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Old 09-03-2011, 09:17 AM   #30
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RE: Trawler vs. Houseboat

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healhustler wrote:
From time to time, I've had to appreciate someone engineering efforts in houseboat conversions. *This one was for sale in Ft. Lauderdale up until last year. *I dropped the guy a line to see it it was still available, but it is indeed, a unique boat. *Not sure how easy handling the lines, ground tackle or locking would be, but you can't do much more with a 28 ft. hull, and it's a Nauset hull on top of that. *I almost bought a 28 Nauset Bridgedeck some years ago, but it had a marinized GM 6.5 diesel that I didn't want any part of, but a very efficient hull with wonderful lines and great freeboard. *This conversion had a Nissan Diesel, I think.
*Not that I have anything against a houseboat for inland waters...............

But they sure did get the name right on the above boat!

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