Forum: Houseboating

I have been looking at a 57' Carri Craft to rebuild. It has twin, 6 cylinder Perkins diesel. Has anyone had any experience with these boats?

Did anyone spend Thanksgiving on the boat? I enjoyed the story in the magazine section about the family spending theirs on the boat and having...

I am looking to put a TV antenna on our boat to pick up VHF/UHF digital tv signals. Not satellite tv. Searching RV sites, etc. I have found several...

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My wife and I have determined we need a runabout in order to run back and forth to the dock when the HB is anchored out in order to bring friends and...

Vacuum Storage Bags I have never used them. How well do they work? How well do the clothes, like heavy jackets, fair out after 6 to 8 months of...

I am planning on carrying two 40 lb propane bottles on my back deck. Actually it’s the top of the aft cabin. My boat is a Mainship 36 DC and is not...

Fellow Houseboaters, Instead of doing a Houseboater of the Week we are now doing a Houseboater of the Month which will hopefully make you more...

I was playing on my nautical route planner and planned a route from Pickwick dam up to St. Louis and was wondering if anyone had made that trip? ...

What is the best way to remove vinyl lettering from a fiberglass boat?

Ok you asked here it is I was born November 13th 1942 in Birmingham Al. I took my bicycle apart at age 7 and As OHB said the saga began I...

Im new to the forum and thought I would post a few pics of "Low N Slow" and introduce myself. We are in Chattanooga Tn and have our boat on Soddy...

Next year we will be starting a new life of inland waterway cruising in the eastern waterway system. I will probably be relying on my mobile 'Hot...

We are looking for our first houseboat and need some advice.We are looking at Two different Gibsons tomorrow. A 1982 Lazycruz 50' single volvo penta...

We have two houseboats in mind, one with a single engine 350 with outdrive, other is twin engine 305 with v drive. Any opinions or info on pros and...

Finally got around to doing something. I removed the old dinette table, peeled off the old pink Formica and replaced it with white Formica then...

Since it seems that OHB has owned more houseboats than years I have lived, I'd like to hear more about them. On the old forum he posted some...

I just heard this news over the weekend. They had an absolute auction on September 20th. I hate to hear it. ...

Anybody know where you can buy replacement rub rail for a Sumerset. Metal is fine, just need about 10 feet of the rubber insert that has a couple...

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