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Encyclopedia: Houseboat

A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a human dwelling. Some houseboats are not motorized, because they are usually moored, kept stationary at a fixed point.

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Hausboot

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Fred Karno

Fred Karno - the stage name of Frederick John Westcott (March 26, 1866 - September 18 , 1941) - was a theatre impressario. Among the young comedians who worked for him were Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. He went bankrupt in 1921. His houseboat, the Astoria, on the Thames at Henley, is now used...

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Jake MacDonald

Jake MacDonald (born 1949) is a Canadian novelist who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Works: Indian River - 1981 The Bridge Out of Town - 1986 Two Tickets to Paradise - 1990 Raised by the River - 1992 Juliana and the Medicine Fish - 1997 Houseboat Chronicles: Notes from a Life in Shield Country...

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Maida Vale

many houseboats. This area is also known as Little Venice. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries...

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Ocean colonization

, houseboats could be considered a trivial example of such...

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Eastlake, Seattle, Washington

hamburgers and fish and chips; numerous houseboats; and the annual Eastlake Shake fair, held in a closed-off...

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Pontoon

supporting a house-like structure is one form of houseboat. Pontoons may be used to support docks...

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Portage Bay

Canal, the bay is home to two yacht clubs, the Seattle and the Queen City, and many houseboats, as...

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Quincy, M.E.

purposes of the show. He works with Dr. Sam Fujiyama, lives on a houseboat, and is popular with ladies. The...

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Ragdoll Productions

mischievous ragdolls who magically come to life when their owner, Neil, who owns a houseboat, is away. Pob's...

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Don the Beachcomber

in the center of the market place. He later built an elaborate houseboat, the Marama , as a... authorities to make the necessary rulings in his favor. He eventually shipped the houseboat to the island of...

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