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Though I keep checking back here strangely nobody ever seems at home then again maybe it's: Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

Hay Doc, I seen where you got your Houseboat up for sale here. Are you planning on or got your eye on another one yet? Or have you decided houseboats are or may be too much bother? I can't imagine life without ours now, even though it is small and lacking many of the creator comforts...

Washington, N.C. — A fire at McCotter's Marina in Beaufort County injured three people and damaged at least 25 boats Friday morning, authorities said. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said the 911 call came in around 12:30 a.m. When crews arrived on the scene, they said the north dock...

Fire at Wisdom Dock on Dale Hollow destroys six houseboats A fire that was discovered late Tuesday night, December 14, resulted in the total loss of at least six houseboats moored at Wisdom Dock on Dale Hollow Lake in Clinton County. According to one witness at the scene Wednesday...

It seems it's going to be a busy boating weekend for us anyway. A lot of folks are planning on cutting loose and a lot of activity is planned for the weekend and everything is accessible by boat. If everything comes together as planned it's going to be a somewhat busy, but enjoyable weekend on...

Are you truly ready for spring boating season, here's a list of a lot of items you should potentially check before you head to the boat ramp. Before you launch your boat this coming year, it’s always best to give everything a good once over. Hopefully it won't be to long until our boats will...

If you have training or experience in electricity and electrical circuits; Continue on: I am only going to very briefly cover the basics of the electrical standards found in the US Federal Regulations and ABYC Standards here. Contact ABYC and the Coast Guard to...

Our boat for being freshly redone actually worked out quite well for the most part. But their is one concern we had while rebuilding her that has raised her head and sort of demands some attention. Our Pontoon Houseboat came to us with the normally seen two pontoons and we added a third one...

These are primarily scenery photo's I've taken the last few weeks while boating. I'm no photographer by any means actually it's my first digital camera and I'm still learning how to best use it. But anyway some of the photo's came out well enough that I put them together in a photo album in...

Our boat club holds this event every year and it's one of our biggest fundraisers and events. If anyone's interested in doing something different or maybe exploring and seeing some scenery of waters you might not have boated in before it's a good opportunity to do it. It's being held July 18th...

The Marietta, Oh. Stern Wheeler Festival will be here before you know it. I've had quite a few people sort of pushing for us to attend and go with our little pontoon houseboat. Their is no doubt I'd run on down the Muskingum River and enjoy the cruise if the Ohio Parks Commission had seen fit to...

This spring there was trouble in River City, as in St. Cloud, Minnesota, home of three of the largest boat builders in America – Glastron, Larson, and Crestliner. But the trouble had nothing to do with the boats, but rather with the fuel being sold to run their engines. Again the culprit was...

I've been working on this boat for far too long. I can still find details I could still work on but this thing is going to get splashed, and the petty little details are going to have to wait. Click here if you would like to view more pictures of my restoration of this boat.

We have a truly unique pontoon boat for sale. The boat is a 24 foot 2004 Forrest River Odyssey Millennium, which was specially ordered to our specifications. The floor plan is set up to specifically for good multi-function for fishing and recreation purposes. There is a live well under captain’s...

This belongs to a friend of mine. It's an 18 ft. Pontoon Bass Buggy with a 25 hp. Merc. has a mooring cover, depth finder, live well, and though it's a 2005 it was sold and titled in 06. trailer it's sitting on is included and he's asking $11,500 for the package. It's located in the Wheeling...

Story I wrote on Boat Camping: This is one of our favorite ways and opportunities to see and experience new frontiers. We often set aside a least a few weekends each year for just such exploration and adventures. Often we'll see or maybe hear about new and interesting places and want to...

Here's another one written by my other half: I have lived in the country all of my life, but really had no experience with camping. When we were kids we would occasionally spend a night sleeping in the back yard, but that was the extent of my experience. Then I started dating my husband and...

Here's another one the Wife Wrote My husband and I love to camp and have made quite a few trips to the National Forest located in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. We made one of these trips in October after the 911 tragedy. The Air Force was still flying sorties over these mountains...

Kind of slow here so I thought I'd post some stories from my blog that maybe some of you may enjoy here. Boating and Camping is a wonderful way and opportunity to see and experience so many places that otherwise may be unattainable. My own first experience of camping and boating involved canoes...

Thought I'd post and share this with everybody, maybe you'd enjoy reading it. Boating can be such a totally free and relaxing experience that you'll be amazed how it sometimes consumes your whole life. After we purchased ours we were amazed ourselves as to how our priorities changed in our...