live-aboard
Boat-dwelling person
A live-aboard is a boat that serves as someone's primary residence, or the person who lives on such a vessel.
The term distinguishes boats equipped and used for full-time habitation from those used only for recreation: The marina has slips reserved for live-aboards.
As an adjective, it describes this arrangement: a live-aboard sailboat, the live-aboard lifestyle.
Recreational vessel harbor
- slipMinor error or misstep
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- anchorageSecure harbor spot
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
galley · berth · cabin · cockpit · helm · cruising · waterfront · harbor
Watercraft serving as home
- sailboatWind-propelled watercraft
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
- trawlerNet-dragging fishing boat
narrowboat · canal boat · cruiser · ketch · motorsailer · monohull · trimaran · barge
Vessel for underwater expeditions
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
dive master · underwater · coral · charter · expedition · tropical · Maldives · Red Sea
Preserving working condition
- winterizationPreparing for cold months
- holding tankContainer for temporary retention
- water tankContainer for stored water
- bilge pumpShip's water-removal device
insurance · registration · generator · solar panel · ventilation · humidity · condensation · storage
marina
Recreational vessel harbor
mooring · galley · berth · cabin · cockpit · helm · cruising · waterfront · harbor · floating
houseboat
Watercraft serving as home
trawler · narrowboat · canal boat · cruiser · ketch · motorsailer · monohull · trimaran · barge · sloop
dive boat
Vessel for underwater expeditions
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- excursionBrief recreational trip
compressor · dive master · underwater · coral · charter · expedition · tropical · Maldives · Red Sea · Great Barrier Reef
maintenance
Preserving working condition
- winterizationPreparing for cold months
- holding tankContainer for temporary retention
- water tankContainer for stored water
bilge pump · insurance · registration · generator · solar panel · ventilation · humidity · condensation · storage · propane
- canal livinghouseboat, narrowboat, mooring
- sailorscaptain, sailor, seaman, mariner, skipper
- canal boatsnarrowboat, narrowboats, barge, day boat, freight barge
- marinamarina, berth, boat slip, dock, slip
live-aboardweekend sailor
Leisure-time boater, not professional
landlubber · homeowner · apartment dweller · day-tripper · city dweller
live, aboard, lives, lived, living, livable, liveable, liver, lively