Ski in NC
Technical Guru
You can buy a houseboat with dead inboard or outdrive engines, and for modest money put something like a single 40hp outboard on a bracket. Can even leave the dead engines installed as ballast. 40hp is plenty to move around, and depending on how bracket is set up, motor can be tilted clear of water (very important).
Anything that goes wrong with an outboard can be fixed with four bolts!!!
Anything that goes wrong with an outboard can be fixed with four bolts!!!