The Sleepless in Seattle Houseboat is Up for Sale

For those of you whose introduction to Seattle and our houseboats came via the eponymous Tom Hanks film, here's one for you. The houseboat is on the market — for a cool $2.5 million.

Surprisingly (or perhaps not; it's been a while since we've seen the film), the current design isn't really to our taste. But we're sure someone could do something awesome with 4 bedrooms and 1.75 baths on a 2720 square foot log float (the marine equivalent of lot size) — not to mention a crazy view.

Interested in making an offer? Rick Miner's your man. He's also got a lot more pictures on his website.

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Damn, why can't I find my checkbook when I really need it!?

posted by anne on April 29th 2008 at 1:54pm
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Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life on a Lake Union houseboat is but a dream...

posted by behren on April 29th 2008 at 2:16pm
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The best thing about that movie.

posted by MoJonson on April 29th 2008 at 3:01pm
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When I was a teenager, we had a family friend who lived on a tiny adorable houseboat on Lake Union (in Fremont), and she frequently asked me to come spend weekends there babysitting her house-rabbit, Theo. It was delightfully eccentric, though it was strange to fall asleep to the house gently bobbing in the water.

posted by artnerd on April 29th 2008 at 9:25pm
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I always thought it was a set - never occurred to me it was REAL. I'd buy it in a minute - just right for Sydney Harbour.

It was so yummy, and her house was so awful & tacky, I couldn't imagine them as a couple. The only worse set of homes & couples was When Harry Met Sally. Mismatched decorating must be the subtext of Rob Reiner movies. (Someone do a PhD thesis - quick)

Also loved the soundtrack.

posted by Deb of Oz on April 30th 2008 at 3:15am
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I never realized that was a boat! Or house boat. I thought it was just... a house. What a nice view.

posted by That70sHeidi on April 30th 2008 at 5:25am
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what does 1.75 bathrooms mean?

posted by LegsBattaglia on April 30th 2008 at 5:29am
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LegsBattaglia: .75 or 3/4 bath includes a sink, commode, and stall shower, where a full bath has a tub or tub/shower combo.

posted by oceandreamer56 on April 30th 2008 at 5:55am
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Deb of Oz - You are so right! I think Reiner summed it up with the wagon wheel coffee table rant.

posted by KiKiinOB on April 30th 2008 at 7:52am
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The interior was a set, I believe. The exteriors were shot on the houseboat. I pass this home every time I go sailing. It's in one of the best slips on the lake.

posted by morte100 on July 29th 2008 at 2:29pm
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