Other than maybe two engines instead of one, buying tires, and the possibility it might sink, what's the big difference between a good sized RV and a similar sized boat?
For those of you worrying about those intricate and expensive systems on a trawler or RV, let me offer this after moving away from a 35' trawler.
I now have ALL the comforts the trawler offered with way less than 10% of the outlay not to mention negligible worry and responsibility. Don't get me wrong - my trawler was a beauty and even earned her keep by being in charter service, but she was too limiting and complicated.
How did life on the water get so uncomplicated and easily affordable? By combining the RV and the trawler into a 28' trailerable houseboat. She won't impress her campground or slip neighbors but we don't care. She sleeps 7, has a full double sink galley - 4 burner stove and full size oven, generator, air conditioning, hot water stand-up shower, extremely simple gravity head, freezer, and is powered by a small block Chevy whose parts are available on almost every corner.
Here we are on our second trip to Lake Powell from SC (4,000 miles r/t)
And here we are enjoying the destination.
So....if you're dying to get aboard in simple comfort without a lot of money or worry on a boat you can also use as an RV, then you might consider a houseboat. Big Duck is a 1972 Land n Sea - 28x8, draws a little over 2 feet and needs 12' of air draft on the road.
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Hey Peggy - it's been quite a while...