history: I love being on the water and especially on a houseboat!  There is nothing like falling asleep on the water!
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: That must be really nice. It is important to not mistake a houseboat for a boathouse, which is actually a shet used to store boats. Have you ever seen a boathouse?
history: I love being on the water and especially on a houseboat!  There is nothing like falling asleep on the water!
That must be really nice. It is important to not mistake a houseboat for a boathouse, which is actually a shet used to store boats. Have you ever seen a boathouse?
I have not. Can you tell me more about houseboats ?
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: Sure. Did you know that there are some houseboats that are not motorized? Those are actually moored and kept at a stationary point
history: I love being on the water and especially on a houseboat!  There is nothing like falling asleep on the water!
That must be really nice. It is important to not mistake a houseboat for a boathouse, which is actually a shet used to store boats. Have you ever seen a boathouse?
I have not. Can you tell me more about houseboats ?
Sure. Did you know that there are some houseboats that are not motorized? Those are actually moored and kept at a stationary point
I didn't know that.  I assumed all houseboats moved.  When did houseboat come into popularity?
knowledge: ''Float house'' is a Canadian and American term for a house on a float (raft), a rough house may be called a ''shanty boat''.
response: I am not sure about that. But I know that in canada and america there is a term called Float House which is used to reffer to a float with a house on it
history: I love being on the water and especially on a houseboat!  There is nothing like falling asleep on the water!
That must be really nice. It is important to not mistake a houseboat for a boathouse, which is actually a shet used to store boats. Have you ever seen a boathouse?
I have not. Can you tell me more about houseboats ?
Sure. Did you know that there are some houseboats that are not motorized? Those are actually moored and kept at a stationary point
I didn't know that.  I assumed all houseboats moved.  When did houseboat come into popularity?
I am not sure about that. But I know that in canada and america there is a term called Float House which is used to reffer to a float with a house on it
I had no idea. Are houseboats expensive? Does a person have to pay to live on the water?
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 about the price, but i do know that they usually are owned or rented