Has anyone driven a houseboat?

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We're thinking of renting on in the spring for a rager weekend... but none of has driven one. Is it that hard? They rent them to drunk college kids in Havasu, after all...

Like these:
http://www.houseboats.com/hermanandhelens/rates.htm

― andy --, Wednesday, 7 December 2005 23:34 (nineteen years ago)

No, but ever since I realized Crockett had one in Miami Vice it's been my dream to live on one.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 23:38 (nineteen years ago)

the houseboat that i captained was actually larger than any of those, and while it was extremely difficult (for me), if you have any experience driving a boat, it's basically the same (but harder). help?

in other words, you can do it (probably [just be careful]).

― firstworldman (firstworldman), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 23:39 (nineteen years ago)

Be careful positioning your boat when Rodney Dangerfield drops his anchor.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 23:41 (nineteen years ago)

Jesus they're expensive to hire! I guess it makes sense. Don't some places give you basic training before you head out? That may help. Or, you could just putter to a nice quiet river cove by a tree and spend the whole holiday in one lovely spot.

Oh god, how I'd love a quiet peacful river holiday right now.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 23:43 (nineteen years ago)

They are kinda expensive, but between 6-8 people it's not that bad- of the above, we're thinking of one of the older ones, 43-52 footer. They're on the sacramento delta.

― andy --, Wednesday, 7 December 2005 23:58 (nineteen years ago)

it's pretty easy but you gotta realize it's a big-ass boat, and won't stop on a dime or anything. my parents rented boats a lot on family camping trips, and as a kid i drove houseboats, pontoons, speedboats, etc. it's pretty easy, you'll get the hang of it.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 8 December 2005 00:19 (nineteen years ago)

and it makes more sense/is easier to tie up at night, to some trees on the riverbank (you'll be on a river, right?), than to drop anchor.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 8 December 2005 00:19 (nineteen years ago)

hstencil OTM

― Dan (Easy If You Pay Attention) Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 8 December 2005 00:42 (nineteen years ago)

and if this guy gets on board...

ditch the boat!

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 8 December 2005 00:47 (nineteen years ago)

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KNIVES!! KNIVES!!

― andy --, Thursday, 8 December 2005 00:55 (nineteen years ago)

Everyone's going to be half-naked and vaguely homoerotic on andy's boat at all times, apparently.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 8 December 2005 00:58 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.greencine.com/images/article/polish-knife.jpg

"Vaguely"?

― andy --, Thursday, 8 December 2005 01:00 (nineteen years ago)

i drove a houseboat in one of the greatest river storms ever

verdict: too fukken easy

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!, Thursday, 8 December 2005 02:21 (nineteen years ago)

There should be a different verb for boats, esp. houseboats.

― youn, Thursday, 8 December 2005 04:36 (nineteen years ago)

There is, 'piloted.'

Some marinas I've been to will send a guy out in a jonboat to get you into and out of the dock. Other than that, it's pretty easy.

― Erick Dampier is better than Shaq (miloaukerman), Thursday, 8 December 2005 05:04 (nineteen years ago)

No but I've driven one of these:
http://www.canalholidays.co.uk/images/bookpic1.jpg
Piece of cake.

― Rotgutt (Rotgutt), Thursday, 8 December 2005 05:06 (nineteen years ago)

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