If you missed part one click HERE. Finally it is time to raise the houseboat that sank three days before Christmas. Fortunately there were no injuries to the couple on board.
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The air bags under the houseboat were used to float it over to the boat lift.
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Just to the right of the side window you can see the marks that the different water levels made as it rose higher.
One of the work crew told me they expect to restore the boat back to it's original state.
Funny, in contrary of a dutch houseboat in this category who have always a concrete box under the floor over the whole area I see here two drivers of what seems polystyrene. Looks much more vulnerable to me. Interesting series Andy.
ReplyDeleteIt is a miracle it didn't collapsed during the lifting, the wood must have been infused with water.
ReplyDeleteI missed the original one but it is in a sorry state. Find it had to beleve they will restore it
ReplyDeleteGood grief! The couple were unharmed. . .thank goodness, but how terrible to have it submerged, ruining many things in the interior. Could there be other safeguards to protect these house from similar fates?
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see how they do that! I wonder how long it will take to restore it.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard for me to imagine that if it's been under water all that time that it could still be restored.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots!
ReplyDeleteI bet it will cost a small fortune to restore it.
ReplyDeleteI'd imagine it would be too much cost to restore it but good for them to go for it. Hopefully you'll be able to follow the progress or at least show the finished work.
ReplyDeleteEverything inside must be detroyed!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to imagine that there's any advantage to restoring rather than replacing something like this. It has to be terribly waterlogged.
ReplyDeleteGlad you linked back as I did miss the first post.... wow, we used to think it would be great fun to live on a houseboat full time (there are quite a few places like this one along the Columbia River .... but if I were serious about it (which am not) this would definitely make me think twice. Eek, hope they had good insurance. Very nice series -- both parts.
ReplyDeleteGlad they got it out. I bet that will be a very expensive deal, too!
ReplyDeleteLooks like this sad story is going to have a happy, if expensive, ending. Perhaps they learned about the construction of this houseboat and will improve on it so it doesn't sink again. Interesting series.
ReplyDeleteooohh no!!
ReplyDeletebut good that it can be restored most likely
Great shots.
ReplyDeleteHey Andy: How do I get in your good book. I see you have commented in nearly every persons blogs each week but lucky if you comment once a year on mine. I guess I don't know how to get your attention.
Toobad for me.