- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: TAB Books Inc (Sep 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0877423075
- ISBN-13: 978-0877423072
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.5 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,825,618 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Describes the pleasures of living in a houseboat, explains each step in construction, and discusses plumbing, electricity, heating, ventilation, and cooking facilities.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is an interesting DIY guide to building your own houseboat. However it is probably only really useful for those wishing to build the floating home (i.e pontoon and cabin) type houseboats and only vaugely mentions barges and conversions. It is still very interesting on several aspects of living afloat, particularly the history of houseboats, environmental aspects and design. It also has a nice kind of hippy feel to it, talking a great deal about the free life style.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
some corrections
1 May 2002
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed the book as it was very informative, but it needs revising in some important areas.
1. namely the barrels - never use steel as they will rust out in under a year. Furthermore, plastic barrels can be bought for under ${a few dollars} each. Black barrels are the best as they won't split under pressure like the blue ones sometimes do. All bungs must be siliconed on the thread and on top of the bung and under the bung. This is very important, as many bungs have a nodule in the middle which houses a pin-prick pressure release valve - which will blow under waves or pressure, letting water in. The silicon can be an expensive marine grade,(a cheaper waterproof silicon used in aquariums might be ok), but never use marine 'Sicaflex' as it's as good as using chewing-gum!
2. The flat-roof waterproofing ideas quoted have been superceded by fantastic super stretchy waterproof rubberised paint which has a 20 year guarantee. Available from building waterproof specialists.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Handmade Houseboats
14 Jan 2002
Format:Paperback
I decided to build my own houseboat. I found little on the subject untill I read this book. It gives construction information, suggests floorplans, and is a great guide for the uninformed. It is filled with practical information about houseboats, electrical information (including 110 vac, 12 vdc, generators and even solar) plumbing, and waste disposal. All in all, the best book on the subject I've found to date. I just returned this book to the Library and have just bought it through Amazon.com. I think that says it all. A must have for anyone thinking about building a houseboat.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Good book.
16 Aug 2005
Format:Paperback
I read this book, and in August 2005 built a floating 10x12' shed housing a 12kw generator on a 12'x20' barge floating on 34 plastic 55 gallon drums using the methods described in this book. I bought those drums for $11 a piece, and found out later they can be had for $8 or maybe even for free. Yeah, the information may be old, but it's still good. It's a way to get yourself out on the water for pennies on the dollar of what you'd have to pay to buy a used commercially built houseboat, and it'll be new and things inside it will work, and not need constant fixing. I had the barge itself built in 3 days, helped mostly by an unruley 12 year old. It could have easily been 36 x 12' and had a nice little house on it. One caveat: You won't be able to insure a craft built using this method. Even if you don't build using the barrel raft method, there's lots of other good information in the book about houseboats, and I like the Jimmy Buffetesque attitude that the author seems to have.
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