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Yeah... I ended up with a choice between a Mercury 20HP or the Mercury 50HP Command Thrust which is designed for houseboats and pontoon boats. Got the 50HP. It's slim picking for motors right now and prices are rapidly shooting up so figured I better grab it now.

Ok, to make sure I understand. That toilet is both a porta potty AND it hooks up to a clean-out on the gunwale. Thus if it can be pumped out that works and if I don't have access to a pump out... say I'm at home and it's on the trailer. I can simply pull it out and dump it into my...

Thanks everyone for the replies. I'm leaning towards a suziki 25 because it's the smallest I can get with electric trim and tilt.

If it's not really a 'houseboat' am I even required to have a potty on it? If not I assume anything I put in is 'legal' What is the extra expense of using a toilet like this one -...

The boat I'm rebuilding might be classified as a houseboat. You can see a video of it here - It's under 19 feet in total length. I found this rule for houseboats - "Every houseboat shall be equipped with at least one permanently installed toilet which shall be properly connected to a...

I'm having a 1979 hobo houseboat completely rebuilt from scratch. I was planning on maybe a 25 to 50HP outboard. How do I figure out the most fuel efficient option? Speed is not much of a concern. 10 knots is more than plenty. I'd love a tiny diesel but I don't see how that is possible...