Something I've been thinking about
For Quite Some Time
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A vehicle for SeaSteading perhaps?
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it's based upon the same principles as the spar bouy
that has been developed by the Eeeeeevil Oil Industry.
They are in use by the hundreds world wide.
The science is settled.
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Unlike the folks involved with SeaSteading and the SeaOrbiter
..the Oil Industry is short on talk and long on doing.
The SeaSteaders and SeaOrbiters talk a lot but don't do much.
Which leads me furiously to think.
and you KNOW where those thoughts are leading.
SO
Let's don't go there.
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Let's imagine actually DOING something.
Albeit on a somewhat smaller scale.
like this
or perhaps smaller.
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Imagine a swarm of them
inhabited by Steemers.
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Imagine the possibilities.
Entre todos deberíamos votar esta publicación y con el dinero hacer uno
now that is very interesting
I cannot even begin to guess at the costs. But it would be interesting.
I can't see why the minimal configuration
would be any more
(quite a bit less actually)
than a multi-story home.
I have thought of this as well. Including subterranean, there is still a lot of space for us humans to occupy. The main problem seems to be cost as people are unwilling to invest in things that do not have an immediate benefit...
compare the cost of a spar bouy single family dwelling.
to ANY single family dwelling.
wonder how far apart they would be.
BUT WAIT.
single family (or solo living)
SparBouy's could be made in a
FACTORY.
(that should bring the cost WAY down)
then drop em in the water.
they float a way..
Never seen or heard of a flip ship until reading the last link. The idea of connecting a few platforms together & being able to farm kelp & fish (and cannabis?) is really good but wouldn't you get fed up with constant movement? I'd like to spend some time in such an environment but I don't know if I'd like to live at sea.
move when and if you want to.
you could stay 'anchored',
for example
In SanFranciso Bay..
or right off shore Manhattan
(it you like that kind of scene)
or New Orleans,
or a great MANY cities world wide.
when you get tired of THAT scene.
float away..to somewhere else.
I have, at several times, lived at sea. I do like the sea. There are some practical considerations that has made those stays less than ideal, however. Some things, like social interactions, are limited, in obvious ways. Shopping, getting repairs, and similar interactions with businesses and people necessary to daily life, are immeasurably more difficult when you can't just hop in your car and go, and the people you need to come to you can't do that either.
By preparing for your commutes, you can mitigate this issue, although it won't go away, however, it is far more difficult to get folks to come to you.
In the decades that have passed since I last lived on a houseboat on the ocean, the internet, solar and other renewable power generation, composting toilets, and similar technologies have dramatically improved the functionality of floating homes. It still is not trivial to handle all those issues.
Additionally, unless you are an expert in the design, maintenance, and repair of all those systems, getting technical assistance at sea (think about how expensive a plumber is on land) can be outrageously expensive.
Siting several such homes in a neighborhood does make such costs less prohibitive, particularly if you can choose neighbors with skills that supplement your own.
None of this makes me want to do this any less, but it has kept me from doing it. I just got my truck back today, and it cost me $50 to replace a fuse (the fuel pump relay has a fuse on it, that is not on the fuse block, so I didn't find it). I assure that had my boat broken down, the bill would have been orders of magnitude higher for the very same repair, and I would not have been able to push it to the mechanic.
I really do not want to discourage you, but I even less want you to expect things to be one way, and only too late to find out things are dramatically different, to your regret.
One way to reduce all of these costs on a personal basis, is to simply start out with multifamily structures, rather than single family homes. With a large enough community, and rational personnel decisions, many of the costs of technical help can be hugely ameliorated, as well as construction and other costs.
Something to consider.
Thanks for making my eyes light up with interest. You rarely fail to do that!
thanks
I had a problem with my big truck like that once.
the damn fuse(circuit breaker) wasn't on the fuse block either...it took some looking to find it.
@$200 hour shop fee....it wasn't on any of their maint manuals either..
At least I didn't have to more than double the cost of the fix by getting a tow truck. Bonus is I now get to wave at more neighbors when driving through town =p
yeah..tow truck. I've paid those guys in excess of $1,000 for a tow back to the shop.
I have not had to have towed anything as substantial as your rigs, thank God!
$$$$ and a lot of it.
Can't just push it either.
my empty weight was 51K lbs.