At East Coast Houseboats, we don’t have just one or two designs. Truth is we are a custom boat builder and while building houseboats is our passion, we’re capable of so much more. We were recently contacted by a boat rental business. They were looking for a boat that...

Houseboats and the Erie Canal As boaters who have traveled the waterway for years, we have always wondered how we could share this incredible resource with more people looking to get out on the water.  With 524 miles of navigable waterways and dozens of existing...

I think that my interest in tiny houses came first from my enjoyment of boating. Unless you can afford a very large yacht living on your boat is very much like living in a Tiny Home. The more time I spent researching the Tiny Home Lifestyle and looking at Tiny Homes...

Can Boaters Avoid Paying Sales Tax? Boaters who’ve heard about no-sales tax states such as Delaware or Oregon wonder if they could eliminate sales tax on a boat purchase if they simply buy a boat there. The answer is yes, but only if they use their boat in those...

Where can I dock a Riverlodge Houseboat? It’s a great question and you might be surprised at how many options there are to dock a Riverlodge Houseboat. Of course, there are all the conventional locations that come to mind, starting with Marina’s. If you are...

Welcome to our new site Thank you for visiting East Coast Houseboat! We are glad that you found our site and if you are interested in the liveaboard lifestyle you’ve come to the right place. We have laid out a lot of information about our houseboats but we know there...

In a unique partnership, East Coast Houseboats has partnered with Modular Concepts East on the construction of its line of Riverlodge products.  Together we are creating the most unique floating structures available on the water Modular Concepts East brings their...

East Coast Houseboats is proud to announce the addition of the Riverlodge Vacation Club.  Houseboat sharing is very popular on the west coast but only now is it available here in the East.   This program gives you the opportunity to have a vacation home in a great...