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On 12 Jan 2005 19:51:34 -0800, "Tim" wrote:

I;ve noticed that in some threads, there has been discussion of how
some marinas won't allow aboard living. Why is that? because people
junk up the marina? or is it the extra expense of shore power and
utilities? I thought that if you rented a slip it was yours to do with
(that is..with discression) I've seen some houseboats turn into some
class A party barges and never leave the slip.

just wondering.

Tim

My particular marina does not have the facilities for liveaboards. Because of
their location, they are not connected to city sewers, for starters. The owners
live on the property, and they like things quiet and low key. So do the people
such as myself, who prefer their marina's atmosphere to that of nearby marinas
that allow liveaboards.

It is not necessary to have a connection to city sewers in order to
have live-aboards. There are many areas of the country where there
ARE no sewers. If connection to a sewer was required to live there,
there would be no people at all, let alone marinas with or without
live-aboards.

Our home marina on the Potomac is not connected to the sewers. Our
former marina on the Patuxent was not connected to the sewers. In
both cases, they have bathrooms and showers and do pumpouts and our
home marina also has laundry facilities. Our house in Maryland is
not connected to the sewers. We have a septic tank. My daughter's
house in Miami is not connected to the sewer. She has a septic tank.
So what?

grandma Rosalie