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A New Maine Law
A new Maine law banning nonwater-dependent floating structures on inland waterways is forcing owners Dan and Michelle Oram to remove their custom-built floating camp from the Androscoggin River.A new Maine law banning nonwater-dependent floating structures on inland waterways is forcing a family to remove their floating camp from the Androscoggin River. TOPSHAM, Maine — Terry…
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Same Question, Different Currency
What Superyacht Liveaboards and Marina Liveaboards Are Actually Buying A recent Robb Report feature carried a headline that will read, to most people, as a curiosity about the ultra-wealthy: owners are turning their superyachts into full-time homes. Gabe Newell has been living aboard the 364-foot Leviathan since 2021. A Majesty 112 owner runs a business…
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The Decision Tax
Why van life burns people out in eighteen months — and what a marina slip solves that a Sprinter never can Commentary | The Floating Residence A recently circulated analysis of the van-life resale market — two years of resale listings, community forums, and exit interviews compiled by an independent researcher — opens with a…
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The Last Anchorage
What the Slow Death of Richardson Bay’s Anchor-Out Community Reveals About America’s Refusal to Recognize Water as Housing An editorial analysis from The Floating Residence Five miles north of San Francisco, in a shallow arm of the bay framed by some of the most expensive residential hillsides in the United States, a housing category is…
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Narrowboat Living
It is estimated that there are up to 30,000 people living on a boat full-time on the rivers, canals, and coastlines in the United Kingdom. Living aboard a boat on the United Kingdom’s inland waterways requires a clear understanding of the distinction between mooring types and the regulations that govern them. For those who do…