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Excerpted from a Triloboats post: “Anke and I have a set of priorities for live-aboard sailing that runs in clusters approximately as follows: Ease and economy of construction – If we can’t get it built, it’s a pipe dream. Ease and economy of maintenance – A) We’re lazy. B) We’d rather be sailing). Ease and economy...
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Seattle’s Craigslist shows the first version one Millie Hill is for sale: EPOXY SATURATED CONSTRUCTION BUILT BY SAM DEVLIN SHIPYARD OLYMPIA WASH. Check site for specs and story of Millie Hill. GALV TANDEM AXEL TRAILER FULL WINTER COVER ABOSOLUTELY GORGEOUS INTERIOR BATTERY CHARGER PROPANE FIREPLACE HOT WATER TANK SHOWER FRIDGE MICROWAVE COUNTER TOP...
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Harry 2 is a 27 foot sailing scow from the drawing boards of Tad Roberts in Canada. I’ve always thought it a nice design and wish I had the space/time to build it. I see there is a new pilot house version. Construction: Sheathed sheet plywood planking over plywood bulkheads. LOD: 30′ 0″ LWL: 27’0″...
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Photos of a proposed Bolger canal boat from Bruce Holman, who said…”This simple, low horsepower, light weight 24 footer seems like it would make a great family comfortable camping cruising platform. I think Bolger predicted 7.5hp would cruise at 6 mph, and he drew in a second motor mount because a second motor could...
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Remember the videos: ”Houseboat by Roy Schreyer” and “New Houseboat”? And then there was our second report. There’s new information from the builder who says: “So far several Study Plans have been sent out, one to Australia! The full plans should be available in the beginning of summer.” Bryan LoweThe author of...
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20′ MILLIE HILL HOUSEBOAT – $17795 (KETCHIKAN) Date: 2012-12-11, 4:20PM PST Reply to: see below SBL Editor note: This is the first version of the Millie Hill by Devlin. See design page. See version two. 20′ X 8′ BARGE GALV TANDEM AXEL TRAILER 25 HP EVINRUDE VERY VERY LOW HOURS EPOXY SATURATED CONSTRUCTION BUILT BY SAM...
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New post.. As found on YouTube: Cheap to build, own and operate this boat is intended to be built by the backyard builder as construction is straight forward with templates for curves. Extreme shallow draft, 6″, allows access to the thinnest water. Study plans now available at royschreyer@gmail.com Previous Article Bryan LoweThe author of...
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The design was inspired by my wife, who wanted a comfortable boat. Georgian Bay’s many beautiful, sheltered waterways, not to mention the many lakes and rivers would be our main cruising ground and the shallow draft, 6″, would insure access to the most private coves. My concern was affordability as cash for toys is...
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Wes says: The Waterlodge build continues. Just finishing up the hull. *Build Day: Fiberglass Fill Coat* http://littleshantyboat.blogspot.com/2012/09/build-day-fiberglass-fill-coat.html Since by now we are grizzled veterans of fiberglassing, the work was not so stressful and only required a team of two. And each work day when we returned, we could still see the texture of the...
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From the wesbite: http://littleshantyboat.blogspot.com/ – We are building the stringers, which are longitudinal frames. Also, struggling with epoxy. Build Day: Epoxy is Stressful http://littleshantyboat.blogspot.com/2012/07/build-day-epoxy-is-stressful.html You know the scene at the end of any action movie where the hero has minutes to disarm the bomb, cutting the wires in just the right sequence or...
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