1985 Gibson Houseboat Restoration

[RickSLP]

I'm doing a renovation on a 1985 Gibson Houseboat. Floors rotted out. While I'm repairing the floors, I want to check out and repair any plumbing or electrical issues. Does anyone have access to, or know where to go to access, diagrams showing the wooden bones, electrical wiring, and plumbing for this boat?

 

[jbcurt00]

I replied to a similar question elsewhere today:

Never publicly published if they ever existed

 

[RickSLP]

I just registered to post to this site yesterday but I'm beginning to believe Gibson may not have published any diagrams. Are there diagrams for other houseboats similar to the 1985 Gibson houseboat frame construction that could provide guidance regarding frame layout, plumbing, and wiring?

 

[todhunter]

Most folks have to take notes and pictures and make sketches as they disassemble. Very few boat mfgs had published diagrams.

 

[Scott Danforth]

I just registered to post to this site yesterday but I'm beginning to believe Gibson may not have published any diagrams. Are there diagrams for other houseboats similar to the 1985 Gibson houseboat frame construction that could provide guidance regarding frame layout, plumbing, and wiring?

Most boat builders from long before the 80s up to as recently as 2000s didn't have drawings or anything more sophisticated than polaroids and a notebook.

What you are looking for most likely never existed from day one.