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Originally Posted by Dave R
There's one of those in our marina here in Hampton Beach. The people in it are not homeless, they just enjoy living on the water half the year. I've been in it and it's actually a really cool "tiny home" that just happens to be on water. I have never heard anyone here complain about it. When the state tried to ban it, the owners mounted an outboard engine to it and registered it as a boat. Our marina loves it because they can put it on a dock that has extremely shallow water at low tide and is not great for a boat that leaves the dock routinely. It's a great use of less than desirable dock space. I'm surprised the marina does not have a dozen of them on airbnb, to be honest. It would be a fun place to rent.
I suspect the floating shacks in Maine are not owned by homeless people. I seriously doubt homeless people have the means and ambition to make something like that happen, but if they did, they wouldn't be homeless anymore. I also don't see these floating shacks as a continuous problem, specifically due to Winter. It's not really feasible to use them year round in Maine.
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If you're at a dock rental that's totally different than living out in the middle of the lake. There are people that spend the summers on their boats docked at marinas in NH, Maine, and Ma but not out in the middle of the lake.
I remember seeing a lot more houseboats at marinas on the lake back in the 70's but that was before they went condo.
I suppose you could get away with it out in the middle of the ocean but if that was allowed on NH Lakes, I'd be out of here in a heartbeat!