A houseboat (different from boathouse, which is a shed for storing boats) is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a home. Some houseboats are not motorized, because they are usually moored, kept stationary at a fixed point and often tethered to land to provide utilities. Houseboats in Kerala, south India, are huge, slow-moving barges used for leisure trips.Kerala houseboats were considered a convenient means of transportation.