history: I would like to live on a house boat. I have these romantic notions about it but don't know if it is realistic. Do you know anything about Houseboats?
knowledge: A houseboat (different from boathouse, which is a shed for storing boats) is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a home.
response: Yes, I know that a houseboat is a boat used primarily as a home.
history: I would like to live on a house boat. I have these romantic notions about it but don't know if it is realistic. Do you know anything about Houseboats?
Yes, I know that a houseboat is a boat used primarily as a home.
Is it safe and how big do they get?
knowledge: Some houseboats are not motorized, because they are usually ''moored'', kept stationary at a fixed point and often tethered to land to provide utilities.
response: I can't answer either of those questions. All I can say is that there are some houseboats that are kept stationary at fixed points.
history: I would like to live on a house boat. I have these romantic notions about it but don't know if it is realistic. Do you know anything about Houseboats?
Yes, I know that a houseboat is a boat used primarily as a home.
Is it safe and how big do they get?
I can't answer either of those questions. All I can say is that there are some houseboats that are kept stationary at fixed points.
When were houseboats first built, how long have they been around?
knowledge: In Zimbabwe, specifically on Lake Kariba, houseboats have been in use since the creation of the lake in the late 1950s/early 1960s.
response: Well, I know that, at least in Zambabwe, houseboats have been in use on Lake Kariba since the lake's creation in the 1950s
history: I would like to live on a house boat. I have these romantic notions about it but don't know if it is realistic. Do you know anything about Houseboats?
Yes, I know that a houseboat is a boat used primarily as a home.
Is it safe and how big do they get?
I can't answer either of those questions. All I can say is that there are some houseboats that are kept stationary at fixed points.
When were houseboats first built, how long have they been around?
Well, I know that, at least in Zambabwe, houseboats have been in use on Lake Kariba since the lake's creation in the 1950s
Thats a  while back but don't know if its long enough of a time period to workout all the faults that may occur. I would actually like my houseboat to be able to be a form of transportation. Do you know if there is such a house boat?
knowledge: In Western countries, houseboats tend to be either owned privately or rented out to holiday-goers, and on some canals in Europe, people dwell in houseboats all year round.
response: I am not sure. That said, I know that some people dwell in houseboats throughout the whole year on some European canals.