The Lake Boat Associates has 4 shares for sale on a brand new 69' X 18' Stardust Cruiser, currently under construction and due to arrive Lake Powell March 25, 2008.    LBA is made up of a group of experienced houseboat owners, most of them with over 15yrs experience on Lake Powell.   As you can imagine, investing $30K to $40K in a houseboat share is an important decision and knowing you are investing with a good group of owners is very important.  When you are counting on the boat to be in tip top shape for your scheduled week of vacation you want to feel confident the owner that used the boat before you doesn't break something.  This kind of confidence can only be accomplished with experience, and the LBA owner group has a lot of the real world experience you're looking for as co-owners.  Some owners have been part of the LBA organization over 15yrs on Lake Powell.  A good portion of the owners are firemen which by nature are safety oriented and responsible folks. 

The boat will be moored at Wahweap Marina, slip B24, one of the closest locations you can get, easy walking distance to the pizza place for dinner.  Given the experience the owner group has from past houseboating you can be assured this boat will be equipped with all the bells and whistles, including satellite TV, flat panel HDTV, slide, swim deck and a top deck wetbar.  The drawings below are the plans provided by Stardust Cruiser.  Download the pdf file for more clarity. 

Annual LBA meetings are held in Pasadena, CA usually in Nov-Dec timeframe.  The official LBA vacation season starts the first weekend in June, which is the season starter for week #1.  Loading and boarding occurs on Fridays, late afternoon.  There are 16 share weeks+ which make the last vacation week occur in late Sept.  There are 6 additional bonus weeks made available on a first come first serve basis to LBA owners in late May and the month of October.  Those bonus weeks usually have good availability. There is an additional usage fee charged to owners that use bonus weeks.  Annual dues are ~$1500/yr to pay for slips fees, insurance, maintenance, and repairs.  Additional costs to expect are the "turn-fees" to pump, clean, check-on and check-off, plus refueling. 

For a crew of 10 to 12 people this boat is a great investment to have an incredible time on Lake Powell for years to come.  It will be a collection of vacation experiences your family will talk about all their life!