| Finding some good houseboat plans can be very | | | | questions before you even start looking for a plan. |
| difficult. It's not like you are going to build a small canoe | | | | Now lets talk plans. |
| or something like that...this is a very big type of boat | | | | Your typical houseboat plan, may it be free or paid, will |
| with complex plans that if not picked correctly it can | | | | only hold a couple of pictures with each side of the |
| give you a lot of headaches or in the worst case | | | | boat and some very basic instructions. But like I said |
| scenario, you may wave at the fish from under the | | | | above, houseboats are not canoes and I recommend |
| water. | | | | that you look for some plans that also come with a full |
| It all starts with what you want, you have to decide | | | | supply list, step by step instructions and a list of the |
| this first. Do you want the biggest here is or are you | | | | tools that you will need in order to build your boat. |
| happy with a smaller one? Are you skilled to work with | | | | There is no room for errors on a boat this size, and if |
| wood or aluminum, none? How big of a budget do you | | | | you do not have detailed and very specific plans you |
| have? Do you have enough space to build the | | | | risk going under water, especially if you are not one of |
| houseboat? | | | | those guys that has 10 years of experience in building |
| You have to answer each and everyone of these | | | | their own boats. |