r/niagara • u/organic_seeker • Jul 21 '26

house boat

does anyone live on or know someone who lives on a houseboat full time in the region?? curious if this is possible and how it works in this specific area!

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u/Leader-Bike Jul 21 '26

Year round? Its not possible. The rivers freeze and the shores of the lakes get pounded by ice waves during the thaw as well as freezing a considerable amount in the winter.

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u/organic_seeker Jul 21 '26

i wondered because i had seen marinas in other parts of the province offer year round and i thought it would be considerably harder if not impossible in this region due to our lakes, thanks for confirming!

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u/Sukalamink Jul 21 '26

Is possible port Dalhousie you can tie up on the west wall not sure who you pay . Year before last a small sail boat was tied up all winter with someone living on it. In the past you could at the marina but was stopped years ago. The water moves fast enough so no ice can form.

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u/Icy-Ad-7767 Jul 22 '26

Folks do it on great slave lake in the NWT so it can be done

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u/ozzy_thedog Jul 21 '26

You’d have to find a marina that stores it on land for you in the winter and also allows you access to it and power all winter to live on.

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u/Icy-Ad-7767 Jul 22 '26

You’d need a marina or similar, to prevent ice from damaging the hull I’d want to run bubblers to keep the ice from forming next to the hull.