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From the Minimalist Boater Website: Banjeau is a 16′ mini-houseboat I designed and built to use as a camper on the trailer and houseboat on the water. She was inspired by the boxy designs of Phil Bolger and Jim Michalak. Michalak has a design called Harmonica that is a neat little minimalist boat but...
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This online listing of canal barges will make all but the most jaded amongst us dream of wine, cheese, friends, and journeys past pubs, farms, and towering cathedrals. Shantyboat it is not, except in the most romantic sense. But there are dreams and ideas to be found. Brokerage Listing ...
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KETCHIKAN, Alaska – A cool mini-houseboat that’s attracting attention at Thomas Basin is the handiwork of Ketchikan boat renovator Robert Hubbard, who salvaged the barge hull from a local beach and transformed it into a fully functioning live-aboard – in part by using a variety of salvage materials. “It turned out pretty good,” Hubbard...
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Here is the background…. a story about a boat and a dream… for art. Here is the story from a Yahoo group with permission to repost. “It’s a homebuilt houseboat. From 1945. It’s kinda amazing. To the guy who built this, this thing was his life. I’ve got his log book. He...
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From Duckworks: The D-5 By Phillip McCracken – Rotorua – New Zealand A simple practical little row/sail/electric motor floating fishing barge designed by me. Length-5ft Beam – 3ft Sides – 2ft I was going to design the D-5 as a One-Sheeter for my free boat plan group at Yahoo – One Sheet Wonders,...
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From the Recurring Dream blog a response to our feature here on ShantyboatLiving.com: “Thanks for featuring our boat! We sure have been busy, but lagging behind on posts. I really want to show the construction in order, but here is a look at where we are now: Our newest crew member, Avery Monk....
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A new post in our ShantyboatLiving.com forum brings up the idea of steam power. Why? Will it work? Yes, there are steam engines for motive power, but what of steam generators. Join the discussion or check out the entire forum. Bryan LoweThe author of this post is also the editor of ShantyboatLiving.com. He has built...
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Dave Zeiger of Trioloboats fame and a couple of others have posted to our forum, but their responses deserve to be front and center on ShantyboatLiving.com. My original post said… “How much is too much for a shantyboat? It’s a question I often ponder as I create posts for Shantyboatliving.com. At what point...
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Found on Craigslist: NEW 40′ x 14′ Houseboat (Van, TX) Date: 2011-09-23, 7:39AM CDT Reply to: sale-w3jns-2612955822@craigslist.org New 40′ x 14′ Houseboat and Trailer. This is a prototype of a new patent pending design houseboat. The houseboat goes from 8.5′ wide (for hauling down the road) to 14′ wide with...
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It is nothing if not creative. I can imagine the sounds inside being enough to drive one crazy… not to mention the odor. But… it is clever in a “I can’t believe you did that” sort of way. From Modern Mechanix magazine. Bryan LoweThe author of this post is also the editor of...
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