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A 12 foot long coastal cruising sloop for two? With standing headroom? They said it couldn’t be done. But…. In order to get standing headroom in a 12 foot boat you need to put some serious thought and time into designing and building a box keel. Thanks to ShantyboatLiving.com reporter Dan. Bryan LoweThe...
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It bears quite a resemblance to Ocean Exolorer, but this is a design from MicroCruiser.com. See More Bryan LoweThe 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...
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I was pushing it, and I knew it. I’d been working on my little microshantyboat, off and on, for coming up on two years. Mostly off. Now that I could start to see elements of boat in it, I wanted to try it out. My son said I was pushing it and...
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You’ve perhaps heard of the Ocean Explorer Puddle boat? It’s an ingenious design by Perttu Korhonen and Michael Storer. Well, Pertu is at it again with Carawhale…. part camper… part boat. Here is his design…. And the build so far… See More Pictures Bryan LoweThe author of this post is also...
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The Googlized translation of the site from German: Follow your own path, whether on land or water, the Sealander you spend your free time as individual and flexible you want – and always new. Limitless mobile … The Sealander is an innovative, mobile recreational dwelling with amphibious capabilities. It features special flexible options for...
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From Boatdesign.net Unusual Houseboat Question As a first time poster I’ll try to be as quiet and unobtrusive as possible, but I do need advice/opinions from those in the know. I’m a 61 y.o. who needs to return to the saltwater. Pirata doesn’t care where we live as long as he gets fed.I plan...
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Article One: Seen from above, most canoes and kayaks taper to a point at each end. But now look at the same boats in profile. Some rest square on their keels from stem to stern. Others lift up at both ends. Some rise only a little; some rise a lot. Either way, this...
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From Bryan in Seattle: The work continued today, though with a family, the time to actually work is always less than planned on. I finished the doors. I’ll make the hinges hidden when I have time. Then I added the top sections. Not done yet with this.. or anything, really, but I am pretty...
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I love the idea of small boats. Almost anyone can afford them. They are easy to store and to transport. And you can get into places no big boat can reach. Almost two years ago I began to build this, a design I created in Sketchup… After an initial few months of building...
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Crystal River Boat Builders (CRBB) main activity is building replicas of boats that traditionally sailed in the waters of the Gulf and the coast. Their newest project will of a much grander scale than their previous projects. Their newest project will build from scratch a sailing scow. A scow probably came from the Dutch...
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