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Adventuring On The Adventure – Part Two

Written by Guest Author Kathy Warnes of http://maritimemoments.wordpress.com/ and http://discoverfunhistory.webs.com/ Click Here for Part One...

Quote: Do Not Resist. Women Build Boats

The desire to build a boat is one of those that cannot be resisted....

Floating Cottages (Jul, 1956)

From Modern Mechanix http://blog.modernmechanix.com/floating-cottages/

Adventuring On The Adventure

Written by Guest Author Kathy Warnes of http://maritimemoments.wordpress.com/ and http://discoverfunhistory.webs.com/ Part One: “Rachel, thirteen...

A video and Spot Satellite Track of Escargot

Sammamish Slough Deux Spot satellite, EveryTrail, and pictures and videos from my Iphone.
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In this economy it doesn’t make sense to build a boat. A quick scan of Craig’sList turns up an amazing variety of boats, many for little more than a song, at least when compared to prices about four years ago or so. So why do I want to...
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Escargot: Back in the Saddle

It’s been a long time. A few months ago, in an effort to build my writing skills and enthusiasm, I enrolled in an online writing class. It had the opposite effect. The class was for aspiring travel writers, taught by somewhat frustrated artists of the pen whose goal...
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Floating Cottages (Jul, 1956)

From Modern Mechanix http://blog.modernmechanix.com/floating-cottages/
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Funky Floating Homes

From Vision Magazine. The Floating Homes of Sausalito by David O’ Neal Living on a houseboat is cool–cool like Andy Garcia, the Toyota Prius hybrid, mango ice-cream, and Independent voters. I moved to Sausalito...
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What’s So Great About Barges?

From the Triloboats.com FAQ: What are the advantages of the Barge shape? The prime advantage is a barge’s increased displacement. That means you can carry more stuff. A barge is very nearly a rectangle,...
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Adventuring On The Adventure – Part Two

Written by Guest Author Kathy Warnes of http://maritimemoments.wordpress.com/ and http://discoverfunhistory.webs.com/ Click Here for Part One Part Two: The Flotilla Reaches Muscle Shoals on the Tennessee River After the flotilla had been on the river for a few hours on Sunday, March 12, 1780, people heard cocks crowing. They passed an Indian town where they were...

Quote: Do Not Resist. Women Build Boats

The desire to build a boat is one of those that cannot be resisted. It begins as a little cloud on a serene horizon. It ends by covering the whole sky, so that you can think of nothing else. You must build to regain your freedom. -Arthur Ransome, 1923 Two Boat Building Sites Done...