Shanty boat

28′ scow hulled catamaran constructed from marine ply and reclaimed wood. Built in Falmouth, Maine, by Steve King and Rick Keith.

The Millie Hill 28 is a houseboat, a shanty boat. It’s designed to maximize living space like a stationary houseboat, but with the addition of an outboard motor, it is fully capable of moving…

Looking for Chris Cunningham's Garvey Houseboat is driving me crazy. The few pictures I find after hours of searching on the internet are just a big tease! I suppose I could just put something on top of a garvey hull but wouldn't it be nice to have some info on this beauty first?! http://www.tacking-outrigger.com/garvey_houseboat.jpg

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I am convinced I will build Harry Bryan's shanty boat (or something like it) at some point when I slow down. It is a great idea and well executed. But the price estimate of $75,000! Obviously a reasonable price tag from someone who is making a living at boat building. But what do you suppose it would cost to build one yourself? If I do a square-foot calculation and I use local wood I can buy the supplies for less than three grand.

Well, In the dictionary shanty means a small crudely built dwelling, so a shantyboat would therefore mean a crudely built boat, and that is a part of it, up to a point.

You might remember Rachel and Adam from our interview with them back in 2020. They are an awesome couple who did their own bus renovation and travels with rescue animals -- including two bunnies! Well,

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Kerry Elwood spent 18 years of his life nurturing his passion for sailing. It's only natural, then, that he would be inclined to settle for a more permanent seafaring experience.