Comments on: 5 questions people ask about living on a houseboat

By: Naomi

Naomi — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 21:48:41 +0000

Hi! Thanks so much for your article; I thought it was a lot of fun. I have a couple of really basic question about boat living, and can’t find the answers anywhere.

I’ve been told that you can’t (at least without a huge amount of trouble getting permissions) move a newly built boat into Amsterdam, but I’ve seen new ones in other cities, so presumably that’s possible? Is there any way to find out where it’s easily lawful to move in a new boat and where it’s not? Also, do you happen to know what the size and draft limits are on houseboats? Is it the same throughout the Netherlands, or different city by city?

We’re planning to have our own houseboat built for us, because we’re a weirdly configured family and most used boats don’t have what we need for long term living. So I’m trying to learn the rules for what you can build and how to move it in but they don’t appear to be anywhere online! I would be super grateful if you have any idea where I can find them? Thank you!!

By: Joana

Joana — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:46:04 +0000

Hi! Thanks for your nice article! Indeed we have some more complex questions about living on a boat in the Netherlands and no clue on how to get the answers (we still don’t speak dutch). If we have a recreational boat in a marina can we live on board (i mean permanently and legally)? Would that address be acceptable to request the BSN number? Can we use a post box instead? Only boats that already have a permanent mooring (like the ones in amsterdam) are legally houses?
We are seriously considering to change to a life on board but we have too many beginners questions..any tips on who to contact for an introduction to this world?

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By: Jacob de Vries

Jacob de Vries — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 14:06:00 +0000

I'd love to live on a houseboat, but I understand there are quite a few drawbacks. In the winter ice can damage your boat. In the summer beer-drinking revelers ram their boats into your home. That kind of stuff. And I read many houseboats are not yet connected to the sewage system.

By: AbuzerDR

AbuzerDR — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 15:42:00 +0000

“Although, I much prefer to let people envisage me heaving a putrid
bucket of faeces through the boat, over the drawbridge and tipping it
into the street like a medieval chambermaid.”

😀 GOLDEN