Our Fleet
The River Adventures fleet consists primarily of two 60 foot Sunstar houseboats. Our House Boats are also Wheelchair accessible 23 inches is the 'LEAST' amount of width space you will find throughout the boats. Please bring NON-electric wheelchairs
Front Deck | Main Cabin | Kitchen | Bedrooms | Bathrooms | Engines | Deck
All of our boats are 60 feet long and sleep eight to ten people. The US Coast Guard maximum people allowed onboard is 12, unless accompanied by one of our licensed captains (Day Trips, for example). Twin Engines in the stern allow customers with even modest boating skills to operate these monsters with relative ease.
Front Deck
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- Table and chairs
- Large cooler
- Grill
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- Beer/Soda/Water
- Extra Coolers
- Meat to grill
- Candles (citronella, etc..)
- Lanterns/Flashlight
- Bug Spray
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Our boats have a large (15x15 foot) front deck, complete with patio furniture and a nice new (2005), 3-burner propane grill, and a very large cooler.
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Mark likes Sausages and Beer
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In November 2005, all the grills were upgraded. These new guys really cook!
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Main Cabin
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- Television
- Sofa
- Chairs
- CD Player/Radio (on helm)
- Waterproof navigation charts
- VCR and DVD player
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- Game console
- CDs
- iPod or other MP3 player, with a radio adaptor. (we don't have tape players)
- Games for the kids (after the sun goes down)
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The main cabins contain a dining room table, a sofa and a hideable TV . The helm and kitchen are also part of the main cabin.
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The "huge" TV. Bring your own DVD player, if the river doesn't entertain the kids
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Here's the main helm
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The CD player/radio, plus the four separate speaker systems (cabin, forward deck, stern deck, upper deck)
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Kitchen
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- Service for 12
- Pots, Pans, Dinner Plates, Cereal Bowls, Coffee Mugs
- Dishwashing Detergent/Cleaning Supplies.
- Paper Towels (min. 4 rolls)
- Dish Cloths - Drying Towels
- Corkscrew, BBQ Utensils
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- Paper Plates/Utensils
- Party Cups
- Hand Soap/Shampoo/Toiletries
- Extra Coolers/Chilly Bins
- Drinking Water
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Our boats have a full kitchen, with a full size refridgerator, microwave and 4-burner stove and oven.
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Bedrooms
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- Sheets
- Blankets
- Pillows
- Extra linnens
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- Extra pillows
- Your favorite blanket
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There is one main stateroom, one upper bedroom and two lower bedrooms. All bedrooms have queen-sized beds.
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The upper bedroom |
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The stairs to the upper bedrom, plus the navigational charts (they're velcro'd to the wall for easy removal)
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The stairway down to the lower berths
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Bathrooms
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- Towels
- Toilet Paper (10 rolls, or so)
- Tissues
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- Shampoo
- Soap
- Extra towels
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One bathroom has a shower, the other is just a half-bath. Both come with marine-grade toilets. The dimension of the shower door is 20".
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Engines
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- An initial full tank of gas
- 10 gallons of extra gas
- Tow ropes for PWCs or other boats
- Toolkit
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- Basic working knowledge of carburated engines, in case of trouble?
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Our 60ft Sunstar and Horizon Houseboat Cruisers are powered along easily by 2 inboard/outdrive 4 cylinder GAS Mercruisers. Alpha 1 Drives hang down approx 1 ft from the bottom of the boat - which gives the boats a 3.5ft draft.
Drive engine Gas consumption mostly depends on rpm, with weight and balance a deciding factor also. At cruising speed of 9mph, 3-4 GPH PER ENGINE is an appropriate estimate.
Our 12.5kw Westerbeke Generators have handled all sorts of loads - including 5 piece rock bands and electric health devices.
The Air conditioning units are a standard household unit - and when on the genset burns upwards of 2 GPH. Winter Months will make the generator burn less fuel as there is not a lot of heat needed down here!
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Upper Deck
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- Plenty of tables and chairs
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- Sunblock!
- Drinking water
- GPS
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There is a very large upper deck, with plenty of room for parties or sunning. There is also a flybridge, for driving up top.
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We've had 5 piece rock and roll bands set up here before. |
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That's probably the Shands Bridge in the background.
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River Adventures Houseboat Rental Company
St. Johns River - Palatka, Florida
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