Sort of like this, you mean? www.bedsonboard.com/search/australia/

More details on another operator in the article below. Appears they are talking to AMSA to get the survey restrictions relaxed.

www.smh.com.au/business/small-business/start-ups-are-turning-boats-into-floating-hotel-rooms-20180329-p4z6v4.html

Airbnb is wrecking enough houses. Why add boats.

It's an interesting idea Don, but I think "making money out of your boat" should read "losing less money"

You probably need an organisation to go through the marina/survey/insurance questions - maybe Waterbnb? I'm sure it could work, but there'd be some hard yakka to get there.

I'm sure some marina complexes would see the benefits of a lot more visits to cafes, restaurants and other retail, rather than empty boats sitting there. Maybe they could charge a % or even act as agents . After all, many marinas have substantial charter companies operating out of their facilities.

Insurers are used to evaluating risk and charging the appropriate premium.

You'd need some certainty that boats used for this didn't require full commercial survey. Perhaps a self certified or quick visual in-water inspection to ensure basic safety provision could be introduced. A sort of basic, in-marina safety ticket.

How much for a night on a 40 yr old , 28 foot Compass?

Cheers

Bristol

Bristolfashion said..
It's an interesting idea Don, but I think "making money out of your boat" should read "losing less money"

You probably need an organisation to go through the marina/survey/insurance questions - maybe Waterbnb? I'm sure it could work, but there'd be some hard yakka to get there.

I'm sure some marina complexes would see the benefits of a lot more visits to cafes, restaurants and other retail, rather than empty boats sitting there. Maybe they could charge a % or even act as agents . After all, many marinas have substantial charter companies operating out of their facilities.

Insurers are used to evaluating risk and charging the appropriate premium.

You'd need some certainty that boats used for this didn't require full commercial survey. Perhaps a self certified or quick visual in-water inspection to ensure basic safety provision could be introduced. A sort of basic, in-marina safety ticket.

How much for a night on a 40 yr old , 28 foot Compass?

Cheers

Bristol

If you have marina with charter boats operating out of it that have complied with all the charter boat surveys etc they will take a dim view of a "Johnny come lately" getting away Scott free! Phone calls to the tax office and the commercial section of Waterways will soon sort that out. The commercial survey crowd are losing "customers" with the massive reduction in boats to survey. They want to hold on to their jobs and they are actively looking for new blood.