Tiny Houseboat Tour / Walk Through
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Houseboat Living , In this video I'll walk you through my tiny houseboat and take you for a tour of many of its features. I've done a lot of work on the boat, so everything won't really fit in one video, but I'll be doing lots of videos in the future about some of the work I did to make this a really comfortable functional houseboat. Thanks for watching and please click the like and subscribe button.
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I love that little house boat. Samantha you are a genius!
Lol, I don't know about that. Thanks Shady Banks, glad you liked the video and the boat. Thanks for watching!
this boat is awesome
i remember renting these similar houseboats about 24 years ago. Might have been boats made in the early 80s though. I've been going to the river since i was 3 years old and that's when i learned how the water ski behind our brand new Glastron. That was in 79-80
Next to the GM 289 V8, I believe the Chrysler slant 6 was right up there with great longevity and performance, it will outlive the boat.
AWESOME WORK!!!!!
Enjoyable you one of a kind and such a sweet personality.
I have to love the covered front patio on your boat. I can’t stay in the sun long and this kind of space is necessary for me as much as I love being outside.
In regards to the bunk bed situation, I would remove the bed racks and build a fold up couch on one side. Above the couch, you could also install some cabinets. And on the other side, I would build a drawer/tv stand, and another cabinet fixture that's above that. Then you'd have more storage, extra open space, a full bed, another lounge area, and access to the door still.
Thanks Kevin M, that's a really well described design, I can picture it in my head. Thanks for watching!
Watching your videos awesome job getting off the rocks. Lol Thank you for great ideas that I'm going to use for my boat.
Thank you for the tour!!!
🙂😎👍
My pleasure!!
Excellent old boat...love it.
Awesome boat and that slant 6 will last forever. I'd love to have a small houseboat
You have just created a tiny Boat House builder thank you
That's great Brodie, I'm glad you like the videos and the boat. Thanks for watching!
You are absolutely delightful
I love the interior decorating you have done on the boat.
Thank you David Mullins. Making a project look good is my favorite part
Very nice. I always like to see existing/old stuff kept alive! Good work!!!
Thanks tcart95367, and thanks for watching
Your boat seems like it would be so fun to enjoy on the water. Thanks for sharing.
What a beautiful cozy little house boat! Great job!
Thanks Jim! I love working on this boat. Thanks for watching!
Wow! Such a nice boathouse on the water! As an avid fisherman I could really see me living in something like this full time! Great job!
Hi Totally Relaxed, it is pretty fun to fish off of. What lake do you fish? Thanks for watching!
Samantha's Tiny Houseboat Adventures >> I live 50 miles north of Galveston and the Gulf Coast. I really prefer saltwater fishing, but, I do enjoy the 'day on the lake' occasionally, which, I usually go to either Lake Houston ( about 13 miles east of my house) , or, to Lake Conroe (about 37 miles north and west of my house). To me there's nothing like catching big crappie! Bass are fun to catch, but, too mushy tasting to eat imo. Again, great boat house! Have fun!
(11/27/2019. Wednesday. 7:30pmCST. ~ TOTALLY RELAXED! in Houston, Texas ~)
You did a nice job on it. Let me give you an idea. For the lower bunks, Cut the step down to below the bed level. Take the sides off the bunks. Have a 3/4" plywood to slide across connecting both bunks together. Have another mattress cut to fit that spot, so you will now have a full bed. Make another step to go on top of the other step when the bed is not in use.
Keep up the good work!!!! Looking forward to more videos with the upgrades.
Hi Gary Daniel's, that's a great idea, I'll definitely look into that. Thanks for watching!
Thx love that boat
Thank you Dirk Diggler, it is a neat little boat. Thank you for watching!
Turned out great!!! Big return on your investment too!! Priceless family time!!
Hi genesis ark, thank you, I'm constantly improving and working on the boat. I've done so much work on it this year it doesn't even look like the same boat. I'll be doing an updated tour soon. Thanks for watching!
Very nice!!!
What a cool boat! lots of good ideas.
Looks great! Looking fwd to more updates.
Thanks Bret Becky, my next video will include an all new update on the boat
Great job and upgrades on your houseboat. I wouldn't worry too much about propane. Many liveaboard sailboats have propane and they all have bilges.
Very educational - many thanks
Thank you Israel, I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!
Nice job Samantha keep doing what ya love.
And yes the Chrysler Slant six is a great engine.
Hi J McCracken. Thanks, I sure have had a lot of fun working on this old boat. Thanks for watching!
Good to know some stuff. Thanks
Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching!
Amazing boat and you have done an awesome job in its transformation
Thanks Royce, I love working on the boat as much as I love taking it out on the water. Thanks for watching!
Great boat thx for the tour!!!
Thank you Mark and thanks for watching!
I love it 👍
Thanks Ace, and thanks for watching!
I would recommend you get a trickle charger small solar panel that will keep your starter battery topped up all year round. You have enough empty roof space to install a mini split if you wanted and plenty of room to triple your solar if you wanted to but perhaps you have all you need...It just sucks not getting enough sleep when its really hot in the summer...lastly, I was wondering if you could show the stern drive you used to hook up to the Slant Six, like to know if it was a Chrysler or a mercruiser and just exactly how that came together and of course the prop type and size you are using...thanks cool little lazy summer time boat and great little fishing platform and economical to buy I'm sure
Your love and especially your attention to detail really shines through. Great job young lady and congratulations on Samantha's new life style! Awesome! Now all you have to do is trade out that Chrysler Slant Six (I had one) for a Chrysler Hemi V-8. (Actually a small Diesel would be best, but very expensive). Go with the Hemi. Anyway, Great job so far.
Thanks Richard DeBeer! Glad you liked the video and the boat. Thanks for watching!
Love it!
Thanks Jason, glad you liked the video and thanks for watching!
Nice video, nice tiny house boat tour. I love it. I enjoy watching.
Thanks Jose, I'm glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!
Wow very cool!
Thank you Gary and thanks for watching!
You do very nice work! Beautiful
You house boat is very nice!
You go girl!
Smart too
Your propane explanation is perfect!
Alcohol for me too!!!!!
Plus propane ends up with rusty tanks!!!
No BOOM
The glass windows are really great and make the view spectacular!
Thanks Thomas D Harrell, I really appreciate that. I've had mixed comments about the use of propane on a houseboat with a bilge. The windows are my favorite part of the boat. The original builder really knew what he was doing. Thanks again and thanks for watching!
Awesome
Thank you Sailing DD and thanks for watching!
Loved the video , very informative. Just subscribed
Thanks David, I really try to produce high quality videos. Thank you for watching and subscribing!
I know who you are now, I've been subbed to your Mom and Dad's Channel
since they were building their house boat.
I subbed to your channel, looking forward to more boating video's.
Hi Steve, wow I can't believe you found both of our channels. They're in the middle of building a new boat now and I think they're documenting the build. I've got another video coming soon. Thanks for watching!
Nicely done....one small change....your air cleaner on your engine.....should be bigger.....mite help out on the fuel.....not enough air coming though.....therefore uses more gas.
If you want to use regular apartment size fridge alongside with other things. Use an inverter. The solar will charge the batteries to run the fridge when you're not at the dock. I'm saying this to you because living on a 41ft ketch "sail boat" that's just one way we do it. I'm wanting to do the Great American loop. The boat you have would be perfect for something like that! Just a little something for y'all to to think about. Safe travels
Hi Brint, thanks for the practical advice and encouragement. I've always wanted to do the Great Loop. The boat will need a little more work, but I hope one day I'll be posting a video of my Great Loop trip. I hope you make it too and that it's the trip of a lifetime. Thank you for watching!
@@ProverbsProductions Anytime I'm happy to share. I'll be waiting for more videos.
I'm impressed 🤔
You are quite the ship builder. Well thought out skipper.
Thanks Shane, but I can't take credit for building it, only for renovation and repairs. It was built by a speedboat builder out of Kentucky in 1971 as a custom order. He designed it himself and he only built a few of them. I think I have the only one left. I think he did a fantastic job! Thanks for the compliment and for watching!
Fun fact I haven't mentioned to anyone before; the boat's original name was "The Scooby" and was decorated to match "The Mystery Mobile" from the cartoon.
Be careful with that propane heater make sure you have a carbon monoxide sensor on the boat.
Fantastic video. You are very good at detailing and explaining things. You'd make a great marketing executive.
Thanks Paul, I'm glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!
I know nothing about this lifestyle. I just want a bit of peace and quiet.
Possibly collect my thoughts and try a bit of writing.
Everybody just looks at me. My family thinks I'm crazy. Lol
Maybe they are right.
I like your mininalist way.
It's really nice. I hope I can do as good a job.
Ahhhhhh, thank you Sherry. Peace and quiet sound great to me. I hope it all works out for you, I bet you'll do a fantastic job. Thank you for watching!
hello, was wondering and looking for solar kit like the one you showed, thanks so much for sharing, love your videos!
Hi Blue Berry, the solar panels in the video were a Christmas from my parents. They came as a complete kit from Harbor Freight. Since this video I have beefed my system up and now have a 300 watt panel from Renogy. The set from Harbor Freight worked great and I had no complaints, I only changed it because I needed more power to run a mini fridge. Hope this answers your question. Thanks for watching!
Killer job on the interior. Your daughter and you will never forget this adventure. Keep up the good wirk
Can’t you put a bulge vent in to dissipate the fumes? A fan would be necessary but propane is fairly clean and easy to refill.
Solar with batteries can support an induction cooktop
Thanks Kim, a fan would definitely be something to look into and I didn't even think about induction, lots of food for thought. Thanks for watching.
Hi Sam, As it turns out, I went back and reviewed you Helm Station and lo and Behold you are correct, the gauges are very, very, expensive and correct. Don't replace them!
P.S. Propane isn't so bad as long as you have a sensor on board. You could use Alcohol with some kind of a $$$ premium. Regards, Rick
Thanks Richard, that's true, expensive and pretty rare is my understanding. The original builder was a speed boat builder from Kentucky. He built a few of these small houseboats as custom orders. I think his knowledge of boats really shines on this one. Even though the elements of the helm are antiquated, we use all of them every time we go out and they always do the job. Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!
Solar & Wind I think it would be awesome
Hi Christopher, I have steadily increased my solar power since this video was made a few years ago and I'm now up to around 700 watts. I power a refrigerator, lights, fans and recharge the batteries off of it. Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching.
Nice house boat but I believe I would add 2 house batteries and run the solar panels to them and then get a 12v frig and you could run it and your lights and a TV 📺 off of it all night and the put a very small generator in the back like 1200 watts just enough to keep the batteries charged if you need it in case the sun's no out lol
Thanks. Since this video was made I've added about 700 watts of solar panels and 4 house batteries (also an independent crank battery for the engine). I run a mini fridge, lights, tv and all electronics off of the solar power system and have never drained the system. Thanks for watching.
225 slant six are bullet proof little motors, about 160 hp. But you don't need anymore than that with what your pushing. Not crazy about that old stringer drive, but then again your just moving around calm water. Cool little lake cruiser.
Hey Martin, thanks for the comment, yeah there's room for improvement in everything, but so far the engine working out well. Thanks for watching!
It would have been great if you would have been doing video the whole time you were working on the boat.
Looks like this is going to be a great channel. I just watched “Day One” about an hour ago, and subscribed immediately!
Hi Barry, I'm with ya there. I really wish I had made videos of all the work. I do have some before and after pictures that I'm going to try to put together into a video and I still have a lot of work ahead of me that I will be videoing. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
Nice work!
Thank you Roy Schreyer, that means a lot coming from you, your boat is beautiful!
@@ProverbsProductions Most welcome! Deserved!
@WATER-MAN Making the videos help make winter more bearable too!
almost forgot.. have you thought about adding a yardarm and semaphore flags? i had to ask, im retired navy. something about a yardarm......
I'm subscribing. I just may need some advice when I get started on my houseboat 👍
Hi Shane, not sure why I'm seeing your comment 4 months later, but I'm glad I finally found it! I hope you have a great time building your houseboat! Thanks for watching and for the subscription!
hello from the stormy ozarks samantha!! how are coming along with your houseboat? havent seen any new videos lately, checking how you all doing. been using your homemade mask. tight lines and grace be with you!
Hi Phillip, good to hear from you. Life is definitely getting in the way of my videos, but progress on the boat is coming along great! I can barely recognize it. I will be doing an updated tour soon. Be careful out there and keep having fun.
You could probably just cut a couple of small vents from the floor into the bilge and have a tiny computer fan on one of them to make it propane safe.
Great idea Michael Crumpton. Thanks for watching!
you seem really cool
Lol, Thanks Don. I'm glad you liked the video
hello from the Ozarks!! are those fans on your table and where did you get them?? congrats on a successful day and getting your boat in the water where it belongs!! safe exciting adventures ahead!! Grace be with you
Hi Phillip, yes, those are solar powered fan/flash light combos. I really like them and have a total of three of them. They aren't powerful enough to create a strong breeze, but they do move air through the cab and make a difference. I'll find the link and get it to you.
@@ProverbsProductions thanks im big fan of solar and rechargeable gagets, I use a lot of solar motion sensor rechargeable lights on my boat and rv.
Hi Phillipp in the Ozarks! ;)
@@backwatersandbackroads happy new year! breton
I have a dream of a houseboat just like this one, maybe a little more fishing area in the front Where do you plan to use this and do you plan to live on it for weeks at a time or just a weekend getaway? I've watch videos of sail boat living and it is possible to use only a cooler if ice is available every 4 or 5 days. What part of the world are you planning to visit?
Hi Floyd, the small deck is probably one of the only things I don't like about the boat, I was originally looking for one with a larger deck. The end goal is to take the boat on longer trips, but it still needs some work to get us there. I would love to do the Great Loop and cruise down the Mississippi. There are also a lot of beautiful lakes out west that I would like to explore. Yeah, the cooler never bothered us, I may work on something else, just to have another option. Thanks for watching!
What was that in that second drawer you opened?😜
look into dc frig. can be run off of a battery only.
That might work out great James, I'll look into that. Thanks for watching!
What size is the boat
Spark proof bilge pumps
do not put the heater in the closet, it will severly hinder its effectivness. the heated air will stay in that space and the rest of the boat will heat up very slowly. otherwise, i love the boat. :)
What is the length of this boat? Did you do any modifications to the trailer to accomodate a flat bottom boat?
Hi Richard, the boat is 26' long. I believe the trailer was also fabricated by the boats builder (it looks to be homemade). Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
@@ProverbsProductions What you are doing is brilliant! Let me explain. I am 74 years old, retired from the U.S. Army. I spent years studying every type of RV available and came to the conclusion that a trailerable houseboat beats out everything else available or that one can build. A trailerable houseboat gives you so many ways to enjoy it that other RV's simply do not provide. Some advice from an old soldier. Don't ever sell it. Keep working on it remodeling it, whatever... until you get it exactly as you want it. Then travel to beautiful lakes to go fishing and to enjoy nature. When others are sleeping in some noisy campground, you can be anchored in some quite secluded cove. I am building a 24 ft. houseboat of my own design and when it is finished, I am going to spend a lot of time traveling to lakes to fish & to simply enjoy the solitude. A lot of people really make a huge mistake by buying the wrong RV. You guys made a very wise choice in buying this trailerable houseboat.
First, thank you for your service to our country! Thank you for the great advice Richard! I'm already making plans for more improvements. I cant wait to take the boats to other lakes in other parts of the country. I hope my work lasts and that one day my daughter will take her family out in the old boat. I'd love to see the boat you've designed. I love home built houseboats and the creativity that goes into them.
@@ProverbsProductions If you want to exchange ideas, thoughts & houseboat information... contact me direct at psywarsoldier@att.net I will send you a picture of the houseboat I have designed and will soon start construction on. I live in Texas.
What brand is the solar fan?
Hi Gone Fishing, I don't think it has a brand. I bought it off Ebay from a guy cleaning out his shed. When I got it I thought it didn't work, the fan didnt turn at all. Finally figured put the solar panel was undersized . I got a slightly larger panel and now it runs great. It doesn't have a battery bank, it runs when its sunny and doesn't run when it's not. I will definitely be talking more about the exhaust fan in another video. Thanks for watching!
What porta-potty is that? You said you'd link it in the description but I don't see it. Sorry if I'm missing it - but please do tell! :-) Thanks! :-)
Hi FPVpastor, I didnt realize when I said that TH-cam doesn't want content creators putting affiliate links on their channels. I'm currently building a website to put product links on. I should have that ready soon, but the porta potty is a "thetford curve". Thanks for watching!
@@ProverbsProductions Thanks for the response! And... "weird" that they are giving you problem with affiliate links. In the FPV world I see youtubers doing it all the time. It's one of their main sources of revenue. Weird. Take a look at the LONG list of links this guy has: th-cam.com/video/esTziH-C1l0/w-d-xo.html
Ms samantha i never knew chrysler had a marine version of the slant
6
Fun fact: hot rodders gear heads
Afoncianados racers and everyone
Else refferred to chryslers slant six
As the leaning tower of power
I've heard my husband call it that, so interesting. I'm not sure that it is a marine version. It's hard to discern some things about this boat. There is no log and I believe the builder salvaged some parts from old boats to build this one. Those parts have salt water damage, and I doubt that this boat has ever seen the ocean, so you can see why it would be difficult to put all the pieces together sometimes, lol. Thanks for watching!
@@ProverbsProductions maam of all theboat videos on youtube i think your house boat
Is the neatest thing because it isnt super flashy its just a boat that one could use comfortably and be at home on
Thank you georgiaridgerunner, I really appreciate that! It is a nice little boat that we have a lot of fun on. Thanks so much!
sorry, im not that familiar with your channel or what all you have done with your boat. first off, Bravo Zulu... your house boat is awesome. you mentioned solar power. does your engine have an alternator? if it does, you can build a battery bank connect it to the alternator then add a inverter (DC to AC) you could run a window a/c, watch tv, radio, etc.. when the engine is running, it will fully charge your batteries, or you could just idle for about 15 minutes and fully charge your batteries. there are tons of good videos on living off grid/rv. (check out some skoolie videos (school bus conversion to rv). im in the process of converting a school bus into a rv and im also designing a boat (small lcvp, "landing craft") i haven't decided if i want to add a living quarter to it yet...... maybe your videos will help me make up my mind. safe voyages.. and tell the little one to watchout for mermaids, they've been known to steal cookies :)
Thanks None misfit, what a coincidence, I did a school bus conversion with my daughter when she was a year old. It turned out fantastic, but the thing is enormous and I only used it a few times. She still loves it and plays in it all the time. Good luck on all your projects. Thanks for watching!
How did you build the hull?
Hi Wes m, I'm not the original builder. The boat was built in 1971, I think, by a speed boat builder in Kentucky as a custom order. He only built a few of these and as far as I know he was also the designer. The hull is fiberglass mat over marine grade plywood. Thanks for watching!
What are the measerments of the boat, length , with orbeam and hight ????
Hi Van der Molen. I'll check exact measurements this weekend, but the length is roughly 26', the beam 8'3", not sure about the height, but I'll measure this weekend and post. Thanks for watching!
@@ProverbsProductions What is the hull made of ???
Fiberglass over plywood
Good afternoon. What is the wave behind the boat at full speed?
Hello, I'm not sure, but full speed in this boat is only about 14 knots. She doesn't go anywhere in a hurry 😆. Thanks for watching!
What is the weight of the boat and how much horsepower does the motor have?
@@user-fx7bt9je3v the boat has a Chrysler slant six with no modifications, which should have about 145 horsepower. I dont even have a good guess on the weight. It was built on custom order by a speedboat builder in Kentucky in 1971, so there are no manufacturers specs available. Besides, the boat has undergone significant modifications in its lifetime and I'm certain that its weight has changed some. If I ever get the chance I could do some calculations based on the boats displacement, I might just do that. Thanks for the great questions!
thanks for the answer! Tell me the size?
Hook it up to the truck and you could also use it as a camper.
Hey! That's a great idea
How many watt solar panels?
I think I only put 700 watts on this one.
Do you know of anybody that has place a caravan on a barge
I dont have any experience with anyone having done that yet. Are you planning to?
Samantha please tell me what the name of your potty. thank you
Hi Tewrobert49, it's a Thetford Curve. Thanks for watching!
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What’s the year and name of the boat
Hi Conner Miller, it was built in 1971 by a speed boat builder in Kentucky as a special order. I have decided on a name for the boat and will be announcing it in an upcoming episode. Thanks for watching!
Get rid of the wicker...not sturdy enough!!!
No, I like the wicker, I'm going to keep it. Thanks for watching!