Home Built Boats

[Lakesailor]

Came across this today. Not quite right in my mind. Was on an interesting forum though.

 

[ProDave]

Simple to build, no complicated curved stuff or bending.

Resale value.... Nil

Though not to my taste, it would be a sad day if people were not allowed to design and build their own boat in a style that suited them and their needs of the boat.

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

I wonder how this boat would react with a bit of waves on the beam

 

[Searush]

I wouldn't like to try picking up a mooring from that. It doesn't seem to have any cleats at all, unless that's one at the stern under the guy's hand.

 

[Ludd]

Has it got wheels?

 

[Seajet]

I reckon it's a suicide attack boat loaded with semtex, so no cleats required; the orange bit on the 'front' is the contact fuse...

 

[Habebty]

I love it, no pretension and lots of fun on the water. Perfect picnic boat for a day on the Orwell, no really I mean it....honest.

 

[farmerdan79]

Looks like the result of a "Top Gear Challenge"

Without the "POWEEERRR"...

 

[TQA]

Love it.

Bloke has a sense of humour too!

 

[E39mad]

Latest Princess on sea trails looking good

 

[fishermantwo]

I've been on that forum as long as I have on this one. Interesting how the yellow circle "improves" the appearance a bit. I often thought a quick thrown together barge like this would make a good caravan sitting on a trailer that could also be used on water for that special trip. I was thinking along the lines of a couple of weeks going down the river Murray in South Australia for example.

 

[PeteCooper]

Just paint a little sign saying 'Wally' on it and everybody will think it's beautiful.

 

[onesea]

Came across this today. Not quite right in my mind. Was on an interesting forum though.

I get the feeling its not that diffrent to modern cruise ship design

 

[Capt Popeye]

yes, well the design is not that different from the River Cruisers made out of WW2 craft / pontoons that were open toped, with upright sides and flat bottomed.
All ply construction with strengthers along seams and joins.

in the imediate pre war years boats made from these WW2 craft were well evident on the Thames, as housboats, weekend retreats and cruisers, some powered by Seagull outboards.

all gave a lot of fun to many people when real boats did cost a lot of money

laugh not

 

[Seajet]

Capt Popeye,

I expect you are aware that some such WWII based houseboats still survive at places like Bembridge, Shoreham etc.

Not sure if they are suffering an indignified end, or happily living out the peace they helped win...

 

[Capt Popeye]

Seajet

thanks for that info - no did not know that - thought all the WW2 'homes' and 'boats' had dissapered long ago.

do remember, long long ago, in my yooof, seeing a community living on the edge of the 'saltings' at Felixstowe Ferry in WW2 relics, comprising Aircraft (without wings), Admiralty boats (without engines), and other relics, all were restricted by the High Tides for access.
interesting times

 

[Seajet]

Capt Popeye,

I had a quick google for 'Bembridge houseboats', naturally no pics of what I was on about but a couple of references...

'Bembridge houseboats include a motor launch, some landing craft, two former patrol boats, one torpedo boat' (& more modern craft)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-14552084

http://www.bembridge.com/article.asp?ID1=1&ID2=3&ID3=243

Next time I go to Bembridge I hope I have the brains to photograph these WWII craft before they really do go !

As well as quite a few MTB's, MGB's etc at Shoreham, the last time I was at Haying ( Island ) Yacht Co there was at least one large MTB houseboat.

Andy

 

[reginaldon]

My son has a friend, a fitter-up of Princess boats who may give him a hand with his fitting out - is this what we can expect?

PS Incidentally he made a fantastic job of fitting out my son's kitchen

 

[prv]

I had a quick google for 'Bembridge houseboats', naturally no pics of what I was on about but a couple of references...

'Bembridge houseboats include a motor launch, some landing craft, two former patrol boats, one torpedo boat' (& more modern craft)

Sadly quite a few of the newer ones aren't even boats, just odd-shaped houses on stilts looking far too new and expensive.

Pete

 

[Evadne]

Next time I go to Bembridge I hope I have the brains to photograph these WWII craft before they really do go !

As well as quite a few MTB's, MGB's etc at Shoreham, the last time I was at Haying ( Island ) Yacht Co there was at least one large MTB houseboat.

Andy

And you can stay in the WW2 gun boat, which has a lovely view, although the one time I stayed there, I found the headroom in the shower not what I'd prefer. From the days when men were men and sailors were dwarves.

http://www.xoronfloatel.co.uk/