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Nautilus A 32′ Houseboat Home By William & John Atkin A Houseboat Home From the website: As an economical means of living and at the same time a delightful way of life, it is doubtful whether any abode afloat or ashore affords the cheering possibilities of a houseboat. The plans of Nautilus show a scow-hulled houseboat...
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From Common-sense-boats: Martha Jane is the smallest possible true sharpie with adequate accommodations for two. It is well known that good sharpies offer the most performance for the least investment of time and money. This makes Martha Jane a wolf in sheep’s clothing, as she is an owner built boat that will out...
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On the heels of the WoodenBoat Magazine article on shantyboats comes a new design from Tad Roberts in Canada. Trailerable. Relatively affordable build. His designs are quite charming. Here he has two versions, one leaning toward Lake Union Dreamboat. Update: Price: Emailed Pdfs $250.00 CAD Prints in a Tube $360.00 CAD LOA: 20′ LWL: 20′ Beam: 8′ 0″ Draft: 16” draft fully...
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From Glen-l comes this vintage styled houseboat plan. Comes in two sizes. One was being built in Washington state, but when it was almost completed the builder had to sell it. He ended up giving it away as there were no takers willing to pay. Waterlodge Is real estate getting too pricey for that...
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RUFUS from George Buehler. This is one of his earliest designs, but if one has been built there is no record of it. Buehler is best known for his Diesel Ducks. ShantyboatLiving.com says: The typical plans buyer may well buy many sets of plans in order to study them.. either with the idea of...
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It’s one thing to dream of boats, another to move beyond the dreams to actually building one. And then there are those who who live their dream in boats. Dave and Anke Zeiger live almost full-time in a boat of their own design, made by their own hands. No motor for now… just...
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http://www.triloboats.com/ Shantyboats from 10 to 32 feet and beyond. Designing Trilobyte 16: by Dave Zeiger I’d like to share the evolution of the design for Trilobyte 16. The path that I and the design followed is in many ways typical, often landing one far from the original conception. My partner, Anke, and I had...
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From Mother Earth News By Richard Trachi May/June 1989 During the summer of 1850, the American schooner Sam’I Roberts ran aground on a bar in the Umpqua River along the southern Oregon coast. While waiting for a high tide to refloat the ship, the crew broke into the captain’s liquor locker to help pass the time. Thus,...
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Herald of the Morning An 18′ Weekend Shanty Boat By William & John Atkin Website The design this month shows a tidy shanty or houseboat arranged for the comfort of a party of two. It is not intended for all the year around living but rather for weekending and summer vacation time pleasure. In...
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You’ll find a lot of info on Joli at Dan Hohman’s website. He is on hiatus right now, but I know he’ll be back! http://joliboat.blogspot.com/ Originally posted 2011-09-11 07:57:18. 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...
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