Yesterday when I was visiting my boat in Bradenton, FL, I realized
that most of the boats there were occupied by liveaboards. However, I
also noticed that none of the boats had been moved since I left a month
ago. It seems there is a large number of people who liveaboard but
really do not go anywhere. This is probably obvious to everybody else
but it had never occurred to me.
Later, I was looking around Bradenton for other possible less
expensive places to put my boat and noticed many boats anchored on the
west side of the ICW near the Bradenton Municipal pier. I asked around
and found that many people anchor ther for free for months. However,
looking closer, I saw that most of these boats really looked trashed
out so decided that $289/month in the marina may not be too bad for a
few months. What are other peoples feelings about such sailboat
ghettos?