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An affordable shantyboat for rivers and lakes. Bryan Lowe - Seattle, Washington Life, as seen through boat building, cranial operations, a family, and love. The designer of Escargot is Phil Thiel 4720 7th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105 206-633-2017 Plans for Joli, a large version of the Escargot, are currently $120, while a set of...
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It snowed today in Seattle, and the world as we know it came to an end. Schools were closed. Freeways were in chaos. Families left the car at home and walked to stores, stocking up on supplies for the days of isolation that surely lay ahead. The snow total? Two inches where I live....
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Why a shantyboat? home My job has become very stressful and time consuming at times with more evenings and weekends at work. This weekend. Next weekend. Then there are my children and their events/needs/struggles/desires. It’s been tough at times. I am sure many of you can relate. On this snowy day, sitting by the...
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I rationalize building a boat. The decision is almost already made. I want to build another boat. I am pretty sure I already know which boat I want to make. But I want to think this through. Not so much like a pro and con list, I think I already know enough reasons not...
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The best laid plans. I awaken with a start and I instantly, if not clearly, begin to run through a mental checklist Where is the boat? The wind is still blowing, I can hear it. No water in the boat. We are still in the water, I can hear waves against athe boat, but...
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Our first restful night was on the main Skagit just above Mount Vernon. On the way there we stopped in Mount Vernon and discovered a big top circus at the field that boatramp led to! Circus Chimera. I hope to have pictures soon. Alex had never been to a bigtop circus and I hadn’t...
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Excargot Builders log – Skagit River Year Two We awoke to a misty morning, grey and unseasonably cold. The forecasters were wrong again. Here in the Northwest the weather forecasters seem to have about the same “batting average” as a pretty good ball player. I recall reading an ariticle about a local tv weather...
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Midnight July 21 There has been a bit of rough water here. Seems every time I plan to go out in boat… the rest of my life wakes up. Weather. Nephews birthdays. Wife’s birthday. A hole in the deck. Life. It raises the question… how does one make life more of what they...
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Midnight July 21 There has been a bit of rough water here. Seems every time I plan to go out in boat… the rest of my life wakes up. Weather. Nephews birthdays. Wife’s birthday. A hole in the deck. Life. It raises the question… how does one make life more of what they...
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I made it to the BOAT SHOW. I did make it. For a couple of months now I have worked with renewed enthusiasm with the show at the Center for Wooden Boats as my goal. There were several times, as recent as last week, that I had decieded NOT to go. My main...
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