Forum: Houseboating

We have had two owners literally walk away from their boats at our marina since the first of the year. One had lived aboard for several years then...

Started looking for my buddy. Called the Pickensville Pirate Marina Cove, to learn it isn't there any longer. In a past post here, he had posted...

Well I have finally gotten back into owning a houseboat. I just closed on a 1973 Pluckebaum Rivermaster 50’ x 16’ with twin 454s. I believe I am...

I currently have two rooftop units on my Pluckebaum that are long in the tooth and both are in the same room. Therefore the back bedroom receives...

I was fortunate to witness the delivery of a new custom houseboat to some folks at our dock very late last year. It is featured in an article in...

I have taken over the Smihville marina at the Wilkins lock on the Tenn Tom. Ships store will be open next week will have most things a transit or...

OHB, I found a 1981 48 foot Kingscraft with Volvo Diesels for sale. Do you have any details on the Volvo Penta diesels they had in them? The...

The HB has cracks on the outside siding. Not sure if this is a big deal to fix or not or if it is sign there is probably other damage? Any helpful...

On her way to a new home after many wonderful years, I'll miss her. Hope the new owners join the forum!...

How are y'all who were in the paths of Howard and Irma? Did you survive without much damage, I hope?

http://www.whvoradio.com/2018/05/23/houseboat-sustains-major-fire-damage-at-barkley-marina/

Is anyone Boating this year? It's kind of quite here. Tell your story.

Hi I need a replacement distributor for my 2005 westerbeke 14 sbeg efi generator. It is a Mitsubishi engine but have not been able to identify model....

Even though we sold our Sailabration a couple years ago now, I like to keep an eye on what they're building still. This is picture of the largest...

I am considering adding a way to attach an anchor line to the rear of my top deck. At Lake Powell, the typical way to "anchor" a houseboat is to...

I hope the paucity of posts on this poor, neglected forum is because everybody spent the warm months out on a beautiful boat enjoying the peace, far...

The great recession killed the National Houseboat Expo in Louisville several years ago and the common opinion is that it will never be back. After...

Just a quick question: Which hull design would be more efficient and practical for a Houseboat? A "Barge" style hull, a Pontoon, or a Catamaran...