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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 Moto Guzzi California Vintage Motorcycles?


Life on a boat 1 – Summer to winter and back

October 28, 2011
Life on a boat 1 – Summer to winter and back

It would end up being over four years that we would call the Jessibell home. Living in quarters that most would say would drive us crazy. But we thrived, as individuals as well as a family. We grew and changed right along with the seasons that we were very much a part of. Looking...
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Low Rent Liveaboard in SF

October 26, 2011
Low Rent Liveaboard in SF

by Kent Griswold on October 26th, 2011. 12 Comments It was nice having Kirsten Dirksen of faircompanies.com in the area last summer and she picked up quite a few stories of people living small in Northern California. This video is about Fiver Brown. Fiver Brown is a musician and the kind of guy who...
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New Take on French Canal Boat

October 25, 2011
New Take on French Canal Boat

As poorly translated from the Website :  Unusual accommodation is the towline cabanée accommodation with breathtaking views combined with privacy inimitable Hosting ecological toue cabanée The product is environmentally friendly thanks to innovative solutions from the point of view eco-construction. History and Culture The toue cabanée is a product that has an identity, a story.A stay in Mantua cabanée...
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Charlotte: A Wooden Boat Film

October 25, 2011
Charlotte: A Wooden Boat Film

CHARLOTTE is a film about an extraordinary boatyard, the Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway, located on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Ross Gannon and Nat Benjamin established the boatyard in 1980 with the purpose of designing, building, and maintaining traditionally built wooden boats, and in the process they transformed Vineyard Haven harbor into...
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Liveabord Sailboat? What Size?

October 24, 2011
Liveabord Sailboat? What Size?

From the Website Sleeping with Oars: Question: What size sailboat makes a comfortable home? This is my largest concern—I want a lot of space, but I also want to make sure that I can sail the boat alone. Hudson Harrison wrote: There are a lot of boats out there, and you should be able...
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Homebuilt Beauty/Blight

October 23, 2011
Homebuilt Beauty/Blight

After years of getting the dirty eyeball from waterfront residents, boat owner is calling it quits By MIRANDA MINASSIAN The Packet & Times   With his stocky build, rough hands and early-in-the-season tan, Karl Thonfeld certainly looks like a sailor. More than a ship-hand, Thonfeld is responsible for building Orillia’s most infamous homemade boat....
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Cooking: Pizza on a boat grill

October 22, 2011
Cooking: Pizza on a boat grill

Baking bread on a boat can be a challenge.  Even if your shantyboat or houseboat has an oven, keeping a steady and even temperature can be tough. But an onboard grill?  That’s exactly what you need to make some of the best pizza ever.  A hot grill can make the perfect crust. No matter...
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Ideas: Paddlewheel Steamers on the Murray

October 22, 2011
Ideas: Paddlewheel Steamers on the Murray

Echuca Paddle-Wheel Steamers Echuca has more than a dozen Paddle-wheel Steamers at their original old-time wharf on the Murray River, in Victoria, Australia. You can experience the magic of the mighty Murray River with the Echuca Paddle-wheel Steamers with a one hour cruise like I did. They depart the Echuca Wharf daily. The one...
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From Nauticapedia: Alternate Lifestyle Houseboat

October 21, 2011
From Nauticapedia: Alternate Lifestyle Houseboat

    Since the British Columbia colonial days there have been free-spirited people who enjoy living on the water. Eclectic houseboats are now rare in populated areas and are usually parked in remote inlets where regulations are more lax. The lifestyle is appealing but perhaps not popular with the upland owners who might unexpectedly...
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Amphibious RV

October 20, 2011
Amphibious RV

This is SO NOT affordable, but… cool.Introducing the world’s first luxury Amphibious Motor Coach / Yacht   We have combined the best features of world class yachts and Motor Coaches in a revolutionary design and  YES IT DOES GO IN THE WATER! Luxurious interiors are hand crafted of the finest materials. We have many more pictures...
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