24'x20' Custom Houseboat 1998 for sale in New Haven, Connecticut

This Custom House Boat is located in New Haven, CT. Enjoy affordable waterfront property with this charming retreat! Built on a 24? x 20? floating platform she is a seaside escape that will warm the hearts of owners, guests, and old salts alike. A motorized mobile platform that combines the features of a cottage on the water, a waterside party deck, and self-propelled vessel ? WOW! Step aboard and you will quickly see that it is like having your own private pool house by the sea. Use her for grand gatherings, cozy overnights, holidays with the family, a seaside office, marina services dock, entrepreneurial endeavors such as a small retail shop, or even as a live aboard. She is one of the most unique and special pieces of maritime history to inhabit the Connecticut Coastline.
Built with knowledgeable and experienced hands, she combines quality construction with artistic charm both inside and out. The woodwork is classy with Cedar Plank siding, reclaimed wide plank flooring, and a lovely galley bar. The touches her owners have added over the years make the cabin cozy and comfortable yet one doesn?t need much of an imagination to realize the countless opportunities for wonderful life experiences aboard. Utilize her for raft ups, barbeques, cocktails, reading, floating and dinning. Her Waterford wood stove and high output air conditioner keep you comfortable year round.
Make no mistake ? she is a real vessel with full vessel registration, safety equipment, outboard engine, generator, and navigation lights. Cruise your way at a leisurely pace to new waterfront vistas or moor up in a marina and be ?the feature? and center of attention at the dock! Tie your own vessel up to her mooring posts and truly live the life. Brilliant design allows her to be hauled using a marine forklift for maintenance needs. Further, enjoy a piece of the good life not unlike the folks who enjoy the many waterside apartments that dot the canals of Holland or the quaint Seattle houseboat scene.
Hot and Cold running water, plenty of storage, and a great loft are just some of the additional features to appreciate and enjoy. Talk about life with friends at the inside bar or toss a few deck chairs out on the spacious forward deck and catch some zzz?s or some rays. Having trouble figuring out where to put the cooler on board your vessel, head on inside to one of two refrigerators and your problem is solved. Convert the inside space to a well appointed office or fold out the futon for dreamy nights. Constructed of marine grade lumber, fittings, fasteners, and newly installed dock floats she is up to the same standards as your finest marina docks. Easily connect shore power and running water just as you would with any vessel and perhaps have the ultimate platform for a casual toss of the rod and reel. Huckleberry Finn would have called her a ?yacht like no other!?
This classic has been featured in the newspaper articles and the magazine Urban Outfitters. Get a tax break as a second home or even purchase her for business use ? act fast or this broker may claim her for his own! Showings are by appointment.
Professionally brokered by, JEREMY FIFTAL (203) , Robert Christopher Yacht Sales - Let us help you find your next great vessel. Over 35 Years experience in the marine industry in vessels of all sizes. Let our experience work for you. We can assist in all phases of your next boat or yacht purchase including finding the right vessel, survey, insurance, financing, documentation, closing, and delivery. *Financing to qualified buyers. Thanks and we look forward to seeing you dockside under blue skies and bright sunshine!

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