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Written by Guest Author Kathy Warnes of http://maritimemoments.wordpress.com/ and http://discoverfunhistory.webs.com/ Click Here for Part One Part Two: The Flotilla Reaches Muscle Shoals on the Tennessee River After the flotilla had been on the river for a few hours on Sunday, March 12, 1780, people heard cocks crowing. They passed an Indian town where they were...
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The desire to build a boat is one of those that cannot be resisted. It begins as a little cloud on a serene horizon. It ends by covering the whole sky, so that you can think of nothing else. You must build to regain your freedom. -Arthur Ransome, 1923 Two Boat Building Sites Done...
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Written by Guest Author Kathy Warnes of http://maritimemoments.wordpress.com/ and http://discoverfunhistory.webs.com/ Part One: “Rachel, thirteen years old, often held the helm while her father used his rifle. She was the comeliest, most daring, most popular girl on the boat. ” (“Andrew Jackson and His Beloved Rachel, “ John Trotwood Moore, Saturday Evening Post.) In the...
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Boating is one of the most enjoyable outdoor activities known to man. The vast open water, the wind in the hair, the thrill of cruising on the blue water is a better option than paying some hundred dollars to a therapist for an hour long session. No matter how tired or exhausted you are,...
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You know how many marinas there are in the Sacramento Delta? A lot, let me tell you. And I’ve called nearly every one in search of our elusive, inexpensive junked, but still floating, 20 foot-or-so pontoon boat. A few leads which I’m following up on. Kai and I also hung a flier up in...
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Kai and I took a mad motorcycle trip up the Sacramento Delta to check out a couple of “pontoon boats” that we hoped might make a good foundation for our shantyboat. They turned out to not only not be pontoon boats, but much longer than we were told. And, uh, they were pretty much...
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We were planning to use Bruce’s pontoon boat that he scored somewhere around the Lake Shasta area as the base for our shantyboat. In fact, it was Bruce’s pontoon score that gave us the green-light for this project. Not so sure about this now. Every boat has a buoyancy, a certain weight that it...
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The Point Pleasant River Museum will hold the Fifth Annual Shanty Boat Night on Friday, May 11. Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. at the museum on Main Street. The theme this year is Mardi Gras and each guest will receive a party favor to wear. The event features bingo games, prize giveaways and an auction...
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Four Months in a Sneak-BoxA BOAT VOYAGE OF 2600 MILES DOWN THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS, AND ALONG THE GULF OF MEXICO.By Nathaniel H. BishopAuthor of “A Thousand Miles’ Walk Across South America,” and “Voyage of the Paper Canoe.” 1879 Next> | <Prev | ^ToC | End - Read the complete book online here. Four Months in a Sneak-Box By Nathaniel...
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A Guest Post from Ashlee McCullen of ApronAddicts.com: One of the hardest techniques for new boat owners to master just happens to be the most important: The boat launch. If you’re new to boating, be sure to thoroughly understand the techniques you’ll be using to get your vessel out of a trailer and into the water....
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