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Anyone have plans for a small wooden houseboat...25' or less with a hull approximating the shape of the old flatbottom school boats used in Louisiana in the old days. I'm interested in building one that looks good, traditional, in marine plywood with cypress and mahogany mixed in where I can. Small outboard powered. I'm more interested in form than function at this point, so nice curved gunwale and shear would be nice. Flatbottomed with maybe pretty reverse curve aft, in which case I'd probably want to revert to cypress planks to accommodate the curvature. Just completed my 16' crawfish skiff which I built out of 5/16's planks of cypress encapsulated in fiberglass and epoxy, powered by a 23hp gator tail motor. Now all I need to complete my dream package is the houseboat.
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Lots of stuff around: you might start with some of Atkins stuff:
Under "rowboats and outboards" scroll down to 'River Rat", for example. A 22' "houseboat/cabin cruiser".
Under "Miscellanious", you might check out "Herald of the Morning" or "Retreat" (both 18') or slightly larger: "Rocking Chair"Sometimes you've gotta leave the kibble out where the slow dogs can get some....
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Harry Bryan's Shantyboat ... Similar to the Atkin "Retreat," but a bit larger (20') and with more style.
Phil Thiel has a 22-foot design called "Friendship" and a 23-footer called the Joli Boat (as well as an 18-footer called Escargot, which is shown in the last link below):
Phil's Friendship:
Phil's Joli Boat:
And here's a whole web site on Shantyboats, with links to more resources ... designs, books, discussion groups:
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I hate it when someone says, "This design doesn't meet your specifications, but here it is anyways" ,and now I find myself doing the same thing.
I love the aesthetics of this design... couldn't help myself.
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Do you have a picture of the type of hull you're talking about. I came across a very interesting design the other day. It was published in The Rudder years ago and then republished in the Woodenboat issue that had an article on Pete Culler's sailing scow. Designed by Roger Haddock it is a tunnel hulled houseboat.
The only drawings I know of are here: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=scow&w=43145927%40N00
And it's 28'. And the Wooden Boat article said the only plans were lost in a fire. But it's worth a look.Comment
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I think I like shanty boats....
Suspect there would be snobbery against them, tho
That would just add spice to having one
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I have the plans for Aqua Casa, a 16ft or 20 ft shanty houseboat. more here:
Cape Codder is a floating home, 20 ft or 24 ft. from the same designer.
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under house boatsComment
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I like the Aqua Casa. If you don't want to go boating in it just go camping:I have the plans for Aqua Casa, a 16ft or 20 ft shanty houseboat. more here:
Cape Codder is a floating home, 20 ft or 24 ft. from the same designer.
http://www.berkeley-engineering.com/CapeCodder.html
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Rueull Parker's Sampan houseboat is about 34 feet IIRC but could be made smaller. It's got a unique style that really grabs me. Maybe it will grab you, too.
Edit--sorry, it's 36' not 34: http://www.parker-marine.com/sam36page.htmlLast edited by MiddleAgesMan; 01-28-2010, 06:28 PM.Goat Island Skiff and Simmons Sea Skiff construction photos here:
http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w...esMan/?start=0
and here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37973275@N03/
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I've always liked Atkin's RetreatComment
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