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Cabins are coming....Cabins are coming.....hide the kids.
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:45 am
by Lock5
Looks like ole' Hal has got his bill passed, so Cabins will be coming to Lake Cumberland Marina near you. I have always said that they should be allowed and if the Marina Association could whip up some guidelines to them they should be fine. The barge based Houseboats are perfect if you want to leave the marina and go cove out, but a majority of them are used as cabins now. Why limit what they can look like and the most stupid thing why make them have a motor and outdrive(usually where the leak starts). I would suggest encapsulated floats and galvanized frames as a starting point.
Re: Cabins are coming....Cabins are coming.....hide the kids
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:27 pm
by Captain Bob
I wonder how well these "cabins" will be built and whether they will be able to hold up under the conditions they will face on the lake. "Houseboats" are built to USCG codes and are designed to float safely and to "weather" storms and such.
If these "cabins" are built like so many of the new homes these days (2x4's and cheap drywall) or to some local "standards") they will be a maintenance nightmare. Wonder if they will need to be "pulled" out of the lake periodically for maintenance on the bottom?
And then, there is the question of how much will they cost (versus existing houseboats).
Re: Cabins are coming....Cabins are coming.....hide the kids
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 9:49 am
by re3too
Good points, CB. I have very mixed feelings about them but my opinion is moot anymore.
Re: Cabins are coming....Cabins are coming.....hide the kids
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 11:19 am
by Lock5
The best thing that could happen would be for the Marina Association to lay down some rules. Frames/Floats ect....... Sq. Footage, because just like the Houseboats someone is going to want to build something outrageous($$ no object). On the opposite side of the fence you are going to have folks trying to go cheap and you will end up with a whole other set of issues.
Getting in front of this stuff BEFORE something happens will be the real test as to what we deal with in 15-20 years. Just like the Houseboats.
Re: Cabins are coming....Cabins are coming.....hide the kids
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:12 pm
by E_
Re: Cabins are coming....Cabins are coming.....hide the kids
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 4:46 pm
by re3too
Why don't you gits a job other than harassing me?
