Boat A Home

Many years ago we were invited to attend a wedding that was being done on one of those larger houseboats. Turned out, there were 7 houseboats all together. Three of them were tied side-by-side. Three were tied side-by-side with the front decks touching the other three on the other side. The 7th was at a 45 degree with the front touching the front of the first 2 facing each other.

This way, folks could roam from houseboat to houseboat on the front decks. The wedding took place on the front boat. It was pretty cool. Half of the "congregation" was swimming in the water under the houseboats where the 3 touched each other, and could see up front while the wedding was in progress. It was really a once in a life time experience, one I'll never forget.

After the "ceremony" everyone else changed clothes, and went swimming or took off in their sea-do's. My wife and I and our 2 young kids at the time, we just spent the rest of the day swimming around the 7 boats. Some of them had slides from the top roof to the water! Great fun for the kids. Marvelous memories too.

The house boats were awesome. I think the smallest one had 7 bedrooms, massive living room-kitchen, and full bathroom in each one. We ate good that day and enjoyed the fun.

That happened back in our pop-up days. Our pop-up was parked and set-up at the main marina where everyone had motorized boats of some kind to taxie back and forth from shore to the boat city floating on water.

Every since then, I've often thought, why couldn't one have a smaller version of those houseboats, on a trailer, and use it for traditional camping as well as a water craft. Well, since then, I think folks have entertained the idea and who knows? Someday may perfect it here in the USA.

Remember the million dollar motor home that also was a water craft?

I suppose, since then, other folks had similar ideas:

I wonder how fast the boat was going when it hit the RV? :) :)

We rented a houseboat for a week one time on take Champlain. It was fun but too expensive of a hobby for me.

Nice concept. Way to extravagant and expensive for me. But, I like the idea. You never know maybe someday they will build a more affordable one.

Not to many years ago some of the locals from MN started turning their TT into fish houses. A few people took notice and now you can purchase a fish house / TT combination that works for both.

Maybe the same thing will happen here and someone will start building more affordable ones.

Pontoon boats have come a long way too. The used to be slow and ugly. You can buy one now that will easily pull a skier.