Before & After: After Fixing Up a Gutted Houseboat, a Couple Join a Legendary Artist Community

For years, Marka Hansen and her husband, Joe Brubaker, walked the docks of Waldo Point Harbor in the seaside town of Sausalito in Northern California, coveting the candy-colored houseboats of all shapes and sizes. The marina has a storied past—and present—as a floating community where freethinkers, naturalists, artists, writers, and musicians live, gather, and create.