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Step 1 rent a houseboat for a short vacation before committing to. We sold our home and stuff except for really important stuff as in our 9 year old son. The essentials of living aboard educates both dreamers and explorers with information about this wonderful and rewarding lifestyle. The top 10 reasons to love houseboat living, along with the best places to go houseboating. The writer, gwen roland was just a young lass when she decided to leave life behind in the big, congested city abandon her graduate level studies and just live life as a. A new book for those who dream of living in a floating home. Water, electricity, toilets, baths, moorings, planning permis. Get a different view of the city by spending a few nights in a houseboat. A decade ago, susan smillie bought a classic ketch, moored it on the thames and moved aboard. I didnt know a thing about living on a boat when i first moved onto my boyfriend toms ketch in 2016. We came across a barge overflowing with books, a saxophonist playing on the upper deck. Especially a 40yearold sailboat undergoing a complete restoration.
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