Houseboat inspection: anyone ever done them?

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

I had a chance to inspect a houseboat in Sausalito CA last week along with a marine surveyor. Lenders require that they be inspected by marine surveyors before they'll lend on them, but some surveyors feel inadequate about their abilities to deal with the house part, since they mostly deal with boats.
It was fun to have a mission on a 10-day vacation, and to learn about the differences between boats and houseboats and the areas in which the home systems overlap, and how marine environments affect materials designed to be used in homes ashore.
The agent told me that there are houseboat communities in Portland, OR and Seattle WA, and on some of the larger lakes.
Anyone ever been hired to inspect them?
Some are of very original design and it was a lot of fun to walk the piers and take photos from an inspection perspective.
Check out the doorstep of the yellow home.

[Barry Adair]

herbal financed engineering from that era (summer of love)
there's been a green movement before it became chic

Dr. Joe's on a rant about green roofs this month

he loves to take their money for the research and then sticks 'em with it

[Gary T. Heller]

Great pictures Kenton. They have house boats up on lake powell but nothing that looks like your pictures.

[James H. Bushart]

Did you hear about the newbie who drowned in the crawlspace?