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1979 Hobo Houseboat
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SOLD – SOLD – SOLD – SOLD
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SOLD – This was my brother’s boat who unfortunately passed away so I’m helping our mother sell it. These pictures are as the boat has sat for year and I unfortunately did not have time to wash it down even. I had the second Hobo on our lakes and my brother bought this from a friend of ours and at one time this was the 3rd one we had on the lakes in Fox Lake, Illinois area.
The previous owner had the transom and front deck professionally replaced in 2018 he said so structurally everything should be solid.
The previous owner had the front door custom made and is a very nice door with locking handle on it and the back door half of it slides open to walk through the back. This boat feels much more open than my hobo did with the larger back door and the larger glass in the front door.
The boat is wired for 110 and does have a 110 refrigerator in it along. The sink has a 10 gallon tank that has a 12Volt water pump and switch for it with the sink water draining back into the lake which is legal on our lakes. The cook-top is a propane cook-top that I believe was also new in 2018. It also has an accordion door for the porta-potty which is removable if you just want to use it as storage. A back dinette with a half table and the front couch/ bunk bed combination completes the interior.
The boat appears to be in good shape with some minor peeling of the paint in the corners up top and on the back where the door has been built in. The bottom white has a nice shine for not being cleaned up and the very bottom paint needs to be redone but that was a yearly job in Illinois after pressure washing each season. The top deck has an antislip coating on it. Floors appear to be solid and is painted, no carpet or covering on it.
From what I know the 1979 100 HP Evinrude engine was running well when he last used it which I think was 2 summers ago. It does have both trim and tilt on it.
The Trailer looks solid with good tires and it has the poles to help center it as well as bearing buddies on it.
Here is a link to a quick overview video I did of it on youtube. https://youtu.be/vCjdh8TsG3g
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Scan of one of the original Hobo brochures I had found on the web some years back.



