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The blog linked in the second message in turn links to a the whole series of blog entries documenting much of the build.

Click on the Next Post link at the upper right.

The builder has also been blogging his trip in his shantyboat: http://peoplesriverhistory.us/category/blog/

Thanks to all for the discussions and insights

I'm considering building a houseboat - either a Waterlodge or, perhaps, a Huck Finn pontoon towed behind a 15' tri-hull. If I do, I plan to travel a lot, but fuel consumption and cost are a major concern. How will cruising at very low speeds (say, 5 knots or so) affect fuel consumption? Thanks Bob

>>I know bleach is a great killer.

It kills the active blooms, not not the spoors - so mold blooms will quickly return.

Scrubbing/scouring is needed to reduce/eliminate the spores.

RE: CO and Placement of CO detectors I have been trained as a Carbon Monoxide and Combustion Analyst.* CO is about the same weight as the other chemical components of air. BUT it is produced by inefficient combustion and is usually hot when it enters a living space and thus first rises to the ceili...

As a retired home inspector, I took a lot of classes in mold and mold cleanup. There are no magic wipe on/wipe off solutions. Bleach only kills active mold blooms - it does not kill the spores. And never spray bleach - that is essentially weaponizing it and can cause significant lung damage. I never...

FWIW - a fellow out west is building a Waterlodge and blogging the build:

The first relevant entry, where he settled on the Waterlodge plans is at: http://littleshantyboat.blogspot.com/20 ... -made.html

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I cant find any validation

Date of the post: "Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:01 pm"

I'm looking into building a Waterlodge Two and living aboard full time. I can foresee a need for occasional trailer transport of up to a few hundred miles. (Say from the lower Hudson to Cape Cod Bay) and have dreamed up an idea for a transportable trailer using wood box beams as (1) the trailer rail...

>>I want a decent size row boat that can take a 20 hp.

A recent Wooden Boat magazine (?http://www.woodenboat.com/sites/default ... 30-toc.pdf?) had a discussion of tenders and the factors to look at - although IIRC the author wasn't keen on rower with motors - I don't recall why

Thanks -

I'm not sure how much horsepower I need - I'm looking to move pretty slowly (Old age <G>)

But could twins add maneuverability, a la twin screw inboards?

I'm looking to do a Waterlodge two houseboat with an 8' beam - and jave been thinking twin outboards might help with maneuvering

Thanks for the link.

I've thought of that same basic technique, but with the two boards/planks to be scarfed lain side to side and cut simultaneously.

I don't know if that would help or not.

Another possible concern with glassing solid barnboard. First note that I have absolutely no experience (yet) with fiberglass, but I have a lot of experience with wood. Wood is hygroscopic - solid wood will expand and contract (across the grain) as moisture and humidity levels change. Plywood doesn'...

Thanks!

Out to the Cape is in one of my dreams - live aboard on Pleasant Bay in Chatham or Orleans (my old stomping grounds) although I doubt I'd try to make the run from the south Hudson through LI sound and then along CT, RI and southern MA to the Cape in a Waterlodge