Houseboat Wars is a folktale documentary. The five heroes gravitate to the Sausalito waterfront as rebellious youngsters in the late 1960s looking for music and freedom. The first time the law huffs and puffs at their funky paradise, they fight back mostly for the fun of it. As threats to their unique community increase over the next 40 years, so does their ingenuity. Do they outwit the establishment or join it?