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What's the yearly maintenance on a houseboat
Posted on 4/18/24 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 4/18/24 at 12:15 pm
Looking through Facebook for houseboats and came across the bon travail.
bon travail on Facebook marketplace
Which OT baller does this baton rouge boat belong to? What are the yearly maintenance costs on something like this? I've got a nice spot DTR where I could hook it up.
bon travail on Facebook marketplace
Which OT baller does this baton rouge boat belong to? What are the yearly maintenance costs on something like this? I've got a nice spot DTR where I could hook it up.
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Posted on 4/18/24 at 12:16 pm to gasbaw
350
Posted on 4/18/24 at 12:17 pm to Jim Rockford
wife kicked you out
Posted on 4/18/24 at 12:17 pm to gasbaw
That helipad doesn't look too stout.
Pass
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Posted on 4/18/24 at 12:18 pm to gasbaw
Travail? Sounds like a lot of work.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 12:18 pm to nicholastiger
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wife kicked you out
Never hurts to keep your options open. Looks more comfortable than the couch.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 12:35 pm to gasbaw
A friend is about to sell his 80ft houseboat as soon as the 120ft is complete. I’d say 8-10k annually for that one. We considered one but bought a piece of land DTR and slapped a mobile home on it 12yrs ago. Slip fees wasn’t bad but the hurricane prep required, hell nah.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 12:37 pm to LSUBFA83
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Travail? Sounds like a lot of work.
Underrated post.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 12:43 pm to gasbaw
If you bring it near the PropStop you have to factor in the annual $2500 bleaching fee.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 12:46 pm to Lsupimp
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$2500
To be fair, they include as much penicillin as you need.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 1:02 pm to VetteGuy
I’ve heard that it is roughly 10% of the cost of the boat
Posted on 4/18/24 at 1:06 pm to gasbaw
Your facebook is a trawler, not a houseboat. At least that's what it looks like.
Trawlers are more meant for covering ground with slow low HP diesels that get you going 7-10mph. Houseboats are more like a party barge not meant to travel really but to live on. Houseboats often have large HP gas outboards that get terrible MPG.
I know a guy that has a 120 ft houseboat on the TN river and it costs him like $100 to take it across the lake to a friends house less than 10 miles.
Trawlers are more meant for covering ground with slow low HP diesels that get you going 7-10mph. Houseboats are more like a party barge not meant to travel really but to live on. Houseboats often have large HP gas outboards that get terrible MPG.
I know a guy that has a 120 ft houseboat on the TN river and it costs him like $100 to take it across the lake to a friends house less than 10 miles.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 1:14 pm to gasbaw
Does this badass blanket come with it?
If you do get it, you need to check the hull for blisters.
If you do get it, you need to check the hull for blisters.
This post was edited on 4/18/24 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 4/18/24 at 1:15 pm to gasbaw
macgyer lived on a houseboat and somebody was always trying to kill him and destroy the phoenix foundation. please be careful
This post was edited on 4/18/24 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 4/18/24 at 1:25 pm to gasbaw
Buddy of mine had one for years and recently sold it. If you can't go at least once or twice a month to maintain it it's really not worth it.
Wildlife will take up residence if not consistently cleared out. What you use to float it has to be considered. Foam or metal pontoon. The foam will deteriorate over time but lasts for a while. Pontoon are subject to just one jackass on a bender using them for target practice. Of course theft/break ins can be a problem if your presence is noticed to be sporadic. The lines may have to be periodically adjusted based on water level. You'll have to be able to make adjustments before and after big storms. They're great to have, but it's not like a vacation house that you can just leave for months on end and just show up and enjoy it. If you do that there is going to be a lot of cleaning up when you get there
Wildlife will take up residence if not consistently cleared out. What you use to float it has to be considered. Foam or metal pontoon. The foam will deteriorate over time but lasts for a while. Pontoon are subject to just one jackass on a bender using them for target practice. Of course theft/break ins can be a problem if your presence is noticed to be sporadic. The lines may have to be periodically adjusted based on water level. You'll have to be able to make adjustments before and after big storms. They're great to have, but it's not like a vacation house that you can just leave for months on end and just show up and enjoy it. If you do that there is going to be a lot of cleaning up when you get there
This post was edited on 4/18/24 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 4/18/24 at 1:28 pm to gasbaw
Hot fick action to the max Jack
Posted on 4/18/24 at 1:56 pm to VetteGuy
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To be fair, they include as much penicillin as you need.
That’s not salt on the rim of the margaritas at that place!!!
Posted on 4/18/24 at 2:06 pm to gasbaw
probably 5-10K every year to pull out water and put on dry dock to check the hull and re paint the bottom. Plus whatever else pops up. Engines are old as shite so be prepared to replace soon too.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 2:48 pm to LSUDUCKMAN67
Thanks for all the advice guys. Not looking at that boat specifically, also looking at older trawlers. Would be a joint venture with a friend that lives DTR. Mostly would use as a camp with the occasional trip down the river for glamping on the beach.
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