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Chart Your Own Course

Perfect for visitors, special celebrations, or out of town guests, you will enjoy a personalized tour for up to ten people on board a Duffy electric boat complete with a canvas cover, issinglass curtains and a heater. You can view the boats at: www.theelectricboatco.com.

  • When: Daily at 10am, or by appointment. Best during Daylight Savings Time, from April through October.
  • Where: Depart from The Electric Boat Company, located at PMB 258, Lake Union Mail, 117 East Louisa Street, Seattle, WA 98102. Phone: 206-223-7476.
  • See map for directions or consult their website: www.theelectricboatco.com
  • Cost: An hour’s tour including boat rental is $40.00 per person with a minimum of four people or $160.00. Call Jeri at 206 322 9157 if you want help scheduling with other clients.
  • Unless someone in your party is amenable to operating the Duffy boat, the Electric Boat Company reqires a licensed captain which is available for an additional $50 per hour.
  • Note: There is a minimum of 4 people per tour. You will be notified and your funds returned or tour rescheduled if we do not meet the minimum.
  • Reservations are required, please use our online reservation form today!

For "Armchair" Travelers

An entertaining and intimate look at the houseboat community via full-color slide show presented by "Houseboat Lady" Jeri Callahan, herself. The one-hour presentation features pictures of interior, seasonal, and historic views along with construction details of floating homes. A popular choice for club or group meetings.

Call 206-322-9157 or complete our online contact form to schedule Jeri to speak to your group today!

Chartered Tour Boat

Two hours with "The Houseboat Lady" on board a deluxe motor vessel as it cruises past the Lake Union and Portage Bay houseboats and into Lake Washington for a glimpse of Bill Gates' sprawling home. Ideal for conventioneers, tour groups and company events or as a corporate incentive program. Best during Daylight Savings Time, April through October.

Cost for both slide show (an ideal introduction to the tour) and two hour tour with narration is $300. Deluxe tour for large groups with narration only is $200. (Prices do not include fee for charter boat.) Contact Discover Houseboating at 206-322-9157, or use our online contact form, to make arrangements.

 

Houseboat Tour Reservations:  206-322-9157

Discover Houseboating
PMB 258, Lake Union Mail,
117 East Louisa Street
Seattle, WA 98102
Tel: 206-322-9157
Fax: 206-329-3448
Email: info@discoverhouseboating.com

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