Just opened the coffee shop, old sweet Bill is my only customer a the moment. Getting ready for Christmas in general. Wondering how I'll pay for buying my kid a set of transparent locks and picks for Christmas. In an exploratory phase of a new business idea. Thinking about selling the shop and converting a movable houseboat into a coffee shop. It might be something that could take off in this goofy town. So many things I don't know about boats and the regulatory tape that would be involved. I fixed some broken electronics on my espresso machine. This always makes me happy. Most shops dump a lot of money into their machines every year. So far I've gotten by spending less than twenty bucks on parts every so often and doing the repairs myself. The bit I had to fix cost $14 from the espresso supply store but looking around I found an almost perfect substitute for $2.50 with free two day amazon shipping. Self sufficiency makes me happy.
I would definitely look long and hard at the 'movable' part of this equation. I have only a little more experience with houseboats than you do and my understanding is they're 'movable' the way a 'mobile home' is movable. I would also counsel you to speak to a number of boat owners about maintenance and upkeep because most boat guys are not precious with their gear and any object that spends its life at the boundary between air and water consumes more maintenance than the average Gaggia. Other than that fuck yeah sounds like an awesome idea. http://www.wow247.co.uk/2016/06/01/edinburghs-new-floating-coffee-shop-the-counter/converting a movable houseboat
I wish you the best of luck with the coffee shop! Taking risks and starting ventures is something I've always wished I had the guts to follow through with. Self sufficiency is an elegant way to live. More and more, I see people subscribe to the idea of "if it's broke, then replace it". I think it's because we increasingly value our time, but sadly see slowing down and learning to fix things as a waste of time.