Instead of 'wasting money on a rental' Brad and Phoebe are living on their boat at an Adelaide marina. It's all part of their plan to enter the housing market.
abc.net.au/news/adelaide-couple-live-marina-boat-save-house-deposit/101815228Having dolphins as guests at breakfast time far outweighs the limitations of living on a sailboat for Phoebe Kempson.
"I was cooking breakfast the other day and up pops a dolphin right in front of my face, about two metres away, you just don't get that in the other marinas which are closed."It was an idea born out of Mr Crane's work as a surveyor, which saw him work on different boats.The boat cost the couple $59,000. They pay $400 a month for mooring north-west of Adelaide and about $50 a quarter for electricity.
"The idea is to keep it for around three or four years … and then possibly sell it off and we'll have a deposit for a house."On their trip from Port Fairy to Adelaide, the couple was tested by rough seas and a stormy night. "At times I had to army crawl on the ground to make sure I didn't fall over because it was that rough.""He couldn't lie in the bed because he'd be rolling around," Ms Kempson said.
He has lived on a boat on and off for more than 20 years, including during a 17-year stint in Germany.There's people that live here and we meet up for a coffee or for a meal or have a chat.Stuart Tucker has lived on boats on and off for more than 20 years."It's kind of a community. It's pretty safe, it's gated, it's a kilometre walk to the supermarket, there's a pub, a couple of restaurants here," he said.
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