Every summer from ~Memorial Day to Labor Day, the Marina del Rey Water Bus runs. For $1 you can take a one-way trip around the harbor. The bus stops at a number of locations around the harbor, including Fisherman's Village and Burton Chase Park (more details here). 
Riding the taxi around the harbor, one gets exposed to a wide variety of sights, from enormous yachts that cost untold millions to kayakers enjoying the calm waters to an ecounter with some native Californians (right) who have done well adapting to the onset of man.
One encounters a large cross section of people on the bus, including tourists (and sometimes their bikes) from all over the globe and Marina del Rey locals (some who look to have been locals for a long time). In general the operations are laid back and casual, with the staff being very accommodating and the boats crews are a fun bunch. However, on nights when there are concerts in Burton Chase, one must be particularily patient, as the crowds can get quite large and sometimes behave rather rudely. All in all tho it's a great way to get out on the water and meet a number of interesting people.
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