Cheryl Fellenz, 81, swapped her home for a houseboat in 2009 to cut expenses. Fellenz lives on $4,996 monthly from Social Security and a teacher's pension. She said the houseboat gives her close ...

If you think riding out a winter storm at your house is challenging, try doing it on a boat. Scores of people live aboard boats at the Southwest D.C. Waterfront and have been shoveling snow and ice ...

If you look at a typical, consumer-grade boat, you'd see that the bottom of it features buoyant ridges and curves. This bottom component, the hull, is what keeps the boat afloat and allows it to ...

Darren Hayes is undertaking a 550-mile journey on a 22-foot pontoon boat, raising money for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Hayes's journey, dubbed "Makin' Wake," involves navigating the Great Loop, ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cheryl Fellenz, 81, a retiree who lives on a houseboat off the coast of southern Maryland. She is one of thousands of older Americans who have ...

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