Effects of continuous but varying levels of precipitation?
The situation: A planet largely composed of water, with land masses being island chains scattered planet-wide. At all times there is precipitation of some sort, whether it be snow or rain based on regional climate. At times it can be light, and other times it can be extremely severe, but the average tends toward what would be considered a "steady" amount like that of a "typical" storm, not dangerous but certainly enough to have an effect on many facets of life. We'll assume that, as the planet has been like this, the water cycle is stable and therefore there's no concern of rising water levels encroaching on limited land resources.
The question: How would a population of human or humanesque people most likely adapt/overcome this sort of situation, and what would most likely be their biggest choke-point in doing so (i.e. resources, manpower, etc, assuming there is such a choke-point in your solution).
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Food would be an obvious one, where plants would need to be able to grow in low light levels. Precipitation means clouds, which means lower solar energy reaching the ground.
This isn't really a problem since any plants developing there are going to be adapted to the environment.
Most earth based plants are going to have a problem growing in overly wet, constant low light conditions.
Next is industry. Metal and water react to each other, causing corrosion. Electricity and fire both get along poorly with water.
A technological system like earth developed is going to have a hard time of it. But they could still have something. Biotech though selective breeding would still be doable, which could develop into a lot of areas.
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