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Houseboats
Expert Houseboats Reviews
What are houseboats?
Larger vessels called houseboats are commonly utilized for boating pursuits like living aboard. These vessels can differ in size, with the smallest current boat listed at 27 feet in length, to the longest vessel measuring 107 feet, and an average length of 60 feet. These boats are designed and manufactured by a wide variety of boat manufacturers with hull types including pontoon, displacement, modified vee, monohull and other designs. Boat Trader currently has 385 houseboats for sale, including 42 new vessels and 343 used boats, listed by both private sellers and professional dealerships across the country.
What are the best houseboats?
Currently, some of the most iconic builders of houseboats include Sumerset, Stardust Cruisers, Gibson, Custom and Bravada. These builders construct houseboats models with inboard, inboard/outboard, outboard, outboard-4S and other propulsion systems, available in gas, diesel and other fuel systems. The top two houseboats brands on Boat Trader over the previous 30 days were Gibson, Holiday Mansion, Modern Struktures, Stardust Cruisers and Sumerset.
How much do houseboats cost?
Houseboats for sale on Boat Trader are offered for a range of prices from a reasonable $6,636 on the lower-cost segment all the way up to $1,464,300 for the most extravagant boats. While the more modest utility models may have engines with as modest as 21 horsepower on them, models with the most power can have motors up to a blazing 1,510 horsepower (although the average motor size is 400HP).
Why are houseboats popular?
The moderate draft and exceedingly wide beam of houseboats are well-known features that make these boats perfect for living aboard. Houseboats are also popular boats for coastal, inshore and offshore boating.Houseboats can usually hold an average of 12 people but can carry at most 25. Boat Trader is positive you'll find the boat you're searching for with 385 houseboats now posted for sale and 79 boats uploaded within the last month.