And now I’m stepping onto her 50-foot-long Gibson houseboat. This is not, Stacy Rae told me, a floating house that needs to be towed, like the one for sale for $499,000. Hers has an engine and ...

In 2011, Helgeson found a 25-year-old Gibson houseboat with two V-8 inboard engines. "These boats aren't very graceful," he said. "They're slow moving, but the livability is great.

The Fixer Upper star, 41, purchased a 1978 Gibson houseboat on May 11, 2012 for $19,4000, according to court documents obtained exclusively by RadarOnline.com. As fans know, ...