| Since the discovery that an entire house can be put | | | | company's LiL Hobo trailerable featuring 56 gallons of |
| on top of a boat and made to float up and down the | | | | freshwater storage, gas heater and tinted window |
| river in leisure, boatyards have never been the same. | | | | and Aqua Cruiser lines are the most popular. Their |
| Day in and day out, these yards have been trying as | | | | boats range from 35 feet to 62 feet.Catamaran |
| much as possible to surpass each other with elegant, | | | | boats have fiberglass hulls which enables the craft to |
| sporty or royal deisgns to appeal to a wide range of | | | | lift and effortlessly glide over water. They also have |
| individuals and boat renting companies.We take a lot | | | | gelcoat fiberglass exteriors and non-skid fiberglass |
| at the big companies in this area and how each | | | | decks and roof.The company sells about 200 crafts |
| differs from the other in small or great terms.JRW | | | | each year.Destination Yachts ( is uniquely headed by |
| Mfg. ( ) offers boaters the opportunity to own | | | | Sheldon Graber, a boat building veteran .Destination |
| luxurious yet affordable houseboats. Based in | | | | yatch has a great product line including houseboats |
| Palmetto, Florida , it has to date produced over 250 | | | | with floor plans of 37x10, 45x14, 53x14 and |
| houseboats which are distributed through its dealer | | | | 60x16.The company's Destination Q-Series boats |
| network.JRW has the 28.5 foot boat which costs | | | | come with .125 aluminum twin hulls and exterior |
| $30,000 .Their flagship houseboat features two | | | | decking. The cabin exterior walls are made of |
| sleeping quarters, four cabin seating areas, a gallery, a | | | | fiberglass and all rails are powder coated.The |
| head with shower and portable toilet, a fiberglass | | | | company is found at Montgomery, IN and has to |
| tri-maran hull, a walk-around deck, two dining areas, a | | | | date sold about 80 houseboats.Houseboat building is |
| lounge deck with molded chairs and a roomy | | | | an art of its own. Over the years, companies have |
| 6-foot-4 headroom. Buyers have the option of a | | | | included a lot of domestic luxuries into their product |
| flybridge with dual steering, an A/C and heating | | | | line in response to customer demand and partly as |
| package, an aluminum trailer, navigational equipment, | | | | part of their own desire to outcompete each other. |
| a refrigerator, a generator and a hot-water | | | | The trend to come is clear - more and more |
| heater.Catamaran Cruisers ( is another giant in the | | | | household utilities shall find their way into houseboats |
| houseboat building industry.Located in Columbia, | | | | until apart from the engine whining, someone on |
| Tennessee it has earned a high reputation for | | | | board will never know he is living in a houseboat. |
| producing user-friendly and low priced crafts.The | | | | |