He Lived 40 Years on a Boat - Now it Faces Destruction

[@ohdannyboy4727]

they cant charge rent for boat anchored away from the marina. thats why they want em gone. any human not locked into paying rent is sub human according to our society.

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@ohdannyboy4727 sad but true

[@woadblue]

Yep, pretty gross isn't it?

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

Shekels for your shackles 🤷

[@meofnz2320]

Nonsense. It has nothing to do with revenue gathering.

[@Skidderoperator]

@@meofnz2320 Its class warfare.

[@gregoryenste8459]

I respect Peter and I’m happy he is out of that situation. He seems almost giddy in his new clean apartment. I hope his children come back to see him before it’s too late.

[@aarusty51]

The seagulls can live on the boats, but not people. It shows you the mentality of the people in authority there.

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@aarusty51 I doubt they care about the seagulls either, they just don’t want to violate a federal law

[@grantopithecus5995]

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. I don’t see any of these values being followed when the government screws with our lives like this.

[@tarpanc34]

and you wont have any of that in a sectional 8 housing.. there is no life liberty of happiness here..

[@traewatkins931]

but how long are these "Temporary" vouchers going to last ... how long before these people are made homeless?

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@traewatkins931 they’re t trying to transition them to permanent section 8 vouchers, but I plan on asking that question if I can interview some of the government agencies

[@mikecunningham6154]

The vouchers probably Don't last as long as the illegal Emigrants are being put up in fancy hotels.

[@shender944]

His boat was a mess I see why nobody wanted to visit. I can understand low funds but no reason to live in filth

[@gregorylyon1004]

That man is a bum. He obviously did not raise his kids. And notice that he doesn't miss the run down boat once they give him a voucher for cheap housing. And he's probably collecting social security for not working a job and paying into the system for the past 40 years. The guys a bum. He obviously always has been

[@deoodolecki2979]

It's been unoccupied and open for how long now? I'm sure it's not all just him being a pig.

[@HCLF-George]

@@gregorylyon1004 He wouldn't qualify for social security.

[@JadeRavenwolf]

peter seems like a lovely guy

[@houseofsolomon2440]

Seems like he'd probably be cool to hang out with ~ (edt: I bet his grandkids would like him, too)

[@garolopez887]

Agreed !!

[@No_Malarky]

I can easily relate since I spent 13 yrs offgrid & on the sea just like these folks. The first three were on live-aboard vessels rafted up on my own moorage near town and the following decade at a rustic old float camp with half doz shacks & various rafts about six miles from nearest town. Got supplies once @week on favourable tides.

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@No_Malarky wow, that sounds like quite an interesting situation. Can you share the location?

[@No_Malarky]

@@ErikKSwanson West Coast Vancouver Island, Canada. There are still many out there. I`m back on land now though. Own a house & enjoying my dirt bikes etc

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@No_Malarky thanks. Have fun on the dirt bikes!

[@RanmaSyaoranSaotome]

I lived on a boat for a few years in England and it was a cramped, depressing hell. Isolation, economic listlessness and poor mental health were commonplace among all the boaters I knew. I'd never want to be back on one.

[@rha4374]

To EKS , YOU know everyone has a double, if it wasn't for your voice, I thought you were a guy I grew up with in my village near Musselburgh Scotland, a Mr Jim Louden p/ pans / Port Seton. Grateful thanks for recognising other people's struggles in life including the wildlife. Without a doubt Private Pete absolutely did the right choice for his time I hopefully lots off it left. All natural tidal ways and estuary waters used to be absolutely free to anchor and stay in Britain, but thee establishment, in this case the crown 👑 decided we can make yet more money than ever changing and charging extortionate fees in every marina that they have an interest in. Otherwise as they mostly dictate the crown owns all land and waters around our British isles no-one else can do anything,yet they say it's a "Free" country. Good luck to Pete and everyone else in this situation.❤ from Scotland

[@WoodLox]

This man wasn’t bothering or relying on the government and lived on those principles. I respect him and all the others that rather figured it out and only if necessary get help as needed. He is right it’s compensation for losing the lifestyle. I’m glad you are enjoying your home my fellow American. Live!!!

[@newandoldtech5634]

"This man wasn’t bothering or relying on the government " And thats what is most likely bothering them. He does not rely on them, and by means of that cant be told what to do.

[@angrycatowner]

Eric has a nice voice for a narrator. He should read books on tape for us too.

[@RandysRides]

So, in the eyes of government, a baby bird's life is more valuable than a human's. Keep the boat there for birds, but remove the human. How fuc*ed up is THAT.

[@waynemonastra5607]

I live on my 50 year old classic Tayana 37 in NZ, sailed the world twice, and getting her ready for her 3rd trip around the world...Are you suggesting if i sailing into San Fran and dont use a marina, and drop anchor in one of the lovely bays, im at risk of losing my boat if i go and visit and do some shopping? How do the councils know the difference between my very well proven offshore yacht that is at anchor to any other yacht/vessel anchored in the bay? This would be a huge put off to round the world sailors like myself from ever sailing into San Fran!!

[@Skidderoperator]

You better contact the stinking goverment before you go.

[@ErikKSwanson]

Your boat will definitely get a notice warning you that you can only stay for 72 hours. The good news (or bad news) is that the harbor master doesn't really patrol the bay on a regular basis. I filmed some guys just leaving a boat they no longer wanted in the bay, and it took several days for the 72 hour notice to be posted on the boat.

[@hgi675]

Just follow anchoring regulations for visitors or better go to guest mooring or dock.

[@Skidderoperator]

@@hgi675 Follow regs & dont be a pig.

[@ashleysaunders9947]

No one owns the sea, or is it a " liquid asset".

[@johnharmon9466]

Shocking !! These poor people were doing no harm, just live and let live. Thanks erik, great story hopefully they will get used to living in an apartment, god bless.

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@johnharmon9466 thanks for watching. I think they’ll eventually adapt to life on land, but it will be difficult to get past the way they were treated by the powers that be

[@Fido-vm9zi]

​@@ErikKSwansonThey don't seem to do anything that matters like take on companies that destroy the environment.

[@Mineirovsky]

I understand the problem with the government destroying capable boats, but his boat... omg. This video could really seal the fate of Peter's boat and I can't imagine a good ending. His family not checking on him has a valid reason, but unfortunately it went unnoticed by the looks of it.

[@panzergaming444]

people who worked hard all their lives to support their families are dumped in retirement homes and only get visited around christmas..............most young people these days are brain washed NPCs who are just holding onto the very few things they own so they have become cold and selfish

[@carledinger3422]

Those damn seagulls are finally good for something ‼️ I loved the time I spent anchored out there. The struggle for livabords in Richersons bay is 40 years old. Peters boat is about the hardest kind to destroy. Ferro cement is fire and explosion proof.⚓⛵

[@hankcuccina5260]

Just common old Silver Gulls.

[@mikeparkhurst8804]

I've owned and lived on boat,s all my life. Believe me that poor man lives like a pig 🐷🐷🐷. You wouldn't want to get close to that boat. He needs help like a lot of people but he won't get it from the city for government.

[@victusdementis]

Wonderful coverage as usual Erik.

[@hahaha9076]

There's more than one yacht sunk from disrepair in my local river. Engine, oils and fuel should have to be removed at least before they go down.

[@A.I.N.A.C..]

Even UNSINKEABLE 300 million new yachts sink.

[@ICBMPIRATE2]

Great job thanks for the update

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@ICBMPIRATE2 thanks for watching. I’ll have some more stories from the bay coming soon

[@crashedking1931]

Good story Erik

[@henktulp4400]

5:08 In all honesty, and with all respect… it shocks me to hear you say your kids are ashamed to show you, living your life, to their kids!!!! Your story and lifestile could’ve done SO MUCH good to those kids!! The present generation living their life with their eyes glued to a screen and all that…. How shortminded from their parents!!…. imagine the eyeopener you are to ANY kid who thinks that a screen equals ‘life’! For good or for bad, at least it makes them meet their grandpa and think about choices…. and the ones making different choices!! I think that counts as a valuable lesson in life for everyone…. I am saying so respecting your lifestyle myself, for as far as I can judge from this vid that is…. Also realizing my lifestyle isn’t all that different from yours…… Greetings,from Henk, the Netherlands…..

[@deadlock_problem]

governments left or right couldn't give less of a shit about making affordable housing.

[@BrianMoore-uk6js]

If housing were affordable, then property taxes would decline. Governments are in on the scheme to make housing unaffordable for most people.

[@woadblue]

It's definitely not going to have terrible reprecussions for society that we definitely aren't already seeing... everywhere.

[@deadlock_problem]

@@woadblue it's already at a breaking point. You need to make like 250k a year to buy a house where I live and it's very common elsewhere.

[@bchooper5603]

The thing is, it IS left-wing governance and policies that have undermined affordable housing. From apartments to standalone housing, Democrat-liberal love of ever-increasing property taxes and higher taxing in general has led to ALL of this.

[@deadlock_problem]

@@bchooper5603 you are a delusional American, you think right wing governments care care about making their real estate investments have less value along with their friends and vote base?

[@kyled2329]

Passing the baton? This guy acts like being an ocean bum is some calling

[@PondoSinatra680]

Amd it’s not welfare, it’s compensation.

[@montiro8999]

That boat is a health Hazard and looks like it will sink soon or later

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@montiro8999 that boat has been floating for decades… but all boats can sink, even $40 million yachts that are said to be unsinkable and are manned by a professional crew

[@stewzebra2935]

thankyou so much from nz.

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@stewzebra2935 thanks for watching

[@shaneriehl223]

A friend and I tried to start a group a while back to support the rights of the anchor outs to be there. What we found was that a number of them had not one, but multiple boats, all in varying levels of disrepair. It’s fairly common for boats to sink out there from time to time. Some of those anchor outs who have multiple boats try to lease out their extra boats to others, many of whom have no experience on a boat. I once towed a family trying to row back to their boat because they weren’t making headway against the outgoing current; when I tossed them a line, none of them knew how to tie any kind of knot… at all. There have also been a number of animal deaths out there in addition to human deaths. One instance was when a person left their boat, leaving their dog aboard. The boat sank and the dog presumably drown to death. Another instance was when authorities were trying to enter a boat. They used smoke bombs of some kind that lit the interior of the boat on fire, and it killed the persons dog I think from smoke inhalation. There are also numerous instances of people dying while trying to get to or off of their boat during storms as well. There’s always a few boats that let go during storms and drift ashore, I think sometimes with people onboard, which is also a dangerous situation to be in. It would be really wonderful to support a thriving and responsible maritime community in that part of the bay, but that’s not what’s actually going on out there. Some are responsible and knowledgeable mariners, but I would estimate the majority are not. It should be maintained as an anchorage for visiting vessels, and if there are individuals who want to live aboard, there should be city-maintained moorings and certain operational standards that the boat needs to meet (like being able to run under it’s own power or sails at least once a year out the Golden Gate and back). The moorings should cost a certain amount each month, which should go towards maintaining the moorings and employing a harbor master to oversee the mooring field as well as visiting vessels. Newport Beach and some other similar locations actually have fairly decent rules around the same exact subject. It’s a solvable issue, and there is a middle ground, but the state of things as they are isn’t something I’m personally sympathetic to any more. It needs to be better, and some of that responsibility falls on the shoulders of the people living out there to be responsible and knowledgeable mariners if they aren’t already. In the absence of the anchor outs taking responsibility as a group, the city also isn’t showing up to the table to negotiate in any real way, which means that the solution is simply evicting those who live there. I’m not sure where it’ll go from here, but hopefully it ends up with folks like Peter being as happy as he is to have some creature comforts after a long time on the water.

[@sueellenwalkerspencer5647]

Amen! If you have ever had to clean up the waterways after a hurricane you would understand why. Those that lived in the derelict boats after destroyed in a storm, just walk away. Leaving, the governmental entities to clean up the mess, with a huge clean up bill. Is that what you want to look at when looking out to the water? A bunch of sunk, derelict old boats rotting in the water? Making the waters unnavigable?

[@cheifreal]

@@shaneriehl223 I wouldn't make them go out the Golden gate as the potato patch(the other side of the bridge is are dangerous waters ment for passing through only. In fact my sailing club bay area association of disabled sailors has a rule of not going outside the Golden gate unless we are on the way out or back in as it is dangerous. I was a skipper for BAADS for 5 years and am familiar with those waters. I'd say just sail or motor out the Richardson bay into sf bay or San Pablo bay and back, or circumnavigate the navigable waters of Richardson bay. In Princeton harbor all ya gotta do is sail outside the jaws and back to your mouring or birth to prove the boat. Of course I'd rather sail the potato patch than out and back in the jaws at Princeton as it's the most dangerous port on the west coast and always has been.

[@OurLadyDefiant]

@@cheifreal I think just going to the bridge and back would be fine…I agree going all the way to the potato patch and back is too far and dangerous.

[@michaelbohlander6711]

I literally bumped into him one opening day on my sunfish. I wasn't paying attention and he popped up and said HEY watch where your going. Considering, he was pretty nice about it

[@DownEastSaw]

I get that people live here, but look at some of these boats…..it’s like a town towing away a broken down RV that’s sitting in a parking lot. Or even code enforcement coming by someone’s steadily collapsing house and revoking the occupancy permit.

[@ErikKSwanson]

But they aren’t only taking away the derelict boats. They’re taking them all. You don’t destroy an entire neighborhood just because one house is condemned

[@macas4255]

100% It's just another homeless issue.

[@cheifreal]

@@DownEastSaw they take whatever boat they want. I lost my first sailboat to them myself. I went through hell on that anchorage but I loved living there and life on the water. The gov has been doin this shit for 50ish years. It started with the house boats. Gov wants to put in paid moorings. Richardson bay is also the last safe harbor left in bay area so it is important area for safety. Though ya spend a few days on the hook during the storms ya might actually kiss dirt when ya make it back to land.🤣

[@toriwolf5978]

Wow best channel on KZbin watching all these videos so great someone is doing documentaries on them and telling Their stories as they need to be told ❤❤❤❤

[@ErikKSwanson]

Thanks for watching

[@The_Story_Channel]

I think it's the best for Peter, not for others. The gofundme link returns "Fundraiser not found"

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@The_Story_Channel thanks! The link should be working now. I agree, for some folks the voucher isn’t the right option and they feel their being forced to take it

[@BallardBaller]

I respect their resilience, and stand as a testament to the change going on in our society, especially the western mentality...... granted I argue with myself about that mentality. But we need people like this to check the balance, and they might be crazy, but are clearly not the scurge of Fent addicts we need to focus on

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@BallardBaller one interesting aspect is the salvaging that some of the anchor outs don’t earn money. They scavenge usable boat parts from old boats and sell them. They fix old engines and dinghies - essentially recycling at its finest. They’re repurposing and repairing items that others have just thrown away. That behavior should be commended.

[@BallardBaller]

@@ErikKSwanson I never said they were theives

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@BallardBaller I never said you did. I was merely pointing out a beneficial aspect of some of the anchor out’s lifestyle… essentially agreeing with you that people like this are needed

[@deBiezel]

Peters boat looks like healthhazzard. They should help the guy out.

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

If the boats were in good shape like the one shown sailing then I don't see a problem but Peter was living on a absolute wreck that was only fit for scrap

[@gregorylyon1004]

That man did not even have a Job. He's a bum

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

@@gregorylyon1004 he may be a bum but he was captain of his own ship, president of his own nation, truly he has lives a life of a king

[@KmvS86]

@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24ya living like a king in that castle 7:05

[@vv7299]

​@@gregorylyon1004you are the problem

[@justindavis3131]

These people need to stand up and fight the Government and save there's boats 🚢

[@gregorylyon1004]

Most of these people are bums with no Job. Boat bums. Drunks

[@markthomasson5077]

Looks like a ferrocement boat, quite big. Don’t think they will hurry to break it up!

[@itsshuler]

That last statement got me. They will take a person's home, but not for a bird??

[@JDZiemba1773]

Great video...and I gotta say you have a great voice and if you don't already work doing voice overs and narrations I think you should be...god bless ❤️🇺🇲

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@JDZiemba1773 thanks, I appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@miguelverduzco1539]

Happy beautiful day to everybody

[@richardhamilton8087]

Would be interesting if he wrote a book about his life on his Boat or a Movie .Thanks for Sharing !

[@Jakkaribik1]

Always The Government messing up Good People just having a Small Place on their OWN !!

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@Jakkaribik1 it really does feel that way

[@Rottingboards]

More like Super Rich that now live above the bay overlooking the boats. Government is just their tool.

[@rha4374]

Could some people not have a whip round years ago,or another wealthy person to supply another second hand live aboard for the good guy before everything went tits up ?

[@tomwilkinson2883]

great stuff, I hope he gets some mental health help he needs it, great thing your doing documenting this type of life and the changes that need to be seen and not put aside. Ass to why they are not looked at in a bad lite, that don't pay rent power and nothing as the walf dwellers do suckers , but its like me as a land traveler here in Australia I pay no rent no power costs, my bill is food and fuel,great video subdued and liked very much keep up the great channel 👍.

[@jaimenbrunson1652]

Bro has a cart

[@williamkuhns2387]

Looks like a 1970s Ferro Cement (home built) boat.

[@ErikKSwanson]

It is

[@storytimewithunclekumaran5004]

I love when green/environmental bullcrap comes back to bite itself in the butt..

[@aboveitall9600]

The anchor outs have been a thing for decades. This is near Sausalito. Using the migratory bird act to save the boat, you are not supposed to disturb the the nest either. That vessel is a hazard, some of the boats are in much better shape. The cost of liveaboard berths is very high particularly in Sausalito. There is a element to remove hazards in the area...There is also multimillion dollar yachts a stone throw from here. They don't want these vessels in their view.....

[@petergrundy8081]

Just love that Peter

[@williamkuhns2387]

Back in the 70s in Moss Landing, CA. Ferro Cement boats were popular projects. Folks would get the plans and materials and build the hull and give up. At one time these abandoned hulls were in the fields and vacant lots. It seems people just for some reason gave up and never even put in the water. There is only one of these left at Moss Landing in a field.

[@therealbushmanpat]

Back in the 70's steel and cement was cheap and building a ferro hull is a relatively low skilled job. Many people thought that building the hull was the most expensive and difficult part of getting afloat but the cabin fit out, rigging, sails, mechanics, plumbing etc is actually the majority of the cost and time, it also requires a jack-of-all-trades skill set. Many ferro builders didn't understand that until they finished the hull. Reality set in and the project stalled forever.

[@killerta87]

The problem is rich people want a beautiful bay not littered with old junk boats everywhere. If they moved the boats somewhere else, wouldnt be an issue.

[@joey-ne6pl]

It's not just rich people who don't want derelict biohazard boats littering a beautiful bay.........

[@Skidderoperator]

The craft must move to different areas. Staying put makes officials jealous of low cost living.

[@CV450x]

Soon, the apt will look like the boat, old habits die hard

[@EWLint]

You got that right.

[@mickg8306]

I was about to say that as well......

[@edbrown6985]

I used to love sleeping on a boat untill I woke up and stepped into waist deep water one night on my parents boat.

[@Dubyea]

It does kind of suck to have s bunch of broken boats just squatting in the nice marina. I mean if you can move around and switch spots etc all for it. But its like haveing a homeless tent set up in your childs parks or even on thr other side of the fence in your backyard….

[@vv7299]

Your child's park? The entitlement!

[@reedmorrison6203]

"it feels like the seagulls and their habitat have much greater protections than the people living on the exact same boats" just wow

[@michelleboyes1873]

He looks so much better aff that boat❤

[@kevinmorrow2071]

How the fuck he get all that shit on that boat

[@cheifreal]

I used to pass by that mans boat every day going to and from my and my mothers sail boats. I was an anchor out fer 5 years battleing the so called authorities. But i was also battling the pirates( drug and human trafficers). The sheriff dept uses the pirates to cast a negative light on the anchorage and to disapear certain people. It can be dangerous living there i know my life was on the line with many attempts at murdering me for 3 years. I left 5 years ago to come back to heaven a place called texas.

[@arthurbruce837]

Did we ever meet?

[@cheifreal]

@@arthurbruce837 possible, I wore kilts most the time and a leather jacket with middle finger and gadston flag underneath that. I worked in the city at picnic on third. My boat was quetzal and mother's was fast company.

[@hankcuccina5260]

Removing these old, rundown eyesores is a good move..

[@numberoneduchess]

That is California. Are you surprised?

[@Tsunseyu]

As a combat veteran, and a previously unhoused person, the man can’t stand any way of life that has any such essence of freedom, enjoy it while it lasts, or, fight for it if you still want it. 🙏🏼❤️🧘🏴‍☠️ ⛵️

[@erindunebuggy9772]

I'm from Mill Valley and grew up on the water in Sausalito and Richardson Bay. I am wondering what the origin of his boat hull is....My family built a ferro cement hull that looked similer in the over in Tam Junction in the early 70s but sadly the project was interrupted by my parents divorce.....always wondered what happened to that hull......it had airtight submarine doors separating the bulk heads. Thanks 🌎😎

[@pilotwhale]

I know of a boat like this too, been there a long time.

[@mosbysmen]

maybe they should have done some maintance on those boats

[@IzySly-g4h]

Peter hasnt changed a bit in thirty years, i wonder if he would remember me , izy and gwen , our boat was Enterprise(wrecked in a storm)

[@fernandog.1575]

We are going through the same thing in Miami Dade County.

[@rodneylitton638]

It really surprises me that more people don’t get pissed and go after government officials in a bad way

[@joey-ne6pl]

I mean this example is of a derelict biohazard boat that SHOULD be condemned. But if you think people are going to fight back......how many gov officials were gone after "in a bad way" after the covid lockdowns funneled all consumers into a select group of businesses while shutting everyone else down? I expected people who lost everything to start stacking bodies but nobody did a gd thing.

[@marykok7616]

The problem with these boats is they are not maintained properly and eventually go aground and are abandoned by the owners. Then the city needs to pay to remove them

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@marykok7616 some are not maintained, but some are. As I showed in the video I was sailing on one of them, and another has a working TV, stove, sink, etc. We wouldn’t destroy an entire neighborhood just because one or two houses are condemned

[@panzergaming444]

after every hurricane hundreds of boats are abandoned and are still lining beaches and marinas nobody pays to remove them but good try

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@panzergaming444 They don't have hurricanes in California

[@joey-ne6pl]

@@ErikKSwanson plenty of condemned houses have working tv's, stoves, sinks etc. doesn't mean they shouldn't be condemned.

[@ErikKSwanson]

@@joey-ne6pl Well, that boat with the working TV, stove and sink is in the "safe and Seaworthy" program... which means (as you probably guessed) that it is safe and seaworthy - deemed so by the RBRA. There are many boats that are seaworthy - as I pointed out in the comment above, I was sailing on one - clearly seaworthy. Are there derelict boats? Yes - Peter's is one that definitely qualifies as marine debris, but that is not representative of all the boats on the bay. It's dishonest to pretend that it is. If one house on a street is condemned would we destroy the whole neighborhood, and say they all must be that way?

[@williamnelson9332]

❤he is a good man

[@gravitystorm61158]

Protected species saves a Man’s livelihood!!!

[@tilkozganjer1975]

LEGEND OF SEA

[@andrewfeltz9445]

Homeless people, Homeless birds, Homeless sea lions..what's next?

[@patrickconnolly2654]

It makes me miss my boat. They wanted 650. Per mo. To winter over in Monterey. Moss landing wanted me to go away Santa Cruz had no spots. I should've listened to Louis.

[@KerryKauder]

Hey Eric how does one provide for themselves for 4 decades . 40 years ? .

[@ennz69]

Good thing he got off that boat, What a shit hole.. I know some people choose to live this way, My father lived in a motorhome that was about 10% as dirty and wretched but i cant understand why they choose to live this way. Is it lazyness, doesnt look like hoarding but at the same time hes not making an effort to get rid of any of this junk. I hope he takes better care of his new apartment, A new start in life is all that is needed sometimes to make better choices

[@TheDenyingDutchman]

That's not a boat, it's a floating trash heap. He should have been fined into oblivion for polluting the environment!

[@DonMason-cv6og]

The refuse was in the boat. Not around. Walking a Dutch city I had to go for the street the side walk was paved with dog doo

[@conantdog]

American freedom in action,

[@TheTyberZann]

It's the equivalent of a floating card board box... Los Angeles, CA is the Hobo, Feces, and needle capital of the western world.

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

You couldn't even get the right californian city. You don't even live on the west coast.

[@PondoSinatra680]

Which California city is the Hobo, Feces and Needle Capital of the Western World?

[@Bill-d1e]

When they crush these fiberglass boats where does all the tiny fiberglass particles go? They wash it into the river that is 100 feet away? Totally poisoning the environment!

[@Bill-d1e]

The hull floating on the water does no damage to the environment. But when it gets smashed up by the shore then millions of particles of fiberglass makes its way into the water. Smart thinking you idiots

[@chrisgrill6302]

It is extremely annoying for legitimate seafarers to find there is no space in a protected anchorage. Safe anchorages are few and far between and should not be exclusively usurped by anyone - least of all by people who don't even maintain their vessels in seaworthy condition. I'm not against people living afloat - I've done so myself - but they've no entitlement to hog the best spots and should at least be made to move occasionally.

[@lauramater628]

Alligators, horses , dogs , mean more than a humans well being. What is sad is both use to be in harmony. Man has destroyed the relationship.

[@John-gy1vv]

The weed cartridge in his hand😂

[@Fish-df5xc]

That’s society 1 Home owners 2 Renters 3 Homeless That’s how people are classified

[@hoop440]

Not to mention the eye sore the old boats are what about the lack of a toilet and where does there waste go

[@ferry6497]

It looks like the destruction already has started…

[@gratefultrucker7781]

That baby seagull threw itself overboard the same way .

[@sambuvca22]

I was going to sell my house in SW Florida, buy a sport fish and live aboard after my divorce, but my parents talked me out of it. At the time it seemed very appealing.

[@Slithey7433]

Where does their sewage go?

[@mikehurley5052]

Have a guess.

[@DonMason-cv6og]

​@@mikehurley5052EPA has regulations on parts per million he might dispose 2gal per day in a billion gallon sea

[@PondoSinatra680]

2 gallons a day, 365 days a year for 40 years is alot of 💩.

[@DonMason-cv6og]

@@PondoSinatra680 that stuff feeds the shellfish we eat Just like animal manure feeds our crops What's the problem

[@katakalyptica]

Good guy

[@mustangandfrankenstein]

Rent free dammit..let him go faking gov

[@carlanderson5178]

You notice the ones screaming the loudest living on garbage scows. I know I wouldn't buy a luxury house that over looks a junkyard. If these things were houses they would be condemned and demolished.

[@aaronhowe8249]

To understand why these people are being removed from the water all you need do is look across the bay from Sausalito. The billionaires with their 50 million dollar properties do not want to look out on the bay and see people living their lives their way in complete freedom. It is those wealthy people on their wealthy island, yes it has a land bridge but is technically an island called Belvedere. The ironic thing about Belvedere island is that in the early 20th century before the Golden Gate Bridge was built Tiburon served as the south terminus of the railroad that served the North Bay Area. Belvedere did not have its land bridge yet and was known as a dirty place that Hobo’s and the homeless outcasts lived on. Now one hundred years later it is where the one percenters live that don’t want to look out their windows and see what they would probably describe as Sea Hobo’s. They are just people living their lives in freedom the way they want, pretty sure that was part of the principles this country was founded on.

[@Pokemon_lugia-tc9eg]

wow peter is a hoarder and needs some mental help...living like that on a boat in trash? gross

[@kayb4995]

If they ever want to give you anything, it means you have a position of strength. Imo they should all run from a deal like that. In the long run it’s a huge loser. Do not comply with them and fight. It’s the only way. The fact that they want to give these people something says it all to me. These people don’t give you anything unless they are extremely vulnerable. Maybe they have an extremely important deadline or something. You never know. 100% it’s bad deal to take I guaruntee

[@maxifenix9979]

Boat?

[@killeresk]

Sad part is people are less protected than birds. How they could remove and wreck peoples boats needs to be looked at those affected compensated fairly not like the boat buy back now. Seems like we lose some humanity every year.

[@bccradventures84]

Exiled. Really. Sounds like he exiled himself to live like that…. Hippie bum comes to mind but I won’t say it out loud lol

[@acb9896]

That looks about 40 ft boat. Dude...sell that before it sinks! And inside..?? Dayyam...

[@FrancisDrake-q3j]

I lived out on Richardson Bay, on the hook for a couple years in the 20teens years, right in front of Modern Sailing and their docks. Loved the community and the life. Went to Sausalito City Council meetings to lend my voice against rich home owners on the hill who would generally testify that, "I pay HUGE property taxes! Why should these people live out there for free...pissing and shitting in the water?" I always rowed my waste to shore. Never dumped it in my back yard. I also testified to the City Council and showed them pictorial proof that live aboard's have been living on the hook for 150 years on that bay, and that these shithead homeowners were trying to destroy a century and a half of CULTURE going all the way back to the gold rush days! The Sheriff came by a few times to talk with me and my wife (our boat was clean and sea worthy), and they pretty much left us alone, but I remember when they started pulling boats and crushing them. Pure cruelty. They didn't care that these boats had people's whole life possessions in them. Still ticks me off. Looks like the rich are winning again. If your domicile is not hooked up to some sort of meter...the local government shows thinly veiled hate towards you. I loved the freedom...but freedom pisses off the powers that be. I definitely remember Peter and his boat. He's a good guy.

[@rl4416]

facts , its seems the birds have more rights than the human.

[@beatniksfrommars]

All of this upheaval and madness is due to one thing and one thing only. The uncontrolled desire for profit. "Houseboats" i.e. multi-level barges, packed in side by side now sell for millions, and the dock spaces are just as expensive. This entire situation had a solution decades ago when the community sought to become a township as this entire area of Marin City and Waldo Point are on unincorporated property. This would have allowed for citizen control instead of private-owner domination. However, when that attempt was put forth it was quickly met with brutal violent attacks and even murder. Now, all these years later, Marin is still at war with the impoverished and minorities who attempt to gain any sense of empowerment or community. It is the most shameful chapter in Marin history and the well-paid and elegantly housed officials in charge just keep writing it.// Lawrence White

[@ErikKSwanson]

Thanks for your thoughts