Moored

If you own a boat in Miami, you have several choices of where to keep it, all expensive. In your house/yard then you have to tow/drag it to the ocean to use it; or in the water at various piers. The price to rent a pier is quite high so some people choose to keep their boats moored in the bay, just like what is seen here in Dinner Key. Some people do live in their boats, and some only use them occasionally. It's a chore to get to these boats because they are moored in the middle of the water, and a small boat is needed to get to them from the shore. These boats form a tiny but close knit community, and people do keep watch on their neighbors' boats to prevent crime.

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