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Any Tips or Clubs for Three Buoys Houseboats?

by Steve
(Missouri, USA)

A typical Three Buoys Houseboat

I am a new and first time houseboat owner. I bought a 52 foot 1987 Three Buoys Houseboat, the Sunseeker model.

I am in need of a complete owners manual and any tips or suggestions about day to day use, operation, maintenance and ideas about how to save money and get the most out of the houseboat.

Can anyone guide me in anyway? Are there any houseboat clubs for this brand or anything like that...

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Well Steve, congratulations on your Three Buoys Houseboat. As to the owners manual, possibly the manufacturer still has them available www.threebuoys.com

As to tips and ideas, I think you will find that the website is filled with tidbits of valuable information for you. You can always use the search function to find what you're looking for.

As to a Three Buoy Houseboat club, I'm not aware of any, I know that there are a huge amount of them in British Columbia since they are manufactured there.

Hopefully some of our readers and visitors will share & post comments on the houseboat clubs that are available.

IAN - from www.all-about-houseboats.com

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1988 Three Buoys houseboat manuals....
by: Anonymous

We purchased a 1988 Sunseeker houseboat in 2008 and really have enjoyed it. We have done extensive remodeling and will probably be doing more. We are in need of a manual for this boat as there is so much we need to know.

If anyone has one to sell or knows of one, please share the houseboat manual online here. I love the idea of a club for this sharing info on these great house boats. Keep the good work going!

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Great Boats
by: Eric

I have owned a 87 Sunseeker for 2 years now and have been looking now for 2 years for any and all info that I can get to help me understand more about my vessel.

I've pretty much given up on manuals, but I did run into a Three Buoys enthusiast that knows these houseboats like the back of his hand. I mentioned to him about creating his own unofficial manual that he could sell on line.

He said he would have to think about it. I am curious to know how many of you would be interested in purchasing an unofficial manual.

Secondly, has anyone replaced the shower? That is my next challenge. I will take all the tips you can give me.

And last, I have experienced what many of you have as far as purchasing my Sunseeker and then remodeling it to better suit residential use, rather than the more commercial/rental design. I am very proud of my changes and would love to post my pictures. These are GREAT boats!

Thanks, Eric, Table Rock Lake, Missouri

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Sunseeker Props
by: Dee

I have a Three Buoys Sunseeker 46ft. fitted with a 4.3 litre OMC sterndrive. Does anyone know what the size of the prop should be?

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The weight of a 1988, Three Buoys Houseboat?
by: Anonymous

I'm looking at a prop change and need to know the total weight of my 88 Three Buoys houseboat but can't find any manuals etc. "canada houseboater" what was your shipping weight ?

We have worked on our for 3 months straight and now are just enjoying it and working on project here and there. The new AC upgrade was the best.

We went from 16,000 BTU to 22,000 BTU and the CFM went from 900 to 1200 and the AMPS dropped from 19 (with the sea water pump) to 14 ( with the sea water pump.

All new sealed D8 batteries with Natica Pro 3 bank charger. All flat screens and 3800 watt stereo. Our boat was blue from the factory and some (idiot) painted it pink.

Most of our time has been covering pink paint. we are now red and black. I agree getting a post going for these boat and helping one another out. I'm going to look into it....

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Removing loft on houseboats
by: canada houseboater

We purchased a Threebouys houseboat 1985 model and to save on shipping we removed the loft, flybridge and rails. It was an all day job for my husband and his friend.

The loft was the most difficult when they finally got all the bolts out (from the inside) there was 3 hidden bolts so they had to look around for them. We also had to re do the inside walls of the loft , I like it better now.

The loft & flybridge are very heavy and there was several guys there to help get it down from the roof. It then sat at the front of the houseboat on the semi trailer.

When it arrived at our harbor, we had a professional lift the pieces back to the top of the houseboat and everything was put back on! A pain in the butt, but a savings of 6 grand for shipping!

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as you discovered, it is always cheaper to ship a boat that is under @ 14 feet high, and usually worth the effort to remove the flybridges, lofts, and railings etc...

IAN from www.all-about-houseboats.com

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Other Ideas for Houseboat Modifications
by: Steve's Wife

Someone really needs to be able to make a page that we can all share pictures of our boats and modifications that been made!

Steve and I have been working on our boat for a year and half now, but it seems as if the ideas and projects never end :)

I would love to see how people made the loft into a functional room, and also a layout to get two berths on the main floor (our 52' only has one).

We also saw a picture once where they took out the counter with the bar sink by the fridge and put in a staircase to go to the top deck! That was fabulous as it is most annoying to go through the bedroom all day to go up and down!!!

Has anyone out there done that yet? And if so, can you give us the plans? What size hatch did you use, where can purchase it, or was it custom made, etc. Thanks!!!

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Removing the Three Bouys Loft
by: canada1

Has anyone ever removed the loft and flybridge? Is it difficult? We need to remove for transporting and then put back on.

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Three Buoys - Fun Country
by: DanGrevich@cox.net

I just purchased a 1991 56' Fun Country house boat. My Fun Country looks almost identical to the Three Buoys 50'. The upper deck including the glass rails are 100% identical. The interior cabinets are identical. The profile, windows and hull are 100% identical.

There must be a houseboat manufacturer building these for companies like Three Buoys and Fun Country?? If we can find the actual manufacturer, maybe they have a manual (I'd like one also).

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Upper room & Slide wanted
by: Flynn

We have put a domed skylight on the upper to create more room.

I am looking for a slide for the 80's model Three Buoys

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Sunseeker houseboats
by: Anonymous

I would like to see some pictures of a loft remodeled into a functional room. I would also like to see some specs or schematics of the 1988, 46' Three Buoys houseboat model.

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Adding an upper deck room to a houseboat
by: Dennis Piece

I have a 46' 1988 Sunseeker houseboat that has been extensively remodeled and the "dog house" was removed and bedroom added that leads to the upper lounge area.

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Well Dennis, sounds like you had a great idea, wish you could start a new post and show a picture of your work for others to see.

Thanks for sharing, IAN www.all-about-houseboats.com

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Any luck on a Three Buoys houseboat manual?
by: balloongurl@msn.com

Just wondering if anyone has found a manual for 1987 three buoys houseboat?

Also has anyone taken off the loft and replaced it with a real room?

Do these Sunseeker models, have a furnace and if so, where is it located?

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