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Written by Guest Author Kathy Warnes of http://maritimemoments.wordpress.com/ and http://discoverfunhistory.webs.com/ The Poet and the Prisoners: Philip Freneau and the Revolutionary War Death Ships by Kathy Warnes “So much I suffer’d from the race I hate, So near they shov’d me to the brink of fate; When seven long weeks in these damn’d hulks I lay,...
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From the Editor, WB7NXC: It would be easy to dismiss ham radio in a world filled with cell phones and the Internet. But for a boater, even those living frugally in a shantyboat, houseboat or other floating home, ham radio can be entertainment, communication with family and friends, and assistance during a crisis. A...
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Expecting rain, the profile of a day Wears its soul like a hat…. John Ashbery Call me Bartholomew. I’m a hat guy. As Martha Sliter put it, “A hat is a flag, a shield, a bit of armour…”. A good hat – a hat that’s right for the situation – is a comfort and...
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Back in 1880, ‘A Daring Voyage across the Atlantic’, written by William Albert Andrews was published in London by Griffith and Farran. It chronicled the remarkable voyage of the two Andrews brothers who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a 19’ lapstrake dory. With the purpose of outdoing Thomas Crapo, who did it in...
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Alone across the Atlantic in a 14 foot sailboat: The trailer for a movie about his solo voyage. ALL Pico Boating Stories Originally posted 2012-04-05 23:09:31. 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 in the shantyboat...
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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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The river Loire longest river in France and known as the Royal highway was once a main artery for transporting goods and people in central France. Always a difficult river with many shallows and shifting channels it gave rise to a series of very particular sailing barges or flats. There has been a huge...
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Selway Fisher Micro 10. Sunday, April 29, 2012 I spent Saturday building the center girder of my Micro 10 project. It started with a trip to the local lumber yard to pick up four sheets of 1/2 inch plywood and a few other odds and ends. Then it took hours to figure...
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From Big Annie: The Wanigan: A sort of houseboat typically used during log drives as a cook shanty, bunkhouse, supply boat, or as a place for rivermen to dry their clothes. Scow or hull construction varied with the demands of local waterways. Many had hulls of hewn lumber. Those used in perilous waters might...
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By the standards of the Selway Fisher Micro designs this boat is huge, but these videos give you a glimpse of the path ahead. Part 1 of a 16minute film documenting my successful voyage across the Atlantic in a 26ft boat in March of 2008, from the Canary Islands to Barbados. More info at http://www.bigoceans.com...
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