Joli Boat

September 11, 2011

By Bryan Lowe

You’ll find a lot of info on Joli at Dan Hohman’s website. He is on hiatus right now, but I know he’ll be back!

http://joliboat.blogspot.com/

Bryan Lowe

The author of this post is also the editor of ShantyboatLiving.com. He has built several boats including the Escargot pictured at left. Note: Join in the shantyboat community discussion. Leave your comments, questions and thoughts below. You can also join in the discussoin on the Shantyboat forum HERE. Submit YOUR stories about any aspect of shantyboating HERE. Interested in the new Mitsubishi Miev?

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6 Responses to Joli Boat

Chris Beers on November 9, 2011 at 3:26 pm

I know the image says that construction plans are available from Philip Theil by send away for them via snail-mail (at least that’s what I’ve deduced) but does anyone know Philip’s email, phone or fax? I’m in NJ and he is in WA. We need those plans ASAP b/c the winter is fast approaching and I’m afraid our snail mail correspondence might take a bit too long. THANKS!

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- Bryan Lowe on November 9, 2011 at 5:42 pm
  
  An affordable shantyboat for rivers and lakes. Bryan Lowe - Seattle, Washington Life, as seen through boat building, cranial operations, a family, and love. The designer of Escargot is Phil Thiel 4720 7th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105 206-633-2017 Plans for Joli, a large version of the Escargot, are currently $120, while a set of…
  
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  - Chris Beers on December 29, 2011 at 7:18 pm
    
    Thanks very much Brian. We have the plans. Now we’re gathering materials, adjusting the plans, and we will begin construction in the last week of January. Cheers!
    
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    - Bryan Lowe on December 29, 2011 at 10:31 pm
      
      That’s great. If you are interested I can make it easy for you to update your build on our site!
      
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      - Chris Beers on January 15, 2012 at 7:49 pm
        
        What do you mean by “update your build?” Would that involve starting something like a blog on your site?
      - Bryan Lowe on January 15, 2012 at 9:19 pm
        
        In effect. If you are interested you send me updates with pictures, I’ll put something together for the website… in either the forum or the main section.