Hi, how are you? I bought a Stardust 50 and water is coming in from underneath, the wooden floor is all rotten and can be repaired.

What brand smoke & carbon monoxide detector is recommended for a houseboat? The Kidde brand we were using tells us their detectors are not designed for use on a boat. The Kidde units we were using sounded off a co alarm. The only thing that was different was we had a leaky battery in the aft area with a strong sulfur smell. Kidde said this would not have set off the co alarm. What are your thoughts on this? Do we need to install different detectors?

Awesome Video.

I have found my new favorite niche

Would you take a 50 ft. houseboat like a Gibson from Louisiana to Ft. Meyers ?

Very interesting from a visual stand point and you have excellent taste..thst said nothing has been mentioned as to Acquisition or renovation costs an essential component to the mix of practical use.

Love the guess room!!! Frist one

To hold an 80 foot houseboat weighing about 30 tons, you would need anchors of about 100lb each. Any boat I have seen with an anchor this big uses anchor winches just to get them up out of the water. I still can’t imagine how you would deploy an anchor from each corner of the boat.

whag aboug 4 anchors at each side to dock the boats anywhere?

pumping grey water is a nazi left wing idiot issue, it's fine.

I like the way you made a book of each of your renovations. That's something I can easily do myself but would not have thought of with pics being on the computer.

You not really in open seas mate

Noticed new refrigerators in your remodeled boats were not equipped with in door water/ice dispensers. Is there a reason for the omissions.

We are thinking of buying a houseboat to live on for the next year or two (on Lanier). Can you recommend any contractors for bathroom remodeling and installation? I can handle basic paint and framing but that might be a little out of my comfort zone.

My wife and I are looking to buy our first houseboat this spring on Lanier. Can you recommend someone to give us training on how to maneuver, manage, and maintain one?

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Captain DOug, are you and your wife full timers on the house boat or do you live in a land based home?

How you going mate, Great videos, one suggestion, when you reference other episodes i.e. episode 4 Plumbing, could you number the episodes in the title of each episode for easier reference

Peace be with you. I’m considering buying a house boat. This is great information from an experienced captain not only what the broker said. Thanks again.

I love this series of videos but I have to say there are some inconsistency for example diesels will out last gasoline engine by a long shot mostly due to diesel being a lubricant and are more powerful due to high energy density of this fuel. Note there's more energy in diesel fuel then gasoline

Would a gibson be a big problem on the great loop ?

Hope your doing well- Had not seen a video from you in a while.

Thank you! I recently purchased a travel trailer but I would also like a houseboat. We live on a large lake in North GA.

Thank you for sharing! You gave the year of the boat, but are missing the year of the renovation.

Not finished watching but so far all boats seem to be Somersets. I’ll be curious to see if you buy any other makes. I’m looking at a stardust and wonder what your thoughts are.

Just found your channel today after a visit to houseboats on Lanier. Which marina are you out of! Been boating all my life but this would be my first houseboat. If I am able to get the one I looked at today, it’s going to need renovations so I welcome any videos you put out. I’d love to chat with you sometime about life on a houseboat. I have two teens and two dogs so I have a lot to consider.

Thanks for your videos Captain! We are getting ready for a houseboat trip on the Trent-Severn and this is so helpful!

Hi Captain Doug! wonderful and very informative videos! We are in the processing of buying a 1999 Sumerset which needs updating on the interior. You all did amazing renovations and I am in need of design help. Does your wife do interior design consulting? We are at lake Allatoona just North of Atlanta.

Im currently renovating a 1969 Lazy Days 50 foot. We have a slip at Aqua Land which is on Lanier. I have absolutely zero experience doing this, That being said i came across your channel and have been binge watching them since last night. I am very thankful you took the time to make these very informative series. If only there was more content on the subject of renovating house boats on youtube. I noticed in one of your videos you mentioned it would probably be your last video due to you feel as if you have covered everything. Maybe you could create another series talking about how your thought process worked while renovating (i.e How to identify dead space and maximize its potential, If flipping the boat what are some of the key elements you focused on that maximized your profit without going overboard, Easiest/Efficient methods on how to do certain things such as pulling wires from one end of the boat to the other etc..) I feel like you could really help out and fill the missing void that so many people are searching for because A) they just cant find any videos that explain it, or B) They were to afraid to ask / weren't informed enough to ask the question. Either way i love your channel and will be telling others on the dock so they too can be well informed and perhaps give them inspiration the same way it has for me.

Did you paint your exterior stripes? I'm thinking about doing that job soon. Just trying to figure out which paint product I want to use.

Very nice boat. Thanks for the tour.

Captin Doug The videos are very helpful and to the point thank you for the great info. I have a 1996 16x80 Stardust on Lake Eufaula. The green canvas needs replacing. I want to go with black but was worried about it being too hot. I noticed you went with black and it looks great. Does it get uncomfortably hot or is it about the same as any other color? Thanks

Captain Doug, did you set out to do houseboat flips or did this just happen by chance in order to get into larger boats? Would you be willing to share how much you spent on each renovation and if you were able to profit from the renovations when you sold?

How did you change colors of the decals on the exterior?

Looking forward to more videos. It is obvious how you put so much work into recording and editing these videos and there is so much good info in them. Please keep those videos coming.

I recognize that ramp where the houseboat is being pulled out. That is the same marina I want to dock one eventually. We have a pontoon there now. Suffered that storm in 2020. : ) Thanks for your videos!

Great video, thanks.

Awesome info!

Thanks Capt Doug. Well done 👍

Thank you for the video.I also plan on living on house boat.

Hi Captain Doug! --- Thank you for all the valuable and fun information. I totally enjoy the series. One Question: You have added a hot tub to several of your boats. Did you add any bracing below or do you think the top deck is capable of the additional weight? I can't weight for the next episode.

Thank you

Thank you

Thank you for the info. I am just starting to Educate myself about houseboats and what size I will need in about 3 year when I retired.

Hi Cpt Doug... Thanks for sharing. My wife and I have an '06 Lakeview 16x70. We are looking to renovate next year. You have obviously painted several interiors. Ours is much the same - white oak original finish. What process and products do you use to paint the interior walls white. We are looking to do the same. Thanks in advance for any advise in getting a quality result.

Your first mate has good taste. We are in the very early stages of learning about houseboats. Your videos has really helped me with educating myself and I also enjoy the witty humor. Thank you for posting your videos.

Captain Doug is my father and I cruise with him all the time, but he answered a lot of questions in this video that I've never thought to ask him. Very interesting!

If you expect to entertain on your boat look for a good storage. Ok check! Don’t over-load your limited power supply. Ok check m Wait a min! I’ve never had a house boat in my life and I’m pretty sure I can guess right on all of these things! Yeah I don’t think this vid is for me. Apparently I’m already a houseboat expert and didn’t even know it! Heck! Where do I sign?

Once again, most excellent content from Captain Doug! Thank you for this video! Do you use Aqua-Kem as well for your black water system? Your story about dock lines reminded me about an experience I had as a kid on our houseboat. We were beached up north of Browns Bridge and a squall with a tornado came through. It snapped the lines we had used to secure the stern of our houseboat to shore, and our houseboat blew parallel to and was teetering on the beach. Once the storm passed, we had to use a ski boat to pull our houseboat off the beach. The waves were rocking so hard that our fridge scooted out into the hallway because of it. Pretty wild, and even after that we still love houseboating!!

Great insight and info. Thanks for doing these videos. We are just down the road in Barrow County. Maybe we will have the privilege to meet you some day. We hope to have a houseboat on Lanier some day.