Prospective
Senior Member
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2019
- Messages
- 200
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- EPIC
- Vessel Make
- 43' Ocean Super Sport
Like many, my wife and I would like, in the future, to move our boat down to FL for the winter for all the possible reasons... warmth, the experience, new cruising grounds, etc. Since we still work in jobs that require or presence, this would mean moving it down and leaving it, to then visit on weekends and vacations. Not to stay on all winter.
Up north where I'm familiar, marinas don't advertise prohibitions against liveaboards. In season you can stay on your boat overnight as much as you want. Weekends, weeks, whatever. Off season, the vast majority of us pull our boats and put them in storage on dry land.
In Florida, slips are often listed as "No Liveaboards". This includes commercial marinas as well as private slips behind homes. I'm aware that with Private Slips, many HOA's will not allow people to live on or even sleep on the boat. But what about traditional marinas? Can you sleep on your boat overnight or for a weekend or week. I'm not talking about 24/7 for months. I mean flying down to live on it for a week. Or spend a few nights over a long weekend?
I realize this answer could vary widely from marina to marina and I could start calling around. But we're probably 2-3 years from doing this and I figured I'd try to gauge general experience from those that have some?
Up north where I'm familiar, marinas don't advertise prohibitions against liveaboards. In season you can stay on your boat overnight as much as you want. Weekends, weeks, whatever. Off season, the vast majority of us pull our boats and put them in storage on dry land.
In Florida, slips are often listed as "No Liveaboards". This includes commercial marinas as well as private slips behind homes. I'm aware that with Private Slips, many HOA's will not allow people to live on or even sleep on the boat. But what about traditional marinas? Can you sleep on your boat overnight or for a weekend or week. I'm not talking about 24/7 for months. I mean flying down to live on it for a week. Or spend a few nights over a long weekend?
I realize this answer could vary widely from marina to marina and I could start calling around. But we're probably 2-3 years from doing this and I figured I'd try to gauge general experience from those that have some?