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Earn its own keep. of course the economy tanked, now i'm living on it. [ laughter ] >> anthony: the steel hulled achievement doesn't do much moving around these days, but it might have to soon. >> anthony: who else lives like you? >> travis: it used to be very common. it is getting scarcer. >> anthony: how long do you think you've got? >> travis: six months, a year? >> anthony: yeah. >> travis; that complex that's going up right there, you see the tower crane. we sit there and watch them put the buildings up and they're -- >> anthony: coming closer. >> travis: -- creeping this way. >> anthony:...

Looking at that thing. all right. i'm going in. good god. >> women: yes or no? >> anthony: it's delicious, but -- >> women: it's a little much, right? >> anthony: there's no way this thing is holding together until the last bite. >> women: all right. i can't even get the whole thing. that's ridiculous. >> anthony: this is open until 4:00 a.m. so there's definitely a time of day when that seems like a perfectly reasonable idea. >> women: if you drink too much, this will pretty much take care of everything that ever ailed you. >> anthony: long a refuge for people all over the caribbean basin and...

>> anthony: long a refuge for people from all over the caribbean basin and latin america, miami was also an just wanted to get off the grid, own rules. if you have ever read the excellent travis mcgee novels, you will remember travis, the mystery solving boat bum who lived on a houseboat in miami. the busted flush. people used to live like that. less and less today. >> travis: when my wife passed away a few years ago, i was living in a condo and didn't want to do that anymore. now i'm on this piece of iron. >> anthony: bob, aka captain bob, however, is still here and still living on his boat i...

But yeah, it's a good life. >> anthony: i've had many friends over the years who live on boats, work on boats, but these were just degenerate wind addicts. this is more of a lifestyle choice for you. >> travis: it is. it's got a machine shop on board. i kind of wanted to go down to the bahamas and let the boat to earn its own keep. of course the economy tanked, now i'm living on it. [ laughter ] >> anthony: the 25-ton steel hulled achievement doesn't do much moving around these days, but it might have to. >> anthony: who else lives like you? >> travis: it used to be very common. it is getting ...

America, miami was also an just wanted to get off the grid, own rules. if you have ever read the excellent travis mcgee novels, you'll remember the mystery solving boat bum who lived on a houseboat in miami. the busted flush. people used to live like that. less and less today. >> travis: when my wife passed away a few years ago, i was living in a condo and didn't want to do that anymore. now i'm on this piece of iron. >> anthony: bob, aka captain bob, however, is still here and still living on his boat in the miami river. >> travis: we sit out here and we look like we're enjoying ourselves, bu...