ɐ bˈoʊthaʊs mˈeɪ biː ðə hɛdkwˈɔːɹɾɚz əvə bˈoʊt klˈʌb ɔːɹ ɹˈoʊɪŋ klˈʌb ænd jˈuːzd tə stˈoːɹ ɹˈeɪsɪŋ ʃˈɛlz, ɪnwˌɪtʃ kˈeɪs ɪt mˈeɪ biː nˈoʊn æz ɐ ʃˈɛl hˈaʊs.
A boathouse may be the headquarters of a boat club or rowing club and used to store racing shells, in which case it may be known as a shell house.