Life on a boat in Toronto Harbour
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มี.ค. 2021
- One Toronto man is living out his dream of living on a boat right on the waters of Toronto Harbour. Adrian Ghobrial takes a tour of the seventeen hundred square foot unconventional home.
Best report I’ve seen all year!
This man is living his dream. Good for him.
I'd argue the railing could pass as his white picket fence.
finally a good story and no mention of the coof - i love the home and wish him the best - he is living the dream - i love the water
Omg he's living my dream! Looks awesome! Great job on the reno.
That's fantastic. Wish him the best
I lived on my boat for 7 years summer and winter. The best seven years of my life
Why quit??
My father was aging and ailing and needed me there to help him over the last bunch of years before he passed. I had let go of the boat by then and I'm now in Jamaica planning on getting another
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@@greyarea3804 wonderful
I currently live in a 27ft sloop on the lake, loving it!
Now every criminal in the city knows the layout and what's inside and where the boat is. Great job..
He probably doesn't port in that exact spot.
We know where you live now also
Soon everyone in the housing market will be underwater on their mortgage when the market crashes and this will be the only guy floating.
Good time to buy real estate then
Legit thought Phil from Modern Family was hosting this for a second
Good for him. It’s beautiful.
Lake Ontario is a beautiful lake to see while in Toronto. Even if you see the Toronto Islands as well.
Well done. This is what it's all about... Don't follow the crowd, live how you want to live!
We all talk about it... he actually went for it, good for him
Right on dude ,!!! Found a steal and went with it !! Gr8 job..
Cool story, but I'd like to know more of the practical details such as the cost of renovation, harbour fees, and how he gets his mail etc...and what this man does for a living to be able to make this dream a reality 😀
agreed. Can he move the boat easily?
I know someone who wanted to purchase a boat to live on it and I asked him, will the boat have a shower? He answered: No, but I'm going to get a gym membership for it
Live your dreams to the fullest
👍 Amazing. Good for him
to the fullest would be in the warm climate
must be so hot and so cold at times
@John Connor lol!
JC watch out for PTSD.
Great story!
Have fun in the winter
Stu, what a legend.
The sailor park boys.
Pretty cool
"Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good."
- Thomas Sowell
I have a friend who does this as well.
Your own alumni Roger Martin used to be a live aboard back in the day too!
Now everytime i'll go to the Harbourfront, i'll remember this boat and the guy
Living his best life👏
Awesome! And innovative.
there have been individuals living on boats for years in Toronto harbor! LOL
Well done man
Nice!!!
Good for him🙏
Yacht life!
That is a dream. I've defenitly passed a million times
Interesting story
Never would I park my boat at that harbour. Ever.
Overtime, condo appreciates thru the roof, his boat rusted in water, however, life is short, good experience though
very very true. Boat is a depreciating asset. I bet ya its not all sunshine and rainbows on a boat either
Sick idea I love boats privacy is something I'd give anything for and it looks like nice furnishings good job bro downside is u just started a thing
Adrian Ghobrial looks like Phil from Modern Family.
I could never just never will feel like home 🏡
Done that. Good community life.
This guy should host Airbnb on that boat! Would rent for a pretty penny
All great, wish him the best, one question though? Why do you need 3 bathrooms?
That guy's my hero
Probably a silly question but is the boat still operational. Like sea worthy and not just parked at the dock.
I’m gunna go visit him
Too bad I didn't know about this seven years ago when I moved out of Toronto.....
That's a real Canadian. You won't catch him sitting down.
It is nice, but for how long it will be in good condition ?
It was made in 1920's and he's restored it... it's gonna be in good condition for quite a while longer
@@BlackHayateTheThird more than 100 years already 😀
also would it not make sense to anchor somewhere along the shore like off of cherry beach instead of paying the harbor docking fee
Sewage and electricity would be a problem then.
No dock services.
No, since in order to generate electricity he'd have to run a noisy and polluting generator.
Epic
Freezing during winter and moisture issues. Damp. Hopefully he thought about winter plumbing as it freezes and you have to wrap your boat basically living in a Saran warp box
"he thought about winter plumbing" - Dude has survived for the past few years. How did he manage without your "expert" advice, I wonder...
@@asingh6947 Coming from someone who actually lived this "house boat life"
@@alexf800 Singh's point kind of stands though, buddy has experience also 👍 we can safely assume he has thought of freezing pipes!
How do you get pump outs in the winter
Why go on city tv to showcase something that should be a secret? Just live comfortably like a penny pincher and avoid telling people. Why is this even on the news?
That would have been amazıng in the mediterranen but we do live in one of the coldest country .
Toronto winters have become so mild now. Only a handful of days of extreme cold and snowfall.
Cool story, indeed! I hope nothing will ever get in the way of him continuing to live his dream!
There is a whole community of boats at Ontario place docks ..should have filmed there to
No one is mentioning why housing prices are so expensive in Toronto, people are being driven to live in boats ffs.
Yeah it damp it raining it not all it cracked up to be .but but good luck.
I wonder if he takes that thing out for a spin or if its just permanently sits there
The reporter looks like the dad in modern family...lol
Try doing that during Winter
Did you miss the part where he says he has been through a few winters already?
Did you miss the part where it says he lives there for 365 days in a year?
Smart
It looks really good. I'm down. You can just take anywhere you like. I wonder if he has to pay any type of sort of taxes.
Thats the way to live
Her: Do you want to come pick me up or meet at your place
Him: Yes
The way prices are everywhere, living on a boat is the only way
At first glance I thought he was Rainn Wilson
Is it a functioning boat, or has it been gutted for living space?
Man you just created a flood of water hippies that are going to ruin the harborfront
Does anyone know what the harbor fees are?
Johnny Strides should knock on his door and ask for a tour
I'd like to have seen what condition it was in before all the 'sweat equity'.
cool. I like it
What opened his fridge?
Best part is that he can leave Toronto anytime
He probably paid $3million for that fixer-upper. Then put in $4 million of renovations.
Galloway’s do like boats.
I wouldn’t broadcast it across the internet ....
no idea about it when the lake is frozen.
Yuri, is that you?
When I was a kid I thought it would be cool to live on a boat, like Sonny Crockett from Miami Vice. Kids today must be thinking, it would be cool just to find an affordable apartment when I'm an adult
Do it.
@@signoresantinoburnett1169 Lol, I just noticed your user name ... I'll get a gator like Crockett too
Does he ever get sea sick?
no because he lives on a lake lol
Is he planning on moving the boat?
would love to know how he powers everything and recharges his batteries - didnt see a single solar panel
0:33 Yellow cord from shore to boat ?
@@GK-yi4xv ya just saw that good point - but i think it would be worth it for him to be self sufficient with a few solar panels instead of relying on shore power - he can also get a relay that would use some of his motors alternator power to direct it to his battery bank
Looks like a Phil, sounds like a Phil, but is not a Phil (Modern Family).
Where do you get the money for all of this if you don't work
I'm on a boat - Andy Samberg
Watched too many Miami Vice episodes!
I mean if your already rich than why not
*laughs in real estate bubble*
Realistically, it’s a home on very rough, gross water which then freezes. It’s a home also frozen into a ice cube. This is very common in places like Amsterdam, and southern USA.
I do love the idea. Ideally once retired, the guy should boat down south. Who enjoys Toronto during winter?
I know where this guy lives.
Really? He paid down his mortgage for his condo? :D
Security guard
My wet dream.
This is what it's come to lol 🤦🏾♂️
I wouldn't live in Toronto if u paid me, on a boat don't matter if its in Toronto
No one cares
@@Gravitics you are jealous of this guy, plain and simple, to you this is just an example of "white privilege".
I've lived in Toronto for 16 years and in the last 5 years it has become a total rat hole
@@lapraxi yet the price of homes keep going up and up.
And so is poverty, crime, drug addiction and mental illness
Does he need a girlfriend? 😅