Ontario

Three Buoys Houseboats

Name: Three Buoys Houseboats
Address: Lake Temagami, Ontario, CA
Telephone: 705-569-3455

Lake Temagami, Ontario

About This Company

Three Buoys Houseboats is located in Temagami in the heart of the Nipissing District, one hour north of North Bay. The area is a well know tourist are known for cottages, canoes, and houseboating. Lake Temagami extends almost 50km (north/south) and approximately 35km (east/west) with over 1,200 islands. The area is ideal for those looking for a peaceful and relaxing vacation exploring the spectacular wilderness and 4,800 km of shoreline.

Houseboats

Three Buoys Houseboats offer one model available for rent, 40’ Sportcruiser that sleeps 10. Each houseboat includes:

Private stateroom
Sleeping loft
Fully-equipped kitchen that includes a stove, oven, refrigerator, utensils, dishes, glassware, pots & pans
Bathroom with toilet, shower, tub and sink
Furnace
Dining area
AM/FM/CD player, USB port, speakers throughout
BBQ
Flybridge
Sundeck
Waterslide
Safety equipment

Rental Periods

4 day mid-week
3 day weekend
4 day long weekend
7 day weekly

Experience Required

Previous experience is not required. You will be provided an orientation and a temporary boater’s card for the length of your trip. Minimum age of 21 with a valid Driver’s License to rent a houseboat

Licensing

You do not require a boating license (Pleasure Craft Operator Card) to rent a houseboat. Prior to departure you will be provided a safety checklist for review. Be sure to ask any questions if you are not sure. Once completed you will be issued a temporary license that is good for your trip. You will need to keep this document readily available if request by officials.

To get your Pleasure Craft Licence, go to our preferred partner, CanadaBoatSafety.com.

Electrical Outlets

As with many houseboats there is no household-type electrical power available for small appliances. If you need to charge any devices a cigarette lighter device is available. You will need to bring your own inverters.

What to Bring

For a complete list of suggested items to bring check out the checklist.

What to Bring

Linens

Linens are not provided.

Pets

No pets allowed due to health regulations.

Additional Costs

There are a number of additional costs that you should budget for during your vacation and will depend on the duration of your trip and the distance traveled. Each operator has different policies and should be discussed directly with them. Some costs to will or may include:

Fuel
Insurance - $25 per day
Pre-Board night before - $99
** 5% Surcharge on all credit card sales except deposit **

Other Rental Items Available

Canoes
Small boats/motors

Area Activities

Swimming
Fishing
Hiking
Scuba diving
Kayaking
Canoeing

Local Weather

May to October weather for Lake Temagami, Ontario, in half-month steps (days 1–15 and 16 through the end of the month). Air, precipitation, and wet days use nearby Earlton Climate observations, about 71 km away (climate ID 6072230).

Air temperature

Avg high / low

Sunshine

Hours per day

Precipitation

mm per half-month

Wet days

Days with ≥ 0.2 mm

Each tile is one half-month from May through October. Early is days 1–15. Late is day 16 through the end of the month. Every tile shows a value.
Air temperature, precipitation, and wet-day percentage are 2021–2025 daily averages from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Earlton Climate (climate ID 6072230). High and low are the average of each year’s half-month mean, so each year counts equally. A year is included for a variable only when that half-month was observed on at least 80% of its days. Precipitation is the mean of each included year’s half-month total; missing days are not filled in. A wet day has at least 0.2 mm, among precipitation observations in the years included for that half-month. Days flagged missing are left out.
Every half-month has observations on at least 80% of its days, so all five years are included. The largest gap in an included half-month is 3 days, in late August 2025.
Precipitation is liquid equivalent (rain plus the water in any snow), in millimetres per half-month.
Sunshine is not biweekly. Earlton does not publish bright sunshine. Each month’s existing normal is repeated on both of that month’s tiles. Those hours are 1971–2000 normals from Barrage Témiscamingue (climate ID 7080468), about 65 km south of Temagami, not a 2021–2025 average.
Tile temperatures are rounded to the nearest degree.