Building a little house boat

[cthippo]

Welcome aboard, Peter!

If you can separate the wisdom from the attitudes this is a great place to be.

[Carteret]

Those are the people that we learn from : they give clear explanation on the methods, the type of material and the way to use them.
Since I started reading here, i developped the habbit of taking notes, and a lot of things i noted come from dskira, and even more from apex1. Who also is a name we do not see anymore.
Experienced boatbuilders like Wynand, dskira, apex1 amongst others are doing us a favour by sharing theid knowledge. I for sure respect them, and i think it is sad that other members are costantly challenging them to the point where they seem to get tired of it. Captains of spain, or catamaran passagemakers will never replace them.

Well said Peter. There are several people on these forums that it pays to listen to. They log on share their time with us for free. People like Richard( apex1), Fast Fred, Gonzo, dskira, Par, Bataan, Guillermo, and many others. They remind me of the Journeymen of my youth that taught me in the trades. If you listen you can learn.

[PAR]

Richard (Apex1) is on an extended and well earned holiday. He's still posting and did yesterday, though not at the frequency he once has.

[brian eiland]

Originally Posted by chimere

Hi all,

I'm new here, and I have this idea in my head that won't go away. I'm hoping some of you may be able to help. I'm going to be graduating from college in the spring and I would like to take some time off relaxing before I join the workforce. My dream is to build myself a little house boat to live on for the summer and float around in the Northeast anywhere from Ocean City MD up to the Hudson and through the Erie Canal. I have never owned a boat before, but I'm good at working with my hands and have about $5k I'm willing to spend on the boat. Am I crazy?

Just to add a little inspiration to that idea floating around in your head

Originally Posted by brian eiland

Over in Thailand at the moment and looking thru a few forums I ran into this reference to a series of photos where a fellow 'rafted' some rivers of Thailand...

"Forget the Mekong…get whatever rig you want and stay on any of the many rivers in Thailand…I just sold a raft I lived on for four years on the Mae Klong River (think up and down from Kanchanaburi (Kwae Yai, Kwae Noi))…loved it, miss it…needed the dough or I'd still be there…many photos at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/pramapro...03670784945714

...from over here
Retirement Houseboat or Floating Home

Forget the ocean for now....think surplus plastic barrels, bamboo, thached roof... huck finn