Cara Boat - floating caravan

Long Weekend · Guru

Cara Boat - floating caravan

Possum3 · Guru

-- Edited by Possum3 on Monday 13th of December 2021 07:56:43 PM

travelyounger · Guru

Long Weekend wrote:
This dropped into my email in box.
https://www.caraboat.com.au/
I have seen other combined boat/caravans before but this is the first of this particular one. I remember that there was one made in Australia that is sometimes seen around.
Looks good - and there is an Australian agent. Pity it is well out of my price range so I'll have to stick with our old Jayco Sterling.
Murray

I recently met a fellow who has owned the first carraboat built in lemon tree passage not far from me .He invited me in and I was very impressed with the space inside much more room than a caravan .The boat will also cruise at up to 20 knots and able to be used in open water in reasonable conditions and seeing that I love boats it would be great to use on the Murray The Hawkesbury and many more places but at 150000 for the 7.5 m I might have to save up some more

Cheers

Granty · Senior Member

I also saw them when living around Nelson Bay. then heard that they are built locally in Lemon Tree Passage.

rgren2 · Guru

Have seen them or similar here in Hervey Bay, mind you they were probably unknowingly travelling too close to the reefs near Little Woody.

Possum3 · Guru

Realistically, $150K for a reliable, well made 25ft caravan is not over the top - Just sayin'.

travelyounger · Guru

Possum3 wrote:
Realistically, $150K for a reliable, well made 25ft caravan is not over the top - Just sayin'.

Yes I think its great value for money possum when you consider the quality of the build two 30 hp 4 strokes and the places you can go Ill do the road stuff for now but maybe one day

Cheers

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Nice. I might trade in the aluminium teepee for one of those.

Craig1 · Guru

and the Collie and your super and maybe your feathers

Rusty W · Veteran Member

Hi, I have a few friends with Caraboats , they will float in 8'' of water. I have a Boat a home, similar boat made on the sunshine coast. Works great as a caravan with a deck out the back, can sit 4 on the roof under the bimini top, or under the awning. Towed it to SA from qld and then spent a few weeks going down the Murray. Free camping all the way.

Stopping at all the towns along the river, just nudge into the bank in the parks in the middle of town and throw out the anchor.

Have been out on Hervey bay whale watching 3 caraboats and 4 boat a homes last time.

Friends with a boat a home have gone around aus and also to tasie with their boat so quite flexible.

regards Russell

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

They don't appear to have a head. Where does one ablute?

watsea · Guru

Buzz Lightbulb wrote:
They don't appear to have a head. Where does one ablute?

Looking up Caraboat on a YouTube, shows a room a midships on the port side with a toilet, shower bathroom combo. Boatahome has similar.

Nice more aerodynamic front than most caravans too.

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

Thanks for that.

In general I've noticed that not many caravan/(boat) websites show floor plans. Surely that's the first thing a potential purchaser wants to see?

Nevd · Senior Member

The only real issue I can see is getting in and out of them while on a trailer for someone with dodgy knees. Otherwise a great idea!

Rusty W · Veteran Member

Getting up/in is easy, 6 steps up the front built into the trailer and step inside the boat a home. The caraboat you enter from the back 2 or 3 steps from memory.