Debt-free boat tiny home for family of 3 on Portland island
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Jane and Tony had lived on a sailboat when they were child-free and loved it, so when their landlord raised the rent on their 960-square-foot apartment by 19%, they decided they wanted to avoid payments and they started thinking about boats again. Though this time it would be with their 5-year-old daughter.
When they started looking at boats on craigslist they found a lot on offer. After looking at over 40 boats, they settled on a 43-foot Chris Craft Corinthian for just $14,000.
After the initial investment in their 46-year-old boat (it needed some work), they pay less than $400 per month in slip fees which includes the mooring, as well as electricity and water. They're hooked up to the Internet and have cable tv. The only convenience they're missing is a flush toilet (they use an electric one which has to be pumped out).
Jane and Tony say that their families don't fully understand their choice to make a boat their home, but for the couple they wouldn't feel right living any other way.
Original story: faircompanies.c...
A postscript from Jane: "About a month after this was filmed, we were motoring on the river and split a seam. Our boat sank, taking with it everything we owned. Thank God none of us were hurt, but it did put us in the scary position of being homeless."
"when we had less stuff - we had more us".... that's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard ! ! Love this little family xxx
@Gemcitykid sour notes from negative person
Not Comatose Imagine being around someone so negative, no thanks lol
This wooden boat sank years ago.
She would be pretty, if wasnt so big. Seem like nice ppl tho. In the details tho it said after just 1 month after filming the boat sank and they lost everything. I'm assuming they had boating/homeowners insurance. But would like to see update now.
@@rynoX88 That's not surprising seeing the state of the hull. Hope they had insurance.
When I was a teenager, we were homeless and I never knew it. Family of 6, my dad bought a river boat/house boat that was kinda like a studio apartment on the water. It was a 35 footer, $10 a foot for the slip fee, and my dad made it work for us for the three years it took to get a home. I loved that life, it was fantastic. My brother and I had various dinghies that we would row around the harbor and take to the beach. We had to live in close quarters sure, but dad did what he had to to keep us off the streets, in our schools, and made it seem like we were just having a nautical adventure in our lives. Never once did he tell us we were homeless, until we we were adults and realized what he had to do for us. We weren’t the only family either in the water. It’s a viable life style, and one I dream of doing again now that I am an adult. My siblings agree, these were the best years of our lives. We grew apart when we lived in a house, but for 3 years on the water, sharing very little space, we were best friends. I am glad my dad was quick thinking after we lost our home. I would be a very different person had I not lived on a boat.
Thank you. This is a story worth hearing!
Tycat 🤩 Wow! Sounds like your dad was/is a great man. He helped groom your love for the great outdoors vs. video games!
Growing up, I always wanted to live on a houseboat. My Dad shared his love of the sea with all of us. Home is wherever you are!
Best thing I've heard in the past year! We never had to lived on a boat or in a tiny house (although I wouldn't mind) but we did homeschool for about a decade. Those were the best years of my life. My kids (mostly adults) agree and talk about "the good old days" often.
Excellent story. THANKS for sharing. I wouldn't say U guys were homeless at all during your time on the boat, a "home" is a "a place" of sentimental value. It can be anywhere. A "house" is tangible and it takes people to make it into a "home". Your Dad provided a SUSTAINABLE "home" that happened to be on a boat. Nothing wrong with that. He was smart enuff to get off of the grid.
"When we had less stuff we had more us" what a fantastic way to put it. Such a lovely family!
@Mawmaw Sue , louy
She probably meant their obesity.
"We feel like we're on vacation every day." "It's just a healing place to live. It really is." thank you Ms. Dirksen for making this lovely video !
Joseph what?? Really??
wow..nobody ever say positive things in the comment section all they do is judge and spread mean nasty jokes and hatred.. these ppl are not hurtn anybody or in anybody way. these ppl just tryna live..i pray they are happy and well
Yessssssss
I agree with you Yung.
Judging is a good thing, especially when it serves as a warning so that others do not make the same mistake of putting their eggs in one (old and relatively cheap) basket and end up homeless.
I hope they can recover from their boat sinking and do the right thing in the future.
+Remy Lebeau no you okay on how you doing it..you come across more constructively and you are expressing your opinions base on some facts so i agree...im talking more abour the more negative comment that are not intent to warn but just to be evil mean or ignorant
+Yung Pharo
Oh okay, fair enough. :)
My family lived on a 40x15 foot monk for 3 years while I was in high school. Some of the best memories are from that time. It was 2 adults, 2 children, 2 dogs, 2 cats and 2 parakeets. We had fun rowing out in the dingy all year long. Used bathrooms and showering up on land in a building. This was in the 80's. Our boat cost $12,000 and moorage was like 100 a month with water and electric. Hated northern storms as we would get sea sick. Only once did we have to find somewhere else to sleep for the night. Fun times!
I'm loving this family! They are so positive and happy. They explain how healthier their lives are and you can feel it.
They don’t look too healthy I’m afraid.
I was noticing the hull above the waterline looked pretty rough in this video; it doesn't surprise me that it ruptured a month later; it must have looked like hell below the waterline...
I don't think everyone is being negative. I am a realistic person. I also walk in my sleep. I use padlock chains on my doors at night. Did I say I can't swim? I am laughing my ass off thinking about waking up in the drink! We did have a rather large boat when I was a kid and did some ocean fishing but never spent the night on it. Does anyone else remember that you could trade your fresh caught fish for smoked fish on the pier in San Diego? One of my favorite things. Thanks for the video. So much fun to kick in memories!
It seems like a good, decent family and kid. Sorry to hear about the boat sinking. God bless.
Two lovely people, with an adorable little girl, who was over the moon with the little she had, my heart goes out to them, and wish then all the best for the future! 😥😘
I'm brutally honest; if I find fault or don't like someone, I tell. This is an open, honest, loving family made of three kind, intelligent, beautiful people! I think their daughter is one LUCKY LITTLE GIRL!!!!
M Detlef,You may be right; then again, the father took her out rowing, so maybe she'll have his metabolism of she's fortunate. Either case, she is a well-adjusted, beautiful, happy child who is obviously ADORED!!!! Much more than many children have for sure!!
@M Detlef Is that a problem? Shocker...the majority of Americans are obese lol get over it
I loved it so much when her Dad took her out on the little rowboat...How freaking cool would that be to be a kid and be able to go rowing or whatever on the water whenever u wanted?! She's so lucky and her parents seem to love her so much :)
TastyPizza King, I know, that was the BEST PART of the video!!
@M Detlef Hateful bigoted troll, grow up moron!
Wonderful video. Sad that their “home” sank a month after this video but they are one of the few who have figured out how to really live. Wishing them the very best.
Me too. Hoping they had boat insurance. My partner ALWAYS gets tow insurance and insurance for other boats since it’s more so he doesn’t damage any other boats because his was under $6000 and a little smaller. Some of the boats in the yard we’re at our more than a house 😱 Really hope they are ok though. That’s scary.
Oh no!!! How did you find out? Also..I think I've heard that houseboats...like double/single-wides never appreciate..they always depreciate in value :(
@Jeff In Chicago look like big pay out law suit. Sellers had to know it was rotten. They could have drowned. Pass off dangerous boat to others was criminal and malicious.
@Jeff In Chicago Seems a good investigator would get some proof. Long term people that site might know something. Price so cheap is clue. No money worthless piece of junk. Hope they have not disappeared.
@@notcomatose6602 A 43 foot chris craft like the one they bought costs 240,000 dollars new. Being 14,000 dollars should be a sign it was a major renovation project. It is like buying a 45 year old ferrari for 14,000. You are buying someone else's problem or failed project.
Decayed luxury goods like this are worse than worthless, they are a money pit. Nobody would sell that lovely boat for 14,000 grand without it having major problems. A new small 3 person fishing boat can easily cost 14,000 grand new.
What a lovely couple & child. My heart pours out to them. I sure do hope they were able to buy another boat & rebuild their lovely life together. They are in my prayers.
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Ebony Faith you pour your heart? That’s disgusting.
@@Solidsteakx Apples grow on trees 🍎
@@Solidsteakx Another childish moron!
it was so funny to see this video as soon as I saw the dock way I knew the marina..
I live there too.. it is in Portland Oregon and it is a really nice secure card lock secured marina.. they live in the oldest part of the marina and is the only wood dock left.. all the rest are concrete and covered moorage ..i have lived there for 3 years now and it is a great life.. there is nothing like having coffee on the rear deck in the morning ant watch the sun rise and feed the baby ducks.. when I first bought my boat I had an apartment and stayed onboard on weekends and liked it soo much I let my apartment go and am now fulltime live a board.. and wouldn't have it any other way
What marina is it
They had me at "breakfast watching the sunrise!"
On marine drive?
Lovely family. So sad to read about your boat sinking although glad that no one got hurt. Hope things are better now
Their dog died.
"and there's my pink chair". too cute!
I lived on a boat for over 12 years, wish I could continue. But now I am a 73 year old unhealthy guy in need of constant medical care. God bless you, make sure you can start your engines and get underway.
@Jason Conover thank you for that, my heart is sad. Because now I feel trapped out here in seaside they took my boat from me.
@@scottpowell6145 Just for you Captain Powell. Having spent your life on the liberating waters, it must be pretty stifling now. But take heart; you certainly have gone through many and quite unexpected life experiences. And you sailed right through them (matter of speaking) to bring you through 7 decades. Quite remarquable, you must have lots of life stories. Captain Powell, this is another life experience you are ajusting through. This one, however demands your internal compass to be used with as much clarity, patience and a certain abandonment to the fact that life can always bring us great joy. The journey of the great man you have been just goes on, if you allow yourself to look at it with indulgence; though such big adjustment cannot be easy... but doable! Smooth sailing on land Captain Powell, and keep sharing!
What a sweet loving family….they love each other and their child and their home. And such pride in home is such a healthy way to live. Thank you for sharing.💕
you can tell that that baby is the apple of their eye she is so loved :)
Great! Wife and I lived on a 47' Pacemaker for 6 1/2 years on Humboldt Bay in Eureka, CA. Loved it, but moved north. Good that you are covered from rain there. Wood boats don't like fresh water. Must inspect and clean your hull yearly, to stop the wood worms. But boat life is good for the spirit!
$400 a month and living in a boat? I would do it in a heartbeat. I could afford to live alone there. I'm disabled and live on only $700 a month so I have to have a roommate or I would be homeless. I could actually live alone for the first time in my life if I had that boat!
Daniil Pintjuk yeah I agree, wooden boats have to be repaired all the time and are time consuming and require a lot more skill to repair than a fiberglass or steel boat
I have seen guys with one leg and one arm, stroke sufferers, all sorts of disabilities. The cruisers as we are called, look after each other. where I live, i am one of four doctors, two lawyers here, a few nurses and a huge cross section of people. we all wear shorts and Tshirts and there is no distinction or snobbery etc. The big weekend marinas are different. Community is a great feeling. I have solar and havnt paid for power for 16 months. I guess what i am saying is, don't let a disablity hold you back. A smile goes a long way.
Terry Peake Do you know how I would go about looking into getting into this type of living opportunity?
+Taylor Anstrom its 280 a month where i am. if you dont have shore power, it is really cheap.. free if you are on anchor.
Terry Peake But don't you have to own a boat as well? I don't have the money to own a boat. The cost you are talking about is the cost of keeping it in the slip correct?
There's something about being near water or on water, whether it be a lake, river or ocean, that brings me so much peace and happiness!
Staring at it is meditative.
My husband and I are retiring soon and we will move where we'll be able to watch the sunset over a body of water somewhere!
To us there's nothing else like it!
It is so sad the boat sank. I hope this little family was able to recuperate in good time, and find the strenght to grow from this life experience; and become even closer as a family.
you both seem like lovely well spoken calm quiet people.
i wish my neighbours were like you
great vid thank you for sharing
god bless
Great job, you three! I believe that most of us in the U.S. have so much more than we really need. It is refreshing to see people who are learning what things are really necessary, and being content with what they have.
Just read the comment of what the video was about and see that it sank and they lost everything but themselves. I am so sorry for them. :(
What a fantastic family and a wonderful life they are having! I love what they have and their child will benefit so much from this style of living. She will be very popular in school as she lives this alternative life! God bless all of them. It’s amazing!!! Xxxxxx
The boat sank.
Imagine thinking so obese u can’t even walk without being out of breath is a wonderful life LOL. And their boat sank probably bcuz they are too obese
Ez Af you are an asshole
Ez Af your a ass hole dude.
Our daughter who graduated from college and her partner who graduated from a Maritime Academy sold most of what they owned and bought a Working sailboat. Our kids did it because they love the water and wanted to become debt free earlier in life. It’s no different than living in a tiny home. This family is ingenious. Good for them. I hope they learn their boat. Their daughter will be richer for spending this type of time with her parents. God Bless.
Wonderful family! I see in the description the boat sank shortly after filming. I only hope this family is back on its feet, living in another boat (hopefully). God bless you guys.
I’d love to see an update on this family. So very sorry that their fur baby past on and especially the loss of their home! Breaks my heart.
I feel so appreciative for what I have and also envious of the love they share. Adorable little girl!! Bless ya hearts!!
On a side note, why all the hate in these comments?? Be humble ☮️
Because they're fat (and poor, but mostly, fat) and just the mere existence of fat people seems to bring out the absolute worst in the sort of assholes who comment on YT videos :(
@@rich_edwards79 i liked them a lot.The girl looks so happy and loving .Being fat made them a target ,but i wish them all the best for their next chapter.
I think ppl are just seriously unhappy because I read hateful crap on everything.
I feel so sorry for this family. Ppl are truly hurting throughout the country. The system isn’t working.
Yes, I want to know how they’re doing now. What an awesome family. I hope and wish them all the best. I wonder if they will ever live on a boat again after their experience.
I haven't read anything but nice comments... Maybe didn't go far enough or they have been removed.... I think they should definitely look at their diet and exercise habits, it's not pleasant hauling all that extra weight around and I'm sure there daughter would like them to be in her future, I don't mean it in a hating way just look after your health....
I lived on a 45 foot houseboat for 10 years, (except winter). I had a wolfdog who was the mascot of the whole community, and elderly women would steal him to take fishing at night. All the lakes in the TVA system just got so crowded, especially in summer that I sold the boat, right after the old wolfdog passed. I have a 28 foot cabin cruiser now, (and something to tow it) and am about to start traveling, again, places like Minnesota, Maine, and any of the remote lakes where I will find few people. I Will travel with the seasons and finish it out to suit my lifestyle after I get on it. I never want to get stuck in one place again. There is a new love in my life now. A rescue animal, (Madison). She is probably pure 3 year old grey wolf. She has adapted well to traveling, and loves boats. I have been camping on Islands where I can let her run off leash. I have a 10 foot inflatable that I can tow along behind the boat, or deflate and store onboard. Life has begun to be very good again.
Jerry Collins You, sir, have an enviable life. Way to go.
Docking fees
Qonita Badeges Docking fees vary from $50 a month in Tennessee up to $100 a day around Boston or Maine. I pay $295 a month near Charleston SC, but there is free wifi and cable which I don't use. However if you own a river or lake front lot it is free. A lot of people buy worthless swamp land then build a walkway out to their boat. Use an incinerator toilet, and legally dump your grey water overboard. You can use lake or river water if the water quality is ok, filter it, for washing and cleaning, then run the hot water side through a reverse osmosis for your drinking water and ice maker. You will have sterile pure water. Living off grid isn't hard on a boat, and if you don't like the neighbors, you can move the same day.
Jerry Collins Thank you
sounds amazing. ...Peace...
Jerry Collins You should NEVER throw grey water overboard. You are polluting the rivers and other waterways. Who do you think you are to do such a filthy act? May the marine patrol catch you and fine you heavily.
Boats deteriorate faster than a rusty Ford. The bottom needs to be maintained (not cheap) or it will eventually sink.
It sank a few weeks after this was filmed.
Christina M Sorry to hear!
Yikes! Oh no! Was loving this until finding out that the family went thru all of that :/
CycleCruza I was thinking that. And especially with all that weight on it
Probably wasn't the ideal home choice, since clearly you are clueless about upkeep and maintenance of a boat. Now you are asking for others to pay for your mistakes. smfh. I knew you were doomed when you talked about the "front"of the boat. Hope in the future you will consider you are responsible for the life of another before making such changes.
I am really impressed. Homes have gotten completely unaffordable especially for a single income family. I would live on a boat rather than an apartment. Good job guys!
The boat sank.
Very nice family, beautiful boat.
When you're a boater, especially a live-aboard, you need to know the lingo: 😊
Pointy nose = bow
Kitchen = galley
Dining table = dinette
Bathroom = head
Bed = bunk
I'm so terribly sorry you lost your boat. Those Chris Craft Constellations are such beautiful boats (just look at that cabin!) but those wood hulls are hard to upkeep.
I hope and pray things worked out for your beautiful family.
Fourteen thousand dollars sunk in the river. Could have been a down payment on a comfortable house in Cornelius Pass or Forest Grove.
and you think two working class people get a mortgage from a bank these days, right? Why do you think half the country is building 'tiny houses'? Jeez.
NorceCodine There are lots of places to get mortgages besides banks.
***** What? Cornelius Pass and Forest Grove are very safe and friendly places to live.
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***** What has deadly consequences?
I've dreamed of living on a boat since I was about 12 years old. 22 years later & I still don't have a boat. I did live in a very tiny RV for 2 years though, loved every minute of it.
Steve H I’m the same way Steve but for me it’s always been wanting to live on the road in a rv for me. Would be so fun.
These guys are AWESOME! the kind of people I'd like to hang out with!
Anita Evangel fat fucks
Ez Af dude why?? I mean what’s the point of being like that?? Hope others are not so hard on you maybe that would make you not so rude.
These people are awesome, they seem very content with what they have. They also have so much appreciation for little things even the little one. They are not sucked in by the huge consumer bravado out there. You will be happy. Be blessed.
The family seems to be so nice and the little girl is adorable! I hope that they are doing well! Its terrible that the boat sank. Hopefully, good insurance!
The crazy look he gave when his wife said the boat was a little smaller around 3:18 LOL
Hey Kirsten, you should do a follow-up video about how they are doing now! Thanks!!
www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1909461/Coast-Guard-rescues-three-people-from-a-sinking-boat-near-Portland-Ore-
+FEAR Kryptonite omg
Hehe it sank already
+Willy Wonka lol we can clearly see why! poor boat, they blew it out proper...
Wow check the dates. "Crewmembers from Marine Safety and Security Team Seattle rescue three people from a 43-foot pleasure craft near North Portland Harbor in Portland, Ore., Sept. 18, 2013."
This video was published AFTER they sank?
Omg I can't believe they lost their home :( so freaking sad
Wait what
Joseph damnnnn
Such a lovely couple. The news that they lost their boat....their home....breaks my heart.
@@ronijoseph7245 Goes to show you need competences to make it 'at sea'.
Home is where the heart is, and I see a lot of love in this "not so tiny" boat lol... Beautiful family, a lovely little girl and she is proud of her closet!
Semper Fi
My ex pays 3000 a month for an apartment in Manhattan that is smaller than this house boat. Definitely nice house boat!
Little girl is smart! Great vocabulary in such young child. I've been in Pediatrics since 2007 and can definitely see the difference in children who have parents that spend quality time vs just buying them a bunch of crap to occupy them. She really seems so proud of her things and her bed etc. Refreshing in this day and age!
Cute little family!
"Its no different than a house, it just has a bilge" 😂
"Its a wood boat so its just woodwork" 😂
Nautical quotes of the year right there! Lmao!
this was my dream, i'm the wrong side of 60 now and feel very envious, i might still manage it if i get enough capital, at the moment i have a motor home (rv to you) but still dream.
You’re never too old!!
$14,000.00 lemon? The people who sold it are scumbags.
I wish they could get the boat repaired, and be able to move back in.
What a terrible shame.
@John Smith Ewww!
How are they scumbags for selling a boat.
he looked at 40 boats, should have taken out of water and inspected hull
@@Anthony-zc2lm yep, if youre buying a boat you always have an out of the water inspection. Especially on an older wooden boat like that. Just from the first shot of the outside, I was thinking it looked like the hull was in rough shape.
@John Smith You are a Moron!
Very very sad to hear about their boat sinking. They seem like kind, good people looking to simply survive and be happy. I hope they are no longer homeless and truly wish them the best. Would love to see a follow up video.
I lived in a floating community in Portland for years, a couple across my row was live aboard with twin 8 year old boys. They were such an inspiration & were always having fun!
Not being snobby, but factual: Big, old, cheap wooden boats are not for people who are trying to save money.
Rich McCormack it sank 😓
Rich McCormack the real deciding factor about this one (the fact that it was cheap and sank) was that he found it off of Craigslist. Smh.
Kirsten, DUH! Anyone who has been around boats for even a short while could tell that the conditions of the boat made it very likely that it would sink. If they wanted to sail around, they could have rented a small boat.
I hope they at least got their GEICO insurance pay check...
You can see the rot in the front of the boat
There is nothing wrong with living in small spaces. Just ask any New Yorker living in Manhattan and there is nothing wrong with living on a boat or house boat. There are tons of people who do that too. What would concern me is how child friendly is the neighborhood. I notice that the place seemed rather desolate and I didn't see any other kids. When a child is that small mommy and daddy are all she craves but as she gets older she will want more people her age in her life. Regardless however, kudos for thinking outside the box and I wish the whole family the best!
This family doesn't have a box to think outside of.
It is so sad that this boat sank; glad that they survived. I'm a little confused about the logic of buying a 46 year old wooden boat. You can see all the pieces of wood pieced together on it. I don't know much about vessels but this doesn't make sense to me.
Also I cannot find anything in the news about a family losing a boat and becoming homeless. All I could find were links to this video and the postscript that was added to this video.
www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1909461/Coast-Guard-rescues-three-people-from-a-sinking-boat-near-Portland-Ore-
Mr. White very good point! I am one of the fat Canadians! Just started a weight loss vlog on my channel if you're interested :-)
Joanna Dyndor
I'm not fat but I appreciate your motivation for fitness.
Thanks. I am hoping that others will be inspired to get healthy with me :-)
My cousin and her husband live on a sailboat with 2 kids, it’s a bit tight, but what a lifestyle! They love it! The boat is absolutely gorgeous! So that helps!
lovely family georgous little girl very confident very loved.x
I really liked this story. The women is very well spoken and descriptive. I adore the little girl and her contribution to this video :)
they had their whole life and dreams in that boat :( so sorry to hear that it sank
Sucks
It sank? Oh no! That's so sad.
How did it sink?!!
Amanda Rose Lauren I was about to say, I think they've been ripped off. It looks dated and old. That's no way worth what they paid. Did they have insurance?
ᵀʰʳᵉᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵃ ᴷⁱⁿᵈ It's in the description.
Would totally consider living on boat. I have to be as close to water as possible to be complete. Its always been my dream to live by or right on the water.
I've been living on my 56foot x 15ft Aluminum hull houseboat for over 4 years now.... I pay less on my 50 ft covered slip than my sister does on her monthly HOA fees. Between my $350/month slip fee (that includes free water and high speed WiFi and garbage) i probably don't spend more than an additional $80/month ( and that includes a $35 pump-out fee every 3 weeks or so) on basic boat maintenance. But, owning an all wooden boat is just too upkeep and too many unknowns.... but, i highly recommend living on any fresh water lake. But if you don't know boats.... Please pay to have a professional do a boat survey before buying it (it will give you more bargaining power). It will be the best $400 to $500 you will ever spend. Life is too short for regrets, enjoy.
This is family. Keep it simple. These will be the days that little girls cherishes for her entire life. You can tell in her smile. That child is loved and her parents have accepted NOT being traditional. As a Dad, I admire the entire set up because it gives your daughter the one thing she will crave forever, YOUR TIME.
Oh my gosh how sad. They were so happy on that boat. I’m so glad they did not get hurt. Hopefully they found another boat to put their hopes and dreams into again. Praying that they did. 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Bless them
Happiest day was when I purchased a 38-foot wooden boat.
The Happiest day was when I finally sold it!
Boat are money pit
one part of me feels sorry for them, but if they enjoy that life style, then im happy
Their daughter is sooooo cute! machalah 👧
Sorry to hear of the loss but you guys seem like a resilient family unit! I was homeless about 8 months out of 2019, lived much of the year in a tent but it turned out to be one of the best times of my life. No phone, no tv, a few outfits and shoes. My husband and I learned how to appreciate even a good meal. We read books to each other, went bug hunting, prayed together and learned how to survive without needing money for the most part. Was it easy, hell no, but it definitely taught us a few life lessons. Now we are looking into building/buying a tiny home.
G-d bless you guys and I hope you have found a new home!
guess what for those are hating...this folks live way way way better than any other person in USA with no home how about that ... just think about it . my respect to this people and God bless them
What a lovely family. Thanks so much for sharing this.
"When we had less stuff, we had more us" what a wonderful quote!, which now I know they lost their home, i think is very sad. I wish them the best. 🌷(read full description)
Now they don't even have a boat, they must be super happy.
@@Movetheproduct no I didn't know until you replied. I am so sad. :(
God bless this sweet family.
dvan torrvellas in the south we say "Bless their hearts" they just didn't know better. blah, blah, blah.
@@laquitahaynes8879 Yeah, "Bless their hearts" = "They're idiots."
My family had a 42 foot Chris and it is PLENTY of space for that size family when I was her age we lived a year on a 32 foot boat and were comfortable traveling to Florida. Great memories.
There is something calming and lulling about being on the lake at sunrise and sunset. Roll a j, glass of wine, good older tunes on the radio. Lake life my buddy.
Wow! I have so much LOVE for you two! Great People, Sweet and beautiful child, I am so happy to see this. thank you.
these negative comments on this thread...smh. heartless! just be glad they made survived. what's wrong with you all! stop it!
@James Mara What is amazing is you care more about punctuation and spelling than the health and well being of a family who lost everything. Says more about you then it does anyone else.
@James Mara "Punctuation sucks too" is not a sentence you cruel, condescending dumb-ass.
James Mara Pssst! You know what? I mean aside from the fact that you're an erect prick?
Your punctuation is also shit! You couldn't correctly place a comma to save your life!
Calling someone else an idiot when you are an illiterate jackass is pretty ballsy...and hysterical!
@Gemcitykid Seems to me you're jealous of there love for each other!
@James Mara You are a heartless moron!
"When we had less stuff, we had more us." Great quote by the mother
Well, that little girl is almost a teenager now. I wonder if they still live on their boat. Living small can be a large benefit to a family in many ways.
In the description box it says that this boat sank a month after this was filmed. They lost everything they owned. I wonder how they are doing today??
@@TmarkN - Not what I was hoping to hear. I hope they were able to recover their lives without too much trauma.
@@Hal_T I'm sure they are fine now, but it's still sad. Hopefully they are in a better situation by now.
When I first married to my late husband we lived on a bay-liner as live a boards. It was fun. But moved off of it when I was 4 months pregnant with our son. After we moved off of it we gave it to my husband brother. One stormy night the b pump gone out and the boat sank.
I live on a 34 foot boat and love it. Have everything I need and and lovely neighbors.
Such a cute family , they seem very sweet and down to earth. Bless them !
They are such a cute family, i would love to see how they are doing now ♡
I love this family so much the mom is so precious
The boat sank.
She’s fat as fuck... so obese she can’t even walk without being out of breath... glad their boat sank hahahah poor and fat yikes
The little girl seems to be very happy. That is ALL any parent wants for their child. Lovely family. Kudos!
They could like I did and purchase 3.5 acres in rural Upstate New York and make a cabin on wheels. I have 2 now. One I use for storage and the other I live in. I have solar and a generator. I am writing this using energy from solar now. I now also grow some of my food and hope to start growing most of my food. Choose high ground though. Some people have lost to floods.
Cinnamon, where in up state New York? I'm thinking of purchasing land and building a Tiny home on wheels? But I hear that permits, codes and restrictions don't allow tiny homes. Therefore its difficult to find land that allows these structures. ..Thank you ahead of time for your advice. Dee
How sad that that it sank... May the Lord bless them with another home.
The Lord made it sink.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!! Their daughter looks very happy ❤
I am not Neil , from Ontario Canada , Your living your dream , well done . being happy is priceless .
What a sweet little girl. She wants to show her toys.
I can’t believe the boat sank 🥺 they looked so happy with it. I don’t even want to see the end of the video. It’s too upsetting.
They did not have it inspected before they bought it.Actually haul it out of the water and have a boat expert check it over
Great family with the sense to do the very best,so envious of them.
You envy them? They're homeless because their home sank.
I would love to be on a sail boat with my son my wife is not a boat person i know she does too. But she sees it as a way for my son and i to have our time so one day my son and i will set out for a while and enjoy it. The only reason anyone would ever say living on a boat is wrong is they are jelious why cheap living simple life and lots of fun and every day one can see something new or do something new. Too many sheepel are brain dead and think everything that is not there way is wrong. Too all you too bad freedom of choice when my wife and i and my son lived in a tent for 8 months we had the most fun and even she misses the simple life. Yes its alot of work but its way more fun then walking around like a zombie not living life as anyone that lives in a city in a rental does every day the same thing over and over but never learn anything new. Any kid as long as the parents are watchfull for there kids its way better then in a high crime drug infested area where you never know what stupid thing could happen next. Living simple like that they can take out alot not all but alot of the normal social crap that most think is okay ppl getting shot on the street car jackings house breakins and muggins and more to any one that thinks thats okay i say wake up. Teaching kids other ways what ever on a boat in the wild what ever that is taking care of yr kids and taking the time with them unlike city kids there parents are never there so there kids run to other ppl and drugs and crap and gangs for the feeling of parents. PPL need to wake up and let others just live there life how they want!
Where did you live in the tent? There are places in CA where people do that but they tend to have drug addicts in them and then there are cleanliness problems and fights among them and eventually sheriffs and bull dozers come and move everybody out.
My respect for making that work.
That postscript is chilling: "from Jane: "About a month after this was filmed, we were motoring on the river and split a seam. Our boat sank, taking with it everything we owned. Thank God none of us were hurt, but it did put us in the scary position of being homeless."
Awe, damn, so sorry that their boat sank a month after they filmed this video. They must be broken hearted...
She sounds and looks like her heart is about to detonate during the making of this video so im sure she is heartbroken.
You could tell the boat needed dry-docking, re-caulk & re-paint; just look @ the hull when they were walking up to it- I'll bet their bilge pump was running 24/7.
thats so sad :(
polytech44xyz actualy the bildge never runs.. I live in the same marina on row 5.. they live on row8.. it has some loose paint but for a wood plank boat I have seen allot worse boats in my life of being a marine tech.. it is jantzen beach marina in jantzen beach Oregon wich is part of Portland Oregon.. it is a very nice marina have lived here for 3 years as a liveaboard on my boat and I love it and would not live in an apartment again after living aboard.. it is a great peacefull life..
I don't think this boat really sank.. I have seen this boat lately and it is still afloat.. may be a scam to get money from people and get you to feel sorry for them.. I have seen this happen allot in the boating community.. people show up for a month and have all kinds of sad stories and they cant afford to eat
and you offer to go to the grocery store and get them food and they want the cash not food.. or they return all the food items and get the cash and later that night you see them on their boat with booz and cigs.. they buy booz and cigs and pot and expect people to buy their food and feed them.. and then you get the people that beg for money to put gas in their boat to go play and you look and they have a boat full of people and coolers full of booze .. that's why it never pays to help people any more.. people these days seem to have a intitlement attitude and expect you to help them and hand out cash.. like all the beggers with signs..will work for food.. you offer to feed them and they ask if you can just give them cash.. too many conn jobs in odays society.. nobody wants to work but they want a paycheck..
They seem to be a happy family love and respect is there, the child seems happy, so what's wrong? Nothing except for those stupid people who keep commenting on the weight issues!! Get a F life and mind your own business!
We all live once, and people are free to chose their own way of life! I think they are lucky to have each other and live in such a beautiful place. My only concern is the weather element, especially with all this extreme weather the planet has seen, does it get really cold there? The amount of rain and flooding? And how safe is it from intruders?
Doesn't matter now. It says in the description that a month after this video, the boat sank, and everything they owned was taken with the boat sinking.
Nahodakk congratulations, you won the Ignorant Piece of Shit Award!
Nahodakk I don't know I have 2 degrees and worked in the Psychology field for 26 years. I'm MORE CONCERNED about your Narcissism than her weight issues.
Nahodakk it now appears based on the latest science to be a product of antibiotics given during childhood that has caused thier gut bacteria to change. You should read up on this when you do bacterial transplants these people would become skinny. Research it.
BRUCE LEE bruce lee was not a psychologist, :)
I wish it would have worked out for them. They seem like such a nice family. I hope they have the courage and means to reboot their dream
My experience in life is that whenever you are making a major purchase, hire an expert to help advise you on the sale and look over CAREFULLY whatever it is you're going to purchase. My husband is a licensed mechanic and has assisted dozens of friends when they were car shopping. Boats, while lovely, are a whole different kettle of fish...especially wooden boats. Maintenance is a necessity and if it's not done constantly, you're taking your life in your hands. They're SO lucky the boat didn't sink as they were sleeping. I hope they've found a new, safe home for their family. It's sad what happened but with a boat of that age....not terribly surprising.
Thoughts And prayers for this cute family, Thanks for showing is all your home sweet home. Glad that you are all doing fine, updates please.
I imagined something could go wrong when I heard that woman saying the "nose" of the boat. Their first concern should have been to raise their little girl properly, which they clearly didn't with that weird idea of living in a boat without any kind of knowledge about it. Just a poor ignorant couple... Feel sorrow for them and specially for that cute little girl with those parents. Sam, Portugal 🇵🇹
I love it! Do what makes you happy.
Hope the dog was ok! Not really fair on him to be stuck on a boat! Hope they found a new home and are all happy...with doggie too!
someone wrote somewhere the dog passed )*
What’s the difference of being home all day while they work on a boat versus a house???
Not much of a boat person myself, but love the idea! A friend bought a sailboat and lived aboard in San Francisco for seven years, before saving enough to retire at 44 years old.
I like their enthusiasm and upbeat attitude and their happiness... I see it through the beautiful child ..Very happy for this blessed family.