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I have launched my enlarged Chugger (hull #10) on the ICW. We christened her the Bonne Chance. http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/12/splash/march/index.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidshare/collections/72157629210859469/ Sid Plans here. 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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Millie Hill Version One The Designer says: “Have you always wanted a waterfront getaway but couldn’t afford the luxury? This cozy retreat is our answer to the problem. Winter, spring, summer or fall imagine yourself anchored in some beautiful backwater in this little vessel. Equipped with a wood cook stove and galley you...
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Retreat An 18′ Shanty Boat Deluxe By William Atkin The Designer Says: “Shanty Boat Deluxe In these days of scarce and difficult-to-find houses and rooms such a craft as shown here would fill a very real need. Everything with a roof, and the latter not always water tight, is filled to overcrowding wherever...
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In a time long ago, when people built boats in their garages and backyards, in a time before ipads and HD TV, you could build a shantyboat. More importantly, a major national magazine thought a lot of readers would want to! Beneath this article there is a video of a Sketchup take on Coolwater...
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Barge/Scow Bottom Planking – Making It So Setting up the Jig It laughs at the sea, that bow does; it challenges the sea; it snorts defiance at the sea. And withal it is a beautiful bow; the lines of it are dreamlike; I doubt if ever a boat was blessed with a more...
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Millie Hill Version Two From the designers website: “Update – 2008: After many years and several boats with our old venerable design called the “Millie Hill”, we set about to see what might be done to improve on the older design and build the smallest houseboat/shanty boat cruiser that might be possible...
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From Crowdfunding - A group wants your help in funding the build of a Friendship: About the pitch A simple, low-tech, human-powered, canal cruiser, built by unskilled labour trained on the job by a few wise older heads. Follow this link to a similar project in Germany. The primary objective is to build a social...
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The GT series of boats have been around for a long time, and for a while they seemed to be getting quite a bit of attention. Now it seems rare to see them mentioned. Those early designs were pragmatic, quick to build for a boat of their size, and to some, ugly. This design,...
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Here are two peas in a pod… two brothers clearly born from the same parents. Harmonica and Dockbox, the brainchild of prolific cheap boat designer Jim Michalak. There are probably more homebuilt “Harmonicas” than any other single shantyboat design. Dock box, as Michalak would be the first to admit, may be a bit...
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A great post on http://theflyingtortoise.blogspot.com about a new Atkins Retreat. So, here’s more background on the boat. Retreat An 18′ Shanty Boat Deluxe By William Atkin After a long, throbbing day surrounded by noise a little boat like Retreat edged by sedge grass and water would be the ultimate indeed. The over-all length...
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