Next time you log into the Floating Homes Association website, you’re in for a surprise. The new site, hosted by Memberplanet, features brighter graphics, cleaner layouts and lots more functionality. However, this launch is a work in progress so some content and links are still being developed. As new features...
Once again the FHA’s Legislative Action Committee is posting a multiple-choice quiz to test your knowledge about your rights as a floating homeowner. This week’s question is: You’re selling your home and you and the buyers have agreed on a price and conditions. The buyers need financing to complete the...
A neighbor just had to have her van towed out of the Gate 6 ½ parking lot to repair damage from rodents. This and similar reports from our community prompted a bit of internet research into suggestions for preventing this kind of damage. Here are some tips from Consumer Reports:...
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recommends checking out smart home devices to keep your home safe and reduce energy use. “Convenience is touted as the biggest advantage of smart homes, when in fact many of these devices also help reduce energy use and enhance safety especially during the holidays,”...
On the FHA website, you can find a list of service providers with experience working on floating homes. Services range from licensed contractors to handypersons. Thanks to East Pier dock rep Carole Angermeir for compiling this list and keeping it updated. Please be aware that the service providers listed on...
According to HGTV, California has limited toilet flushes to a mere 1.28 gallons per flush. That limit is now the standard for the current generation of “high-efficiency” toilets (HET) that earn a WaterSense certification from the EPA. The Marin Municipal Water District is encouraging customers to replace old toilets with new...
Our flight had been delayed, so we got home to Main Dock around 9:00 pm. The young German couple who had been housesitting left a lovely note saying how much they enjoyed our cats and their two-week stay on a Sausalito houseboat. In the right-hand bottom corner of their note,...
Only a lucky few can claim that their house won’t work until they plug it in. A floating home is unique because its electricity comes through a free hanging cable into the house. Every houseboat connects to the main power through some type of electrical outlet dockside. If you are...
It’s nearly spring: the daffodils are in bloom and the wildfowl have returned to the docks to feather their nests for new clutches of goslings and ducklings. Avoid engaging in a stare-down with the geese, give them a wide berth and don’t blame them for taking such a liking to...
Coming into the holiday season, here’s a great resource located just 2 miles away. Cut yourself badly enough to need stitches, or have a child spiking a fever on the weekend when the doctor’s office is closed? Suspect you have a UTI or other infection? Golden Gate Urgent Care (GGUC), in...