Houseboat build, pg63...

It's  finished!!! There will be numerous small additions and modifications in the coming months, and I'll keep them documented here, but it's officially finished. The punch list is completed, and we're now trying to schedule a day to move it to it's slip at Kerr Lake. We want to move it on a day with little to no wind, and decent temps / weather. I'm so excited I can hardly stand it, in anticipation of it floating on the water. It looks like we'll get it on the water in the next couple of days. You can see the entire build in reverse by clicking HERE , or follow the links in the RH menu on this page.

Here's some pics from the final walk around, first a walk through the interior...

Next, here's a few pics from the exterior walk around...

Time to go to the lake!!!

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The Headboard...

 We had a little space left at the head of the bed, as intended in the design for a headboard. As a last build task, I fabricated a small headboard having two shelves with ledges. This would be great for a space to put the phones on charge (I built a receptacle into this area) at night, maybe a small digital clock, and whatever other doo-dads find their way in there. Debbie painted it to match the colos she used in the bedroom. Here's a few pics...

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Preparing the slip...

 As we near the day of transport, we decided to go to the lake and work on the slip a bit. We're fortunate to have the slip next to our pontoon boat, and we wanted to install a few bumpers to help protect the houseboat from rubbing against the dock. Here's a few pics...

Above, you can see the slip where the house boat will be parked. We installed those two long white bumpers for the boat to rub. We'll probably add more,. once the house boat is in place and we can see where it will rub. 

The above two pics are of our pontoon boat. We uncovered it while we were there, to allow it to dry/ sun out a bit. 

 

Here's a look across the bow of our pontoon boat, showing the proximity of the space for the house boat. We can't wait to get it in there!!

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Houseboat build, pg62...

 The launch day for our Tiny Houseboat is fast approaching. I'm working down a 1-page punch list now, and it's almost completed! Here's a few photos and more info....

   The five photo above are of something I almost forgot...the tank monitoring system for our fresh water and dark water tanks! We could get along without it, but we'd always be guessing on when it was time to get our dark tank pumped, or fill out fresh water tank. This little system was only about $40, and came with the sensors for the tanks. I drilled the tanks, fitted the sensors, mounted the monitor panel in one of the kitchen area cabinets, and get it wired and tested. Wow, this works great and was very easy!

The two photos above are of the front of the trailer, the front bumper that holds the winch and and boat is winched up to tightly for transport. I had relocated this forward and removed the bumpers during the build of the houseboat to make it easier to work on the front areas of the boat. I reinstalled the u-bolts for the wench strap to attach to, readjusted the upper wench mount, and got the bumper reinstalled. She's getting ready for transport!

The photo above is of the second TV antenna. It arrived yesterday, and I got it installed, tonight. I had already repaired a problem with the coax in the rear of the house, so it was ready for this antenna. This is the same antenna I installed on the front of the house for the kitchen TV, and it works great. Also, it's only about  $40, and comes with a pre-amp.

 

 

The three photos above are of some upper window trim I fabricated fro a bit of metal left over from the construction. I was able to make it from metal that matched the color of the roof, so they don't really stand out very much. This transitions from the roof to the upper window drips I made sometime back. 

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