Shanty boat

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

Artist proves you can have good meals, good stories and good times in a tiny floating house on the water.

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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

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.

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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.

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I have never hidden my secret love for houseboats. I am not necessarily talking about yachts or catamarans or even pontoons either. I am more or less talking about a house....that floats. There is something so magical about them. Perhaps it is a held over fascination with Tom Sawyer tales from the Mississippi. I don't