Foamie on a pontoon boat instead of a trailer

[KarlSMarsh-TNT]

I have built 2 squaredrop foamies (one for me and the wife and one for our daughter). Now I’m thinking I could build one on an old pontoon boat and go camping on the water. Has anyone done this already and have tips and pics??
Attaching pics of what I already built.

 

[Pmullen503]

That's a great idea. You'd have to consider where you want the controls and such but a foamy house boat sounds like fun.

 

[DrewsBrews]

The thought popped in my head to have a dual purpose helm/galley. Only because the idea of "driving" it from the kitchen seems funny to me. Well that, and a cabinet/countertop would be convenient for mounting all the controls.

 

[Happy Clamster]

Visibility, i.e. of the driver's horizon, might be an issue if you're steering an outboard motor from the rear. The MiniBig <https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...e-best-and-cutest-of-both-worlds-208649.html/> and the Sealander <https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...rtable-on-water-as-it-is-on-land-166427.html/> amphibious campers solve this by having openings at both ends. That would be a design challenge for a foamie, as might the alternative solution of cabling from a forward station.

 

[GTS225-TNT]

Visibility, i.e. of the driver's horizon, might be an issue if you're steering an outboard motor from the rear.

Makes a guy wonder what the legalities might be if your natural forward view was blocked, but you set up, say, two cameras angled slightly to port and starboard, with a center-overlapping, real-time view on a couple screens back at the control station.

Just a thought.....Roger

 

[Pmullen503]

Flying bridge in back, controls at the front, lots of windows, plenty of ways to see where you are going.

I'd pitch or curve the roof to shed rain water.

 

[KCStudly]

Unless you happen to be shorter than 48-50 inches or so, you should be able to see over the cabin from any type of captain's seat or perch. If not, just stand up, or am I missing something?