You should be very proud of what you have accomplished. Your tiny houseboat must bring you a great deal of enjoyment and peacefulness. I wouldn't mind having something like this to live in full-time. I didn't realize there were electric motors powerful enough to push you through the water. How many knots can it go? How many watts worth of solar panels do you have? Oh yes. Have you room to put one water heating panel on your roof? That would be great for maybe putting up an outside shower that you can enclose with heavy, waterproof material for privacy. You have really activated my imagination. Thanks so much for sharing!
+Br. Curt Beardsley 2400 watts of panels. We only use this as a summer house and use lake water for washing up in the sink (not for drinking, and sink water goes into a gray water tank) we we do not need hot water by solar, but we do get passive hot water by solar as explained in the video. The electric motor takes our 7K plus pound boat about 3 mph...walking speed...the top speed is rated for 5 mph or 9 hp equiv. but we generally go under 3mph..so this motor boat is a little different kind of touring boat than one with a powerful gass engine.
You have taken tiny home living to a whole new level! We love the simplicity and ease of use of everything. Way to follow your dreams and make this happen!
very , very cool . what a wonderful retirement cottage , i envy you and i;m planning my own , it makes it a lot better with the newer solar power systems and composting toilets . i planning a floating cottage also for my retirement. happy trails
If my wife didn't have such a FEAR of being out on the water We'd be living full time in a old fashion looking Shanty boat... But I'd have to make mine longer because there's no way she would give up her Harley... LOL,LOL... I now have to ride on three wheels so I have a Can Am Spyder. So that would be our way to travel on land and the rest of the time we'd follow the weather best we could north in the summer and south in the winter... But this winter the weather has been messed up... LOL,LOL... Y'all got a nice comfortable looking home... Enjoy it and enjoy the blessing of being out among to awesome creation the God has made for us to enjoy... BBE..
For information more information about the tiny house, please check these related videos: The Tiny House, a Documentary The Tiny House: A Documentary The tour of the Tiny House Interior without the latest enhancements: A Tour of the Tiny House, June 29, 2013 From Tiny House to Tiny Houseboat: From Tiny House to Tiny Houseboat, a Documentary by Carla Schwartz The Tiny House Moves from Land to Water (with music, very popular): The Tiny Houseboat Moves from Land to Water, a Documentary by Carla Schwartz, July 2013 In the Tiny House: A Poem Video: In the Tiny House, a Poem Video by Carla Schwartz Using the C-Head Composting Toilet in a Tiny House Using the C-Head Composting Toilet in a Tiny House Cooking Sunny-Side Up Eggs on an Induction Cook Top Cooking Sunny-side Up Eggs on an Induction Cooktop For close-up information about the Torqeedo 4.0 motor, see Tilting up or Locking Down the Torqeedo Cruise 4.0 Motor
Do batteries power the oven? I suppose if you have enough power to motor across a lake you have enough to heat a toaster oven. Do you have a vid of getting the house off tge trailer onto the water? Nice work
It is one single battery -- Lithium Ion and the sun tops it off daily...we can cook, ride, and have a fridge going all summer. We don't do much baking in the oven, but do cook rice in the microwave.
i have been thinking on doing one something like this and i have a few questions that i hope you dont mind how is it health wise living on the water all the time? is it harder on a person lungs breathing in the moisture all the time since on the water? and about how much in the package deal did it cost to go solar?. and great looking house boat you have there
Jerry Lewthwaite The house goes back on its trailer it was built on and becomes a tiny house again. The boat is stored out, as almost all boats are. You can watch these two related videos and imagine them running backward! Thanks for your comment. ua-cam.com/video/B4umrpJ9jg0/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/GsGZlC57-As/v-deo.html
Just a few questions: Do you leave it in the water during winter? We live in Nova Scotia and, our winters are quite harsh. I'm thinking of building one on a trailer so we can pull it out of the water for the Winter. Just not sure how the wheels would hold up in the water. Does yours have wheels?
Thanks for your comment, L. Here is a link to a video that shows that we do not keep the trailer in the water at all (that is, no wheels in the water). ua-cam.com/video/MChNurTZzNo/v-deo.html Enjoy and thank you for watching. (sorry for the late response).
Hi Carla! Serious question for you: have you stayed in the boat when the waters are a bit rougher? Does it shake or rock? Hubby wants to live in a pontoon/boat/houseboat and I'm wondering what it's going to be like during inclement weather. 😓
yes, it rocks, shakes, sometimes it's very scary. We have not put it in salt water, and it's best to use in calmer lakes. We do not have a strong motor - equivalent to 9 hp max. if you are not going electric, that would be different.
CB99Videos - Hey, Thanks for the reply! We've been told we need to get a displacement hull type of boat to do the Great Loop, so pontoon boats are out. Which is a bummer because they look like they'd be more comfortable! We're still looking though. Have a Wonderful day and a Better tomorrow!
Yes we can move it back and forth between trailer and pontoons..but not without a good deal of time and expense...so we do this once a season....it takes two trucks to transport the tiny house and boat separately and a crane to lift the house onto the boat. You can see the related videos linked in the description of this video. such as this one ua-cam.com/video/GsGZlC57-As/v-deo.html
Last summer we were in Lake Champlain, which some call the 5th great lake. The lake, which is smaller than the great lakes, is a monster...but a lovely monster... we are happy to have a much quieter life (if less adventurous) on Lake Winnie this summer.
Looks great! Q though: What type of solar panels are being used for the roofing? Where did you purchase them? I'm in the beginning stages of designing a tiny house myself and I love the idea of solar panels as roofing.
Hi Jeff. Thanks for your comment. The roof is made of twelve 190 watt AstroEnergy panels in six strings of 2 panels feeding an Outback GTFX3048 w/ FM80 FlexPower ONE inverter system FP1-25. Both the solar panels and the inverter were purchased from Wholesale Solar
Wow so you & your husband legally live on a house boat? I didn't think that was legal in New Hampshire can u travel to Vermont in that or does travel depends on the water way ?
+LongIslandADED. You can stay on the houseboat in NH only if you are docked or moored with permission from a landowner. That is the bummer of NH. We live there only in summer. When we traveled to VT, of course it was over land to get there. See this video about putting the boat together ua-cam.com/video/MChNurTZzNo/v-deo.html
I love your tiny house and I love your voice. I know you are a very nice lady by your soft tone. You make me want to join you for tea. My dream is to live on a tiny house boat.Thank you
I would like a houseboat but with my husband and myself we are a little o.c.d and would have to have better designated storage.....I couldn't do all the clutter in such a tiny space. Everything would have to have its place.....no place for it then we wouldn't have it! Seeing how you're only part timers on the Tiny boat, I could probably deal with the small fridge\ icebox. If we were going to be putting that much money already into a houseboat, I would much prefer making it on a much wider base ( 3 pontoons) and building a (second story) sleeping loft. Then use the old bunk space for an actual small bathroom....stand up shower, toilet, small RV sink. You could slope the roofline at a gradual pitch to the front (covered porch. cptn area) so it wouldn't cause a huge wind drag and you can still use your panels. I'd want to stay full time so a bigger (slightly) footprint would be necessary for us, but organization is a must! It's wonderful to see and hear how much you enjoy your boat...that's the most important thing! 😉
cool great tour. who is the manufacture of the battery? Also where did Claude buy it? Is it 48 volt for the 48 volt outboard drive? Model number on the battery perhaps. I am looking for one very similar or two or more. thanks
OH!....forgot to mention....every boat I have ever had was called May-yacht ......the reason? when you say it's name you say my last name Mayotte ......LOL@me
+Chris breaZZy the house was built in 2012, so prices have changed. This was roughly 80K including the pontoon kit. The cost of solar panels has decreased since then and batteries are better.
Love it. The tiny house/boat is beautiful. It looks like peace, freedom and tranquility in a small but comfortable package.
Since I last commented, I bought a 35' houseboat myself. Now if I can stay well enough to enjoy it.
Very Nicwe. Thank you for the tour of your wonderful tiny houseboat!
Super set up you two have. I could see hours of enjoyment with a place like that. Congrats!!
You should be very proud of what you have accomplished. Your tiny houseboat must bring you a great deal of enjoyment and peacefulness. I wouldn't mind having something like this to live in full-time. I didn't realize there were electric motors powerful enough to push you through the water. How many knots can it go? How many watts worth of solar panels do you have? Oh yes. Have you room to put one water heating panel on your roof? That would be great for maybe putting up an outside shower that you can enclose with heavy, waterproof material for privacy. You have really activated my imagination. Thanks so much for sharing!
+Br. Curt Beardsley 2400 watts of panels. We only use this as a summer house and use lake water for washing up in the sink (not for drinking, and sink water goes into a gray water tank) we we do not need hot water by solar, but we do get passive hot water by solar as explained in the video. The electric motor takes our 7K plus pound boat about 3 mph...walking speed...the top speed is rated for 5 mph or 9 hp equiv. but we generally go under 3mph..so this motor boat is a little different kind of touring boat than one with a powerful gass engine.
A lot of people talk about solar powered boats, but you guys actually do it. Great video.
Thanks so much. Yes we did it and had the most luxurious camping you could want in very remote spots...without using any fossil fuels...
I just love your house!........and when you get tired of the location you just move to a new location!.....WICKED AWESOME!
That home is fantastic! Thanks for sharing with us!!
Very nice. Thanks for the tour.
Happy Camping
You have taken tiny home living to a whole new level! We love the simplicity and ease of use of everything. Way to follow your dreams and make this happen!
U took the words outta ma mouth..simplicity
DUDE. This thing is friggin SAWEEET!!! Zap you right back into bing a kid with brush of a wand! NICE WORK YOU TWO!
very , very cool . what a wonderful retirement cottage , i envy you and i;m planning my own , it makes it a lot better with the newer solar power systems and composting toilets . i planning a floating cottage also for my retirement. happy trails
CELTICFOXSTUDIO77777 Thanks for the comment. Enjoy yours too.
who the hell r u ????
What a freedom way of life,so envy of you
Nice job folks
If my wife didn't have such a FEAR of being out on the water We'd be living full time in a old fashion looking Shanty boat... But I'd have to make mine longer because there's no way she would give up her Harley... LOL,LOL... I now have to ride on three wheels so I have a Can Am Spyder. So that would be our way to travel on land and the rest of the time we'd follow the weather best we could north in the summer and south in the winter... But this winter the weather has been messed up... LOL,LOL... Y'all got a nice comfortable looking home... Enjoy it and enjoy the blessing of being out among to awesome creation the God has made for us to enjoy... BBE..
that is so cool
Thanks so much.
wow...you guys rock...thank you for the video...getting so many ideas
Thanks so much.
I love it Awesome!
Very nice house! How romantic to float along the water in such a charming house! I'm subbed and liking!
Awesome =)
Thanks! 😄
Very nice.
Very cool! My parents and I are looking for something like this and I'm super excited to live in a houseboat!
lcx 74 You might also be interested in this video, where the house is put onto the houseboat. ua-cam.com/video/MChNurTZzNo/v-deo.html
Love it.
very beautiful house ,,,,,,,,,,,, :)
For information more information about the tiny house, please check these related videos:
The Tiny House, a Documentary The Tiny House: A Documentary
The tour of the Tiny House Interior without the latest enhancements:
A Tour of the Tiny House, June 29, 2013
From Tiny House to Tiny Houseboat:
From Tiny House to Tiny Houseboat, a Documentary by Carla Schwartz
The Tiny House Moves from Land to Water (with music, very popular):
The Tiny Houseboat Moves from Land to Water, a Documentary by Carla Schwartz, July 2013
In the Tiny House: A Poem Video:
In the Tiny House, a Poem Video by Carla Schwartz
Using the C-Head Composting Toilet in a Tiny House
Using the C-Head Composting Toilet in a Tiny House
Cooking Sunny-Side Up Eggs on an Induction Cook Top Cooking Sunny-side Up Eggs on an Induction Cooktop
For close-up information about the Torqeedo 4.0 motor, see Tilting up or Locking Down the Torqeedo Cruise 4.0 Motor
love the look, the pontoons, the kitchen, the wood interior. Loose all the expensive solar crap, and I'll take one!
Very cool....maybe I will retire on one of these someday.
JEP. 👍 Nice boat and nice wife. Lucky man. 😉🇩🇰
Do batteries power the oven? I suppose if you have enough power to motor across a lake you have enough to heat a toaster oven.
Do you have a vid of getting the house off tge trailer onto the water?
Nice work
It is one single battery -- Lithium Ion and the sun tops it off daily...we can cook, ride, and have a fridge going all summer. We don't do much baking in the oven, but do cook rice in the microwave.
i have been thinking on doing one something like this and i have a few questions that i hope you dont mind how is it health wise living on the water all the time? is it harder on a person lungs breathing in the moisture all the time since on the water? and about how much in the package deal did it cost to go solar?. and great looking house boat you have there
Everything very nice, but I can't imagine to share such a wonderful dream with my wife and then we have to sleep in two separate beds, no way.
Thank you. The single beds are quite cozy for two. And we set it up so that if we wanted to, we could put the beds side by side if desired.
me likey
This is what I want to do too, build a tiny house on a pontoon! Did it cost much to move it? Beautiful place you're in!
Your very blessed for being .able to live that life but what. do you do you do in winter and lake freezes over.
Jerry Lewthwaite The house goes back on its trailer it was built on and becomes a tiny house again. The boat is stored out, as almost all boats are. You can watch these two related videos and imagine them running backward! Thanks for your comment. ua-cam.com/video/B4umrpJ9jg0/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/GsGZlC57-As/v-deo.html
Just a few questions: Do you leave it in the water during winter? We live in Nova Scotia and, our winters are quite harsh. I'm thinking of building one on a trailer so we can pull it out of the water for the Winter. Just not sure how the wheels would hold up in the water. Does yours have wheels?
Thanks for your comment, L. Here is a link to a video that shows that we do not keep the trailer in the water at all (that is, no wheels in the water). ua-cam.com/video/MChNurTZzNo/v-deo.html
Enjoy and thank you for watching. (sorry for the late response).
What do you do in the winter when the ice is too thin to walk on, and the ground is too frozen to dig to bury your toilet waste.
+70CadillacMan This is only a summer houseboat. In winter, the house is back on its trailer, and the boat is stored until summer.
nice
Hi Carla! Serious question for you: have you stayed in the boat when the waters are a bit rougher? Does it shake or rock? Hubby wants to live in a pontoon/boat/houseboat and I'm wondering what it's going to be like during inclement weather. 😓
yes, it rocks, shakes, sometimes it's very scary. We have not put it in salt water, and it's best to use in calmer lakes. We do not have a strong motor - equivalent to 9 hp max. if you are not going electric, that would be different.
CB99Videos - Hey, Thanks for the reply! We've been told we need to get a displacement hull type of boat to do the Great Loop, so pontoon boats are out. Which is a bummer because they look like they'd be more comfortable! We're still looking though. Have a Wonderful day and a Better tomorrow!
Is it possible to remove from the triler & use on the river, switch to & from?
Yes we can move it back and forth between trailer and pontoons..but not without a good deal of time and expense...so we do this once a season....it takes two trucks to transport the tiny house and boat separately and a crane to lift the house onto the boat. You can see the related videos linked in the description of this video. such as this one ua-cam.com/video/GsGZlC57-As/v-deo.html
be great to spend about a week in the middle of one of the great lakes in one of these.
Last summer we were in Lake Champlain, which some call the 5th great lake. The lake, which is smaller than the great lakes, is a monster...but a lovely monster... we are happy to have a much quieter life (if less adventurous) on Lake Winnie this summer.
Looks great! Q though: What type of solar panels are being used for the roofing? Where did you purchase them? I'm in the beginning stages of designing a tiny house myself and I love the idea of solar panels as roofing.
Hi Jeff. Thanks for your comment. The roof is made of twelve 190 watt AstroEnergy panels in six strings of 2 panels feeding an Outback GTFX3048 w/ FM80 FlexPower ONE inverter system FP1-25. Both the solar panels and the inverter were purchased from Wholesale Solar
Thanks for the info, Carla; much appreciated! Enjoy your tiny home!!
What was range of cost for moter and solar system.
Looking at getting
A houseboat someone has in eurika springs ark for 15k but it doesnt have engine.
You could always tow your house boat in with your pedal powered kayak if you ran out of juice in your motor.
Is Che compost toilet home made?
No, it comes from the company "C-Head"
You still have the tiny champagne bottle that you opened the first day you got your tiny house in water ;)
Wow so you & your husband legally live on a house boat? I didn't think that was legal in New Hampshire can u travel to Vermont in that or does travel depends on the water way ?
+LongIslandADED. You can stay on the houseboat in NH only if you are docked or moored with permission from a landowner. That is the bummer of NH. We live there only in summer. When we traveled to VT, of course it was over land to get there. See this video about putting the boat together ua-cam.com/video/MChNurTZzNo/v-deo.html
On 3:59 i know that decoration/eye from Turkish culture, but what does it mean to you?
Thank you for noticing. This was a housewarming gift from a Turkish gentleman.
I love your tiny house and I love your voice. I know you are a very nice lady by your soft tone. You make me want to join you for tea. My dream is to live on a tiny house boat.Thank you
Did you say "Moosehead Lake" (?Maine)
blondwiththewind Yes. We were there with the house in 2014.
I would like a houseboat but with my husband and myself we are a little o.c.d and would have to have better designated storage.....I couldn't do all the clutter in such a tiny space. Everything would have to have its place.....no place for it then we wouldn't have it! Seeing how you're only part timers on the Tiny boat, I could probably deal with the small fridge\ icebox.
If we were going to be putting that much money already into a houseboat, I would much prefer making it on a much wider base ( 3 pontoons) and building a (second story) sleeping loft. Then use the old bunk space for an actual small bathroom....stand up shower, toilet, small RV sink. You could slope the roofline at a gradual pitch to the front (covered porch. cptn area) so it wouldn't cause a huge wind drag and you can still use your panels. I'd want to stay full time so a bigger (slightly) footprint would be necessary for us, but organization is a must!
It's wonderful to see and hear how much you enjoy your boat...that's the most important thing! 😉
cool great tour. who is the manufacture of the battery? Also where did Claude buy it? Is it 48 volt for the 48 volt outboard drive? Model number on the battery perhaps. I am looking for one very similar or two or more. thanks
so, where does the sink, grey water go?
Tom Sherry The grey water goes into a 40 g tank under the sink. We pump it out when we are docked and take it to shore.
did I miss it....? where is the shower?? Do you live in this 24\7\365???
+Doe Campbell Thanks. We have a sunshower, and this is strictly a summer home in New England.(24/7 during that period).
what about winter boating? bet that's a doosey
we do not boat in winter as the lake freezes over.
OH!....forgot to mention....every boat I have ever had was called May-yacht ......the reason? when you say it's name you say my last name Mayotte ......LOL@me
Any showers?
Hayden GamingProdigy We keep a sun shower on the deck, and we can take showers when we hit campgrounds or marinas.
So how is it in the Winter he he
About how much does this cost to build ?
+Chris breaZZy the house was built in 2012, so prices have changed. This was roughly 80K including the pontoon kit. The cost of solar panels has decreased since then and batteries are better.
Bathroom??
dazy wings As you can see, we have a composting toilet. Check this video too. ua-cam.com/video/zJtWnM3I2Io/v-deo.html
no shower area?
+Marc Bao We use the lake or take the sunshower with biodegradable soap off on land somewhere.
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how much?
Hi Michael, Thanks for checking this out. You can check tinysol.blogspot.com for details of the costs and technical aspects of the houseboat.
nice