Horizon House Boat for sale in Durham, North Carolina United States of America

2008 Horizon 56’ House Boat “MEMORY MAKER”

A special Horizon 56 foot house boat that was transported to Falls Lake in Durham, NC in 2019.

The seller has taken care of his boat, and it shows. Low hour Mercruiser engine and Westerbeke generator. During his ownership, the seller has done regular maintenance and upgrades.

Beautiful maple wood and cabinets, matching miniblinds and valances, carpets and LVP flooring, upgraded stainless steel appliances, and interior pocket doors, this is the one to see. It is like walking into a condominium on Fifth Avenue!

No disappointments with MEMORY MAKER!

Accommodations:

Entering the forward deck through the custom aluminum port or starboard boarding gate you step onto a large forward deck with a love seat glider and a glass top table with four chairs. An overhead fan will keep you cool. The forward deck has an added windlass for easy anchoring in your favorite spot. You can enter the interior is roomy, well ventilated and features large opening windows with screens, mini-blinds, valances, and well-appointed furnishings. The helm is forward and to starboard with excellent visibility for maneuvering the boat.

Along the port side is a beautiful sleeper sofa with an end stand. To starboard are two leather chairs with ottomans and a center table with a leaf that enables a larger table. Forward is a large bookcase, coffee bar and access to the custom dumb waiter to the upper deck. Long the port side is the breakfast bar overlooking the galley with three stools.

The galley is large and will please even the most discriminating onboard chef with house style appliances and cabinets. Completer with ample countertop and storage space in cabinets and drawers. There is a large pantry on the starboard. Across from the galley is access into the guest and day head. Complete with toilet, vanity and sink, and cabinets, the head is large and has port side windows for natural light when needed. In the head and headed aft is the shower stall shared with the master cabin. The master cabin head is a mirror image of he day head with toilet, vanity and sink, and cabinets. Port side windows allow natural light as well.

Past the galley and down the hallway to starboard are steps to the two cabins below. Forward the cabin has a queen berth. Aft the cabin is larger with a queen berth, cedar lined hanging locker, night stand and three drawers. The aft cabin has a bulkhead mounted television.

Back up the stairs and further aft is the master cabin with am athwartships queen berth with the head board against the port side. Cabin storage includes a forward night stand, aft cedar-lined hanging locker, starboard side cabinet with drawers, and a stacked washer and dryer in the aft closet. Exclusive access into the head and forward have pocket doors. Aft is a sliding glass door with a screen door that leads to the aft deck.

The aft deck is large with engine room access through a hatch on the floor. The HVAC unit sites on the port side. Port and starboard and aft boarding gates allow additional access. The spiral steps to the upper deck are to port and a glider love seat is facing aft to starboard. An overhead fan will keep you cool.

Up the steps and you are on the upper deck. Large and half covered with an aluminum supported Sunbrella blue top you have the choice of sun or shade. The steps have an added custom gate for safety. The entire upper deck has a Textalene blue coaming covers for the aluminum rails. Aft is access to the swim slide and a BBQ grill. The “open” aspect on the deck has four sun lounge chairs and a wicker table for drinks and sunscreen. Forward the deck is protected and along the starboard side is a custom wet bar area with dumb waiter to the galley, wet bar, and bottle/wine cooler. On the port side is a dining table with six chairs. Forward is a lounge with sofa and two love seat gliders, wicker coffee and end tables.

Whether you are on the aft deck, forward, or upper deck you have a wonderful spot to capture time with family and friends, watch the wildlife, or simply relax while in the fresh air.

Galley:

Along the port side of the main cabin the galley is large and offers cabinets and appliances that would rival any house kitchen.

• Formica countertops with wood edging
• Double stainless steel sink with faucet and spray, soap dispenser
• Frigidaire stainless steel electric smooth top stove and oven
• Frigidaire stainless steel microwave oven
• Frigidaire stainless steel refrigerator and freezer
• Ample cabinets and drawers with Lazy Susan cabinet under countertop
• Coffee bar and cabinet with storage
• Kuerig coffee maker
• Dumb waiter from galley to upper deck

Upper Deck Wet Bar:

• Wet bar on starboard side
• Granite countertop, cabinet with storage
• Stainless steel sink with hot and cold water
• Edge Star stainless steel wine/bottle refrigerator
• Char-Broil stainless steel Commercial Tru-Infrared BBQ grill

Electrical: 

• 12-volt DC and 120/240-volt AC power
• Power distribution panel
• 50-amp shore power cord
• GFI protected electrical receptacles
• Dual port charging connections at some receptacles
• Westerbeke 12.5 kW gasoline generator with 500 hours
• Heil 2-ton HVAC system mounted on port aft deck with whole boat dehumidifier
• Frigidaire full size stacked washer and dryer in master stateroom closet
• 20-gallon hot water heater
• All new batteries June 2024
• Battery charger/maintainer for thruster battery
• Quest Pro-Charge Marine 10-amp battery charger in engine room
• Primary battery switches
• Profile Marine battery condition indicator
• Jensen Marine MCD-9425 AM/FM/CD player at helm with remote speakers
• Delphi XM radio remote for satellite radio
• LG flat screen television with Sony control and DVD
• Vizio flat screen television mounted on bulkhead
• Vizion flat screen television mounted on bulkhead on aft guest stateroom with Sony DVD
• Extreme 120-volt bilge heater in engine room
• Stainless steel dual horns
• AC powered ceiling fans throughout the boat

Electronics: Lower helm only

• Compass
• Cobra Marine VHF with DSC
• Guest spotlight control
• Side Step stern thruster with joystick control
• Faria rudder angle indicator
• Generator house and generator selector switch

Mechanical: 

Engine compartment under aft deck with easy to lift hatches for engine and generator. Ample room for full access around engine and generator.

• Mercruiser 3.0L gasoline engine with 120 hours
• Mercruiser Brave II out drive
• Morse throttle and engine controls
• Sea Fire automatic fire suppression system
• Faria helm instrumentation: RPM, oil pressure, water temperature, volts, and fuel tank gauge
• Destroyer wood steering wheel
• 125-gallon aluminum fuel tank

Deck and Hardware:

• Single stainless steel bow roller
• Plow anchor, 33 lbs. with chain and rope rode
• Lewmar electric anchor winch with up and down switch at bow
• Forward deck has an anchor rode locker inside lazarette
• Forward deck storage locker and locker for electrical/water/cable connections
• Aluminum bow and stern rails with custom port and starboard boarding gates
• Aluminum deck hardware
• Aluminum safety hand rails along port and starboard sides
• Textalene blue safety coamings for all rails on aft, forward, and upper deck
• Water injected slide on upper deck to water
• Transom with boarding ladder and custom boarding gate
• Forward upper deck with aluminum rail supported Sunbrella blue top
• Forward and aft deck overhead covered with upper deck
• Aft upper deck open
• Custom wet bar on upper deck starboard side
• Char-Broil stainless steel BBQ grill on upper deck
• Spiral stairs from aft deck to upper deck
• Upper deck with table and six chairs under cover
• Upper deck with four sun lounge chairs
• Upper deck with sofa, (2) love seat gliders, coffee, and end tables under cover
• Aft deck with love seat glider
• Forward deck with glass top dining table and (4) chairs and glider loveseat
• Life ring mounted on aft deck bulkhead
• Blue indoor/outdoor carpets on lower decks
• Forward deck hatch with storage

An incredibly special houseboat that has been well cared for by a fastidious owner. Located on Falls Lake in Durham, NC easily transported to our location with minimal preparation.

Surveyor and transportation information available.

Seller's personal property and tools. Some pictures on walls will be removed.

Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.