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Free Houseboat Plans - where to find build, cheap or free house boat plans?

by Brian
(Lake Ozark, MO)

Houseboat Plans - any cheap or free house boat plans to build.

Houseboat Plans - any cheap or free house boat plans to build.

Where can I find free houseboat plans, or cheap inexpensive house boat plans? As spring is here, we want to start building a boat for some fishing and overnight trips.

We would like to build a small plywood boat, that has some of the basic features such as a small kitchen, bathroom, and maybe a bed for sleeping.

I'm on a limited budget, have the tools and time, but am willing to spend what it takes to start building a houseboat soon...

I hope I can find something, Brian.


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Well Brian, congratulations on your plans to build your own houseboat. I don't know if you're interested in building a pontoon, catamaran, planing, or a full hull style boat.

You can have a look at some different houseboat designs or styles to get an idea as to what best suits your needs.

When it come to building your own boat, you can find some cheap, inexpensive, or even free houseboat plans on the market.

If you are looking for plans to build a small plywood houseboat like the ones below, these models are easy, and quick to build yourself.

free, or almost free Houseboat Plans
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starstarstarstarstar 		Houseboat Insurance - no wood houseboats please?
by: Old Houseboater

CAUTION, At this point in time, there seems to be NO houseboat insurance available from anybody, for wood homebuilt houseboats.

A builder on another forum has been trying for over a year to get insurance on his high end homemade houseboat with no luck. If you find a source of marine insurance for wood or old steel houseboats please let us all know. Thanks
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starstarstarstarstar 		Other ideas for houseboat plans.
by: Bill V

Although I have drawn my own plans for an 80 foot pontoon houseboat, my first interest was in the 32 foot live aboard type plans from Glen-L. You can navigate through their site and you will find a simple and inexpensive boat to build.

Hope this helps, Bill from Florida
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starstarstarstarstar 		DIY Houseboat Plans - do it yourself, but don't start from scratch
by: Russell

Yeah, what Ian said. Nice simple plans that seem to be fairly inexpensive. I do have one other suggestion that you can use or ignore. I would look around local marinas, if you are dead set on building your own, for a good hull.

Lots of boats that have severe cabin and inside support problems still have a good fiberglass hull that you can get for a lot less than building a plywood hull on your own. Then you are half way ahead of the game.

The hull and engine can be built without having the interior to worry about. Fiberglass hulls are stronger and cheaper than having to start with a line drawn on the ground.

Just a thought, Russ

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