Clearly the Bay Area has a housing crisis, though just as clearly to most people, solving homelessness with illegal anchorages filling up with aging and poorly maintained vessels is not the solution.
One can see why just getting in and out of your slip in the dark, let alone driving around night blinded by your boats decorations, was deemed problematic.
The windowpane seals and gaskets on the opening portlights of Sampaguita, my 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20, were showing age. At first, it was daunting to consider taking these oval, bronze portlights apart.