2006-07-03 07:44:16 · 13 answers · asked by pi_fan2004 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
A yacht is like a ship but smaller. A house boat is like a pontoon boat on steroids. Pontoon boats and ships are totally different. Hope I have been helpful.
2006-07-03 07:50:04 · answer #1 · answered by king_davis13 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To be a yacht, a houseboat would have to be over 65 feet in length. As a practical matter, however, houseboats are just a house on a barge of some kind while yachts are real boats. You can never take a houseboat into heavy seas because they aren't designed for it.
2006-07-04 03:15:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
A yacht (From Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt") was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used to convey important persons.
In later parlance, the definition came to cover a wider range of vessels, propelled by sail, power or both and used for pleasure cruising and/or yacht racing. Often, non-sailing yachts are also referred to as motor yachts, to differentiate them from yachts designed for use with sail power.
2006-07-03 07:51:25 · answer #3 · answered by Arthur V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow so many different answers. I have a small yacht. It is 23 Ft. long, has one bed, a porta potty, an icebox or cooler to those who are younger, a sink and running cold water. Ocean limit 5 miles.
My son has a yacht it is 28 feet long has 2 bedrooms, bathroom, airconditioning, kitchen, hot and cold water. It has the construction that you could go on the ocean over 10 miles.
Both have v type hulls and are more sea worthy that House Boats.
House boats on the other hand usually have bi or tri hulls and are constructed with a flat platform where the cabin is perfectly leval and can have as little as a commode and a sink the larger ones can have what you sould have in a complete home. TV, Stero, Full Bath, several bedrooms. Many are based on a RV floor plan.
Both are wondeful and fun.
2006-07-09 10:02:44 · answer #4 · answered by Carl K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The basic difference is where you can take them. Houseboats are designed for inland waterways and lakes, with some that are used close to shore along coastal waterways. Yachts, by design, have the same amenities as a houseboat, with somewhat less spacious living areas, but are capable of trans-oceanic voyages. Both have the ability to provide cooking, sleeping, and toilet facilities, and have an onboard source of propulsion.
2006-07-03 12:39:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, they are different kind of boats to begin with. A houseboat is a flat-bottom, shallow-water boat. A yacht has a v-shaped hull and a keel to keep it straight and it is designed for deep-water and ocean-going. Some yachts are also sail boats. Others are powered yachts.
2006-07-03 07:49:33 · answer #6 · answered by c_c_runner88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The link below is of a yacht. Everything else is a boat, even my 60' motor yacht.
2016-03-27 02:33:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a yacht iz way bigger than a houseboat. plus ppl liv in houseboats.
2006-07-03 07:52:43 · answer #8 · answered by mababymoma 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a yacht is for rich people
a houseboat is a boat where people live on
2006-07-03 07:47:37 · answer #9 · answered by lotta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yacht: http://www.find-yachts.com/super_yacht_fos4.jpg
Main Entry: 1yacht
Pronunciation: 'yät
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete Dutch jaght, from Middle Low German jacht, short for jachtschip, literally, hunting ship
: any of various recreational watercraft: as a : a sailboat used for racing b : a large usually motor-driven craft used for pleasure cruising
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Houseboat: http://www.tropea.biz/images/porto-tropea/house-boat.jpg
Main Entry: house·boat
Pronunciation: 'haus-"bOt
Function: noun
: a boat fitted for use as a dwelling; especially : a pleasure craft with a broad beam, a usually shallow draft, and a large superstructure resembling a house
2006-07-03 08:05:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋