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Courtesy of http://1001boats.blogspot.com/ Slacktide Here’s something very different from Dave Zeiger of TriloBoats which are a family of barge/scow hulls that have been adapted for fast and easy construction in plywood. Dave and his family have what my appear an alternative and enviable lifestyle living aboard their 26 foot Trilo – Slacktide among the islands of Southeast...
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Docks, barrels, rafts and ideas for your own barrel or pontoon boat. Colors? How many? Scaleable plywood pontoons. 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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While affordable living may not spring immediately to mind, these videos may provide inspiration for the living aboard lifestyle. 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...
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An amazing time-lapse series of videos of a canal boat/Shantyboat. His workshop tips. The Design. Note that his designs draw strong inspiration from the work of Phil Theil. Note: This page will take SERIOUS time to load. LIVE CAMERA in his workshop. Bryan LoweThe author of this post is also the editor of ShantyboatLiving.com. He...
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From the “An Empty Garage” blog at http://anemptygarage.blogspot.com/2011/12/laser-level.html Check out the site for a good explanation of how you can use a laser level to assure you have a square and level strongback. “This blog is about building a small rowing and sailing boat, it is designed by John Welsford and is called Walkabout. I...
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For the most part, I find the magazine too esoteric, too tied to the great ships of the past, as though it was being written for a handful of die-hard enthusiasts. The rest of us buy the magazine with great hopes, but rarely really end up reading the magazine. Or so it seemed. But...
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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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Glen-L says: Evolution is responsible for many of the most versatile and respected boats, and the Grand Banks dory as exemplified by the famous St. Pierre type is a perfect example. For over 100 years these seaworthy craft have been carrying their crews of two or three fishermen to the fishing grounds off Newfoundland...
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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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