Still love the idea of a houseboat on flotation using sealed floats, but I do not have the funds to start down the river again this way. I need to have a place to stay without paying rents and utilities so I can purchase floats later.
Many of us live at or below the poverty line and our disposable income never exceeds 10% of our monthly income, in my case $200 per month after paying for housing and food. My income is completely from Social Security and a small retirement benefit from the church I served for many years. I have $14,000 each year to live on. I am happy, but I would also like to travel around the world.
I looked at land prices in my area, which is far back in the Appalachian Ridge country. One acre of land seldom drops below $6,000 and is often priced, even in these near-depression times at around $14,000. It would take three years to purchase even one acre at the lowest price. It is unlikely I will be able to save enough while paying shelter and grocery bills to buy land so I could save up for a houseboat.
So, I have designed a houseboat, I can build piecemeal while I live on it. No frills to begin with and about a year or more to complete. Maybe if I do a good job of recording this adventure, you too will become a devotee of life on the water.
I will post the designs and then the actual building process beginning tomorrow.
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