Subnostr

I like this plan. I have a friend who lives in his 35ft cruiser on a lake. Cruiser yachts ARE designed to be livable rather than speedy, but yeah its pretty spartan.

No one is going to give us a billion dollars for a blue-sky pitch, unfortunately. A seastead will need to be developed incrementally, making mistakes along the way.

Do you live in a marina, nostr:npub10npj3gydmv40m70ehemmal6vsdyfl7tewgvz043g54p0x23y0s8qzztl5h?

What services does it provide? What do you get in town? What have you been able to make/repair aboard? What can you tell us about your boat?

cloud fodder 2y ago

Well, typically you're very dependent on going to land for supplies. Water, food, fuel. The seastead philosophy is more sustainable for a closed ecosystem by being large enough I assume to grow food, collect water, harvest solar, have a social life or job.

I do keep the boat in a marina right now yes, for the convenience of land access. It has power, water, showers and bathrooms and parking for myself and visitors.

Even at a marina, it can be a struggle, everything in your life takes more effort and the boat is always needing something. But it's a struggle I enjoy, to be in touch with the weather, tides and animals, I don't have additional pressure of high rents stealing from my productivity, I can throw the lines and leave anytime with my entire 'house'. The marina is the good middle-ground for me though, the thing I tend to miss the most when I'm out on the water for long periods is social interaction.

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Low Information Voter 2y ago

Awesome, thanks for sharing. These are all things a seastead needs to be able to support.

"Offshore marina" isn't a bad MVP to use as a baseline for developing seasteads, IMO.