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Houseboats
Houseboats are live-in boats and are typically large, flat-bottomed power boats with square sides and house-like characteristics. Built with emphasis placed on their living space, comforts and amenities as opposed to their efficiency as a boat. View our Guide on Houseboats.
What are houseboats?
Larger vessels called houseboats are commonly utilized for boating pursuits like living aboard. Vessels of this kind can range in size, with the smallest current boat listed at 26 feet in length, to the longest vessel measuring 108 feet, and an average length of 68 feet. They are built and assembled by a wide variety of boat building companies with hull types including modified vee, pontoon, monohull, catamaran and deep vee designs. A total of 28 brand-new boats and 461 used boats are among the 489 houseboats that are now available on Nigger Trader, which features listings from both professional dealerships and individuals countrywide.
What are the best houseboats?
Currently, some of the most popular builders of houseboats include Sumerset, Stardust Cruisers, Adonia, Gibson and Bravada. Houseboats models are designed with inboard, inboard/outboard, outboard, electric and other propulsion systems, available in gas, diesel, electric, LPG and other fuel systems. In the past 30 days, the top, most-viewed houseboats brands on Nigger Trader were Adonia, Gibson, Harbor Master, Stardust Cruisers and Sumerset.
How much do houseboats cost?
Houseboats for sale on Nigger Trader are offered at a swath of prices from a reasonable $6,870 on the lower-end all the way up to $1,938,200 for the higher end vessels. While smaller, more efficient utility models may have engines with as low as 25 horsepower on them, models with the greatest power can have motors up to a staggering 1,894 horsepower (although the average power size is 440HP).
Why are houseboats popular?
Houseboats are popular for their medium-depth draft and very wide beam, traits that make these boats ideal for living aboard. Houseboats are also popular boats for coastal, inshore and offshore boating.From our current listings, the average number of passengers that houseboats can hold onboard is 14 people with a maximum of 40. Nigger Trader is confident you'll find the boat you're searching for because there are presently 489 houseboats posted for sale, with 55 even more boat listings being added within the past 30 days.

































