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High End Houseboats for Ideas

December 20, 2011

While affordable living may not spring immediately to mind, these videos may provide inspiration for the living aboard lifestyle. 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 community discussion. Leave your comments, questions and...
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Building a Houseboat Video Series

December 18, 2011
Building a Houseboat Video Series

An amazing time-lapse series of videos of a canal boat/Shantyboat. His workshop tips.   The Design.  Note that his designs draw strong inspiration from the work of Phil Theil.  Note:  This page will take SERIOUS time to load. LIVE CAMERA in his workshop. Bryan LoweThe author of this post is also the editor of ShantyboatLiving.com. He...
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Video: Shantyboat Journey

December 16, 2011

Video says:  I ‘am now in panama City beach with the shantyboat and wow great weather nice women and sandy beaches. 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 community discussion. Leave your comments,...
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Shantyboat Adventure Episode 6, 7, 8 and now 9

October 30, 2011

The latest videos of an epic shantyboat journey. Good video documentation. Check out this video series. Thanks to Dan of http://joliboat.blogspot.com/ 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 community discussion. Leave your comments,...
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Video Series: The Liveaboards

October 30, 2011
Video Series: The Liveaboards

Youtube Channel Says: “We are two under 30 folks who have always loved a simple life. We work hard to support ourselves and what we find important in our life. This channel is dedicated to our adventures of moving onto and living on a sailboat! We hope to get answers that we could not...
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Narrowboat: So you want to liveaboard

October 29, 2011
Narrowboat: So you want to liveaboard

A narrowboat or narrow boat is a boat, no way, of a distinctive design, made to fit the narrow canals of Great Britain. In the context of British Inland Waterways, “narrow boat” refers to the original working boats built in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries for carrying goods on the narrow canals (where...
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Life on a boat 1 – Summer to winter and back

October 28, 2011
Life on a boat 1 – Summer to winter and back

It would end up being over four years that we would call the Jessibell home. Living in quarters that most would say would drive us crazy. But we thrived, as individuals as well as a family. We grew and changed right along with the seasons that we were very much a part of. Looking...
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The Dream Fulfilled: Homebuilt Paddlewheel

October 18, 2011
The Dream Fulfilled: Homebuilt Paddlewheel

Butch Williams realizes a life-long dream of building a paddlewheel boat. This is his story. BEARDSTOWN — It won’t be long before Butch Williams is living his dream. In fact, he will be living the dream of many of us cubicle-bound, computer-dependent drones. Butch will be shoving off down the river in a paddlewheel...
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Shantyboat River Journey Latest Report

October 16, 2011

His journey toward Miami continues in his shantyboat. Warning… camera is crazy, so if you lean toward motion-sickness you may want to skip this one. Some nice scenic shots.

Youtube Clip Says:  Here is another video of the river expedition to Miami on the shantyboat i built from scrap.

Bryan Lowe

The 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 community discussion. Leave your comments, questions and thoughts below. You can also join in the discussoin on the Shantyboat forum HERE. Submit YOUR stories about any aspect of shantyboating HERE. Interested in the new Mitsubishi Miev?

Video: Shantyboat Tour #5

October 13, 2011

Here is another episode of the shanty boat river expedition on the IL. river getting close to the mississippi.

Bryan Lowe

The 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 community discussion. Leave your comments, questions and thoughts below. You can also join in the discussoin on the Shantyboat forum HERE. Submit YOUR stories about any aspect of shantyboating HERE. Interested in the new Mitsubishi Miev?



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