I was going to rent a houseboat a couple of years ago and the rental price was rediculous! So I checked on slip fees for a houseboat the size I would want and it was less than 1/2 of a 1 week rental. Using my twisted logic, I thought I am just going to buy an old houseboat and fix it up. Then for less than 1/2 of the rental fee I will use it all year. If I don't like it or think it is too much work I will sell it. Seemed like a reasonable plan to me. Well, here we are a couple years in and completely obsessed with the houseboat thing. Are they a lot of work? Yes. But what could be better than a nice night under the stars in a camper? Answer: A nice night under the stars in a floating camper.