Budget Houseboat

A little trailerable houseboat you can build yourself: like a camper that goes on water

Category
Mechanix Illustrated
Designer
Hal Kelly
Published
Mechanix Illustrated, March 1973, p. 57

Like a camper that goes on water: a 20 ft trailerable houseboat with a 9 ft beam and 300 sq ft of usable floor. It holds two in great comfort or a family of four on an extended, self-contained vacation, with a sun deck up top. The highlight of MI's 1973 annual boating issue.

Specifications

Length
20 ft
Beam
9 ft
Capacity
2 in comfort, family of 4 on vacation; 300 sq ft of floor
Construction
Plywood; trailerable
Power
Outboard

Downloads

Plan sheets 10

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