge?
What happens in tornado/hurricane season?
Alot of thought has to go into living on a barge or yacht?
They are very expensive and not always practical ways to live...
If you friend is living rent free I would love to know how he does not pay port services, docking fees etc...
What happens in tornado/hurricane season?
Alot of thought has to go into living on a barge or yacht?
They are very expensive and not always practical ways to live...
If you friend is living rent free I would love to know how he does not pay port services, docking fees etc...
Santa Barbara is a very small harbor, maybe 2,000 vessels, a slip can cost $250.00 per month or more...
But if you Pay to Set perminant Mooring outside of the harbore, you still have to pay $100.00 per year + Insurance...
This Barge is BIG 60 X 360 and it's value is around $360,000.00 so the owner did pay around $50,000.00
for his moorings, but they are nor coming loose...
He has NO Dock, but you can land a chopper on his roof, and he can hoist a Boston Whaler on and off his deck...
As to sinking, The below decks are bulkheads w/ water tight hatches, every few years there is a marine inspection, if new plating is needed, there are plenty of underwater welders in Santa Barbara, it being a off shore OIL Town and having Dive Tech at SBCC...
Dive Tech is where you learn to Weld Under water...
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chriss: what if it sank in the middle of the night and u woke up dead
Barge Life is to be found in and around BIG International Ports, like Singapore,London,New York,Miami,New Orliens,Galivisten,Las Angelas,San Francisco...
Barges are normallu moored in 10 to 20 feet of water, so dependomg on your draft and the tide, in the event that you did sink, you deck may never see water or mud...
Also the leak that might sink your Barge is a seep, and it will seep for a very long time before it would sink you, this is why you have marine inspections, to FIND The Leeks...
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I don't know Oslow, those danish Barges might be pretty pricy, But I'm sure your worth it... 
I had not really thought about a barge, however the idea of living on the water is interesting.
I do quite like the house featured in 'Sleepless in Seattle'.
I do quite like the house featured in 'Sleepless in Seattle'.
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Living on the water sounds great. I wouldn´t do it myself, though,as I`m terrified of water.
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second1: Santa Barbara is a very small harbor, maybe 2,000 vessels, a slip can cost $250.00 per month or more...
But if you Pay to Set perminant Mooring outside of the harbore, you still have to pay $100.00 per year + Insurance...
This Barge is BIG 60 X 360 and it's value is around $360,000.00 so the owner did pay around $50,000.00
for his moorings, but they are nor coming loose...
He has NO Dock, but you can land a chopper on his roof, and he can hoist a Boston Whaler on and off his deck...
As to sinking, The below decks are bulkheads w/ water tight hatches, every few years there is a marine inspection, if new plating is needed, there are plenty of underwater welders in Santa Barbara, it being a off shore OIL Town and having Dive Tech at SBCC...
Dive Tech is where you learn to Weld Under water...
But if you Pay to Set perminant Mooring outside of the harbore, you still have to pay $100.00 per year + Insurance...
This Barge is BIG 60 X 360 and it's value is around $360,000.00 so the owner did pay around $50,000.00
for his moorings, but they are nor coming loose...
He has NO Dock, but you can land a chopper on his roof, and he can hoist a Boston Whaler on and off his deck...
As to sinking, The below decks are bulkheads w/ water tight hatches, every few years there is a marine inspection, if new plating is needed, there are plenty of underwater welders in Santa Barbara, it being a off shore OIL Town and having Dive Tech at SBCC...
Dive Tech is where you learn to Weld Under water...
For the priviledge to put our floating home on the water we had to pay $640 a month
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They can be as small as your car or as BIG as an aircraft Carrier...
I know of one chap who salvaged a Barge in Santa Barbara and has been living on it outside of Santa Barbara Harbor for the past 30 years, RENT FREE!!!
River Barges tend to be 20' X 40' and one or 2 decks...
My friends Barge is a OLD LIBERTY SHIP, it is 60' X 360' and he has 3 decks...
I have a Retired USN Dive Barge, that is also 60' X 360 2 Decks above and one below with a 12' moon pool and 2 Decompression Chambers, it is leased to an international Dive School...
Most people like to stay in one place, but a Barge can be towed to new locations...
Barge Life, never a dull moment...