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Originally Posted by TheTimeTraveler
I'm guessing we don't see a lot of houseboats on the lake due to the issue of what to do with them in the winter..... They're quite big to keep hauling in and out of the water each year, and the costs may be too prohibitive.
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Not necessarily. The travel lift a MVYC is large and handles the biggest boat currently docked there, a Maritomo X50, with a 14'11" beam and a dry weight of 41,887 pounds. There are many boats docked and winter stored MVYC in the 40 to 44 foot range. That would be a decent size for a houseboat.
There was a large houseboat docked and stored on the end of A Dock at MVYC for many years. I think it is more a matter of what style boat people prefer. Houseboats seem much more popular in other parts of the country.