I had a similar, but but the sound of it not quite so aggressive experience whenI was looking for some where to liveaboard. When I called the marina in which I am now happily berthed, I was debating whether to metion it with my head held high, or keep quiet and hope for the best, as I know some people do. When I did mention it, the manager was friendly but laid out some clear policies, one of which was no house boats... I explained I had a little sailing boat and did actually go sailing, and they were reasonably happy. I think ideas about presentation vary from place to place. I'm always a bit worried about that as my deck needs a good paint job, and I don't get round to scrubbing her down as often as I ought, but the manager none the less told me she's 'very well kitted out' so I think he's happy.

The trouble we have is, as in so many facets of life, there are a vanishingly small minority who p1ss people off and cause these policies to be necessary. In the last placeI was at there was a guy who gave the staff a lot of hassle, never paid on time, and took to growing certain... exotic plants aboard. He got chucked out when he gave a young lady living at the marina a serious scare.

In my experience, there is very little real snobbery about living aboard, it tends to be more about your actual boat, but t's not clear which you are experiencing here. Anyway, it sounds like you've found somewhere where you'll fit in, which I think make things the most pleasant.

that's tunred into a bit of a ramble, sorry about that!