Josh Smith Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Hello, I have a fishing boat I'm repairing. Don't need another. I come from a family of campers. We usually progress from no tent to tent to popup camper to travel trailer as we age. I am thinking a houseboat would be cool. Just a small one. Rig it up with electronics, and I'd wake up and get right to fishing with my first cup of coffee while still in my PJs. Not sure how doable this is financially. Just thining. Anyone here do this? Josh Quote
SHaugh Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Why not consider making your own ? There's lots of interest in micro campers and tiny houses going on these days... a tiny houseboat would be pretty cool imo.... Check out this guys campers... something like that built on the deck of an 18 foot pontoon would be easy to do... http://casualturtlecampers.com/ Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted December 14, 2015 Super User Posted December 14, 2015 I joke about it a lot, but don't think I would actually ever do it. I just don't see them as practical (especially around my location). I've gone the cheap popup, bumper pull, RV direction and learned the hard way you definitely get what you pay for most times it those scenarios.... They nickel and dime you to death. Can only imagine what a floating one would be like... My thoughts, If you can't afford a Lake of the Ozarks Yacht, I suggest keeping the tent packed and the bass boat hooked up! Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted December 14, 2015 Super User Posted December 14, 2015 http://tinyhousetalk.com/micro-houseboat-you-can-build/ As long as you can tow it easy enough and (cheaply?) dock it overnight in sheltered water, this thing might have some appeal. Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted December 14, 2015 Super User Posted December 14, 2015 Way cool, too.http://tinyhousetalk.com/diy-micro-camper-that-doubles-as-a-micro-houseboat/ Quote
SHaugh Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 If construction is not your thing there have been plenty of ideas of combining a used pontoon boat and a mini camper... Buy one of these for about $3000: and find a used pontoon boat.... hire somebody to cut the trailer off and weld the box to the pontoon frame. You'll still have plenty of deck fore and aft to make into a decent bass boat layout. This is the ideal IMO.. The Aqua Casa. http://www.berkeley-engineering.com/AquaCasaHouseboat.html Quote
desmobob Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 I live at the end of Lake Champlain and growing up, there used to be plenty of houseboats around. When I was a kid, I always thought it would be cool to have one and spend days at a time on the lake fishing. I saw one this summer, and I think it's the first one I've seen in thirty years. I think it would be a piece of cake to build one on a pontoon (or better yet, tritoon) boat, or even just clear the deck of a pontoon boat and pitch a big tent or one of those pop-up ice fishing shelters.... Tight lines, Bob Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted December 15, 2015 Super User Posted December 15, 2015 there are a ton of houseboats on lake fontana in western NC and MANY of them look homemade. Quote
Super User Hi Salenity Posted December 15, 2015 Super User Posted December 15, 2015 If you already have a camper of some sort I'd suggest a Pontoon. I got one last year and we love it. My family won't get on my Triton but they love the Toon! Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted December 17, 2015 Super User Posted December 17, 2015 If you already have a camper of some sort I'd suggest a Pontoon. I got one last year and we love it. My family won't get on my Triton but they love the Toon! The weenie wagon! Quote
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