| Since the discovery that an entire house can be put | | | | The company's LiL Hobo trailerable featuring 56 |
| on top of a boat and made to float up and down the | | | | gallons of freshwater storage, gas heater and tinted |
| river in leisure, boatyards have never been the same. | | | | window and Aqua Cruiser lines are the most popular. |
| Day in and day out, these yards have been trying as | | | | Their boats range from 35 feet to 62 feet. |
| much as possible to surpass each other with elegant, | | | | Catamaran boats have fiberglass hulls which enables |
| sporty or royal deisgns to appeal to a wide range of | | | | the craft to lift and effortlessly glide over water. |
| individuals and boat renting companies. | | | | They also have gelcoat fiberglass exteriors and |
| We take a lot at the big companies in this area and | | | | non-skid fiberglass decks and roof. |
| how each differs from the other in small or great | | | | The company sells about 200 crafts each year. |
| terms. | | | | Destination Yachts ( is uniquely headed by Sheldon |
| JRW Mfg. ( offers boaters the opportunity to own | | | | Graber, a boat building veteran . |
| luxurious yet affordable houseboats. Based in | | | | Destination yatch has a great product line including |
| Palmetto, Florida , it has to date produced over 250 | | | | houseboats with floor plans of 37x10, 45x14, 53x14 |
| houseboats which are distributed through its dealer | | | | and 60x16. |
| network. | | | | The company's Destination Q-Series boats come with |
| JRW has the 28.5 foot boat which costs $30,000 . | | | | .125 aluminum twin hulls and exterior decking. The |
| Their flagship houseboat features two sleeping | | | | cabin exterior walls are made of fiberglass and all rails |
| quarters, four cabin seating areas, a gallery, a head | | | | are powder coated. |
| with shower and portable toilet, a fiberglass tri-maran | | | | The company is found at Montgomery, IN and has to |
| hull, a walk-around deck, two dining areas, a lounge | | | | date sold about 80 houseboats. |
| deck with molded chairs and a roomy 6-foot-4 | | | | Houseboat building is an art of its own. Over the |
| headroom. Buyers have the option of a flybridge with | | | | years, companies have included a lot of domestic |
| dual steering, an A/C and heating package, an | | | | luxuries into their product line in response to |
| aluminum trailer, navigational equipment, a refrigerator, | | | | customer demand and partly as part of their own |
| a generator and a hot-water heater. | | | | desire to outcompete each other. The trend to come |
| Catamaran Cruisers ( is another giant in the | | | | is clear - more and more household utilities shall find |
| houseboat building industry. | | | | their way into houseboats until apart from the engine |
| Located in Columbia, Tennessee it has earned a high | | | | whining, someone on board will never know he is |
| reputation for producing user-friendly and low priced | | | | living in a houseboat. |
| crafts. | | | | |