Specs and Limits

Specifications and Limitations:
Common (c) Specific (s)

• The houseboat must accommodate to the clients requests. (s)

Limitations:

• At least 2 beds required.
• Requires a kitchen.
• Nature theme incorporated into design. 
• Cannot be one story (loft area required).
• At least one bathroom.
• Cannot have too many rooms clustered together
• The houseboat must be aesthetically pleasing to the client. (c) 

Limitations:

• Must have windows.
• Cannot stray from nature theme required by client.
• The solution must be safe for the user. (c)

Limitations:

• Cannot have too many windows.
• Cannot exceed any speeds (about 10 knots) that would become a risk for the ship's safety.
• Cannot risk the structural integrity of the ship when designing.
• Cannot build houseboat too high.
• Cannot have a square-like shape to the houseboat (length=width).
• Cannot have an open roof.
• Cannot have less than 2 exits.
• The solution must be an appropriate size ("appropriate" defined by limits below). (c)

Limitations:

• Cannot have equal length and width.
• Cannot have wide width and short length.
• Cannot have length longer than 75 feet.
• Cannot have width wider than 20 feet.
• Cannot be larger than the designs by Fletcher Kirol.
• House portion of houseboat cannot cover entire surface of boat.
• Cannot be so large that the houseboat cannot maneuver through river connecting lakes.
• The solution must abide to legal requirements. (c)

Limitations

• Cannot have unsanitary living conditions which would result unsuitable on land.
• Cannot live aboard without a permit.
• Cannot exceed anchorage restrictions which are dependent on one's location.
• Cannot leave designated area for vessels dependent on state..

• The solution must be able to survive in the environment of the Great Lakes. (s)
Limitations:

• Must withstand cold weather and blizzards in the winter.
• Must withstand heavy winds.
• The solution must have a good flow from between rooms and allow a person to conveniently live. (s)

Limitations:

• Cannot have rooms that work in unison be separated across the house.
• Some rooms must combine (Ex. kitchen and living room).
• Cannot not have rooms and hallways too small or inconveniently placed for users.
• The solution must be made of materials suitable for the water conditions. (c)

Limitations:

• Cannot have flimsy materials on the exterior.
• Cannot have non-water proof exterior.
• Cannot not have walls that allow air flow through them.
• Cannot have materials too heavy risking collapse.