This may sound like a stupid question, but I was wondering if anybody in Hawaii lives on a HOUSE BOAT? If so where? and how much does it cost to stay docked? Thanks In Advance for all replys. Mark
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Originally posted by 94VTEC13 View PostThis may sound like a stupid question, but I was wondering if anybody in Hawaii lives on a HOUSE BOAT? If so where? and how much does it cost to stay docked? Thanks In Advance for all replys. Markhouseboatshouse barges, most of them hideously ugly and 100% not seaworthy.
I went through most of Ala Wai Marina late last week and it looks like a slum. Waaaaay too many derelict boats. And in the heart of Waikiki, allegedly one of the world's great tourist destinations. ACK.
But back to your questions. A few marinas allow liveaboards (but most don't), but the waiting lists for one of those slips are very extensive. In some places, you'd be on a waiting list for more than a decade.
And don't get suckered into buying a boat here by a seller claiming the slip is transferable to you, because it isn't. There's a massive shortage of slips in general, not just liveaboard slips. Some people buying boats on Oahu are looking as far away as Hilo on the Big Island, and still can't find a slip. And it's even worse for liveaboard slips.
As for costs, they vary radically. Some places charge a basic slip fee of $3 per foot per month, while others are up close to $17. As with everything else in life, you get what you pay for. Those $3 slips are trash, and many have been/are being condemned as unsafe.
Whether it's $3 or $17, that still doesn't include the liveaboard surcharge. Several hundred dollars more per month.
Ko Olina Marina, for example, charges $634.55 for a 40' slip ($15.86 per foot) plus a liveabord charge of $284 for a total of $918.55 ($22.96 per foot). So there's almost a thousand per month, PLUS electricity, plus boat loan payments, plus insurance, ad infinitum.
But not to worry, since no slips are available anyway.
This is called a reality check. Sorry.
Any more questions, fire away..
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That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
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Re: House Boats
Thanks from me too!
We've only been on Oahu 2 days now, and Sven is PINING for his sailboat back in San Diego. He even wants to go check out a sailboat this weekend.
Hopefully your information will help me get him to slooooow doooown, as I already know about the yearlong waiting lists and subpar conditions, especially trying to do a liveaboard arrangement here. (I checked out the harbors last year, and was kinda disappointed)
We both have sailed our whole lives, and not having a boat sucks for now, but the boating situation here is pretty different than what we're used to! Bummer.~ This is the strangest life I've ever known ~
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