THE VIDEO VIRTUAL BOAT SHOW FALL 2013. GATES OPEN EARLY MORNING FRIDAY OCTOBER 4, 2013 AND CLOSE LATE NIGHT SUNDAY OCTOBER 6, 2013
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| Example of an "Extreme Houseboat" see a gallery of photos and learn how you can rent it at: http://www.stayz.com.au/accommodation/vic/mildura-murray-outback/mildura/95313 |
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| Contrary to staff opinion neither our GM or Editor in Chief were born in time to be in this photo |
is NOT TYPICAL And don't for get to visit our shop at the bottom of the scroll. What's a boat show without merchandising this year in addition to our usual related books and togs we provide you with a preview tour of our maritime on line shopping mall now under construction:If you want to visit the mall first click here: http://americanadmiraltybooks2.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_13.html
If you want to visit the mall later or read about its ongoing construction at the very end of the show, at the very bottom of the scroll past the book and video sales is a report on the on line maritime mall's construction and a link to visit the construction site. Shops in it are a little sparse while under construction but everything you can see can be purchased right there. Look for this image:
Welcome to the Boat Show! Be sure to tell one and all to come through the gate before it closes. Admission is free. This video boat show is all about unique design. Many of the boats you will see here are not mass produced and may never be seen in a regular boat show. Some we expect will eventually go into mass production. A few are actually in mass production. Some cost enough to retire the national debt of a middle power nation, some are dirt cheap. Sprinkled in among these unique modern designs are some of our old boat pictures depicting unique designs of days long ago.
One of our Station ID covers the EUROPAAll of these modern boats, yachts, and watercraft were discovered by us on YouTube and a few other places in cyber space over the space of months of searching.
If you decide to wander about YouTube you can always reenter the show at any time until it closes, but if you don't come right back for your next hyper-link you may have to re-enter by re-entering the American Admiralty Books site. It's OK we stamped your fingers when you keyboarded in the first time and your ticket is good for coming and going. Visit all 3 days of the event. For the maximum experience select the full screen option on YouTube and crank up the sound.
Get ready to see some really "wet and wild ideas afloat"
Here is the link to our theme song:
"Strange Boat":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-P_6YBITHE
Before you enter Aisle one take a look at the Cannes International Boat show. This is the largest boat show in Europe. Its focus is very different from ours. We could clearly identify only one vessel that we displayed in common. Cannes is for the 1%. The AAB show is for everyone, with unique designs down to the car topper level.
For the Cannes Boat Show Click on the Link Below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVAyySUPTzk
AND AGAIN BEFORE YOU ENTER AISLE ONE TAKE A MOMENT TO VISIT A TRULY CLASSIC BOAT BUILDER.
Viking Boats Anyone?
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS UNIQUE VENDOR http://ravenkraft.com/
WANT TO LIVE LIKE A VIKING?
Try the Longship Companyhttp://www.longshipco.org/
YOU ARE NOW ENTERING AISLE ONE: BILLIONAIRE'S ROW IF YOU HAVE TO ASK "HOW MUCH" YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT. NOT EVEN IF YOU WIN THE LOTTERY. THESE ARE THE BIGGEST OF THE BIG BOY TOYS BUT YOU CAN LOOK ALL YOU WANT, COME ON IN
This picture was taken in 1862 on the James River, again neither our GM "Og" or our Editor in Chief Johnas Presbyter were born yet, editorial staff claims to the contrary not withstanding.LARGE YACHTS:
Actually the white Star Steamer OWANDA leaving Detroit in 1912, Yacht like lines don't you think?
The Thomas W.Lawson 7 masts not for sale
The Wally 118 Mega Yacht
This yacht is 118 ft of long narrow speed, making un-yacht like speeds of 60 kts (approx 70 mph, or 110 Km/hr). There are two hyperlinks displaying the same boat in two different decorative trims.
These types of boat speeds come at a price in fuel. If you have to ask, you can't afford it. But it sure is something to look at.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St2ftDZf5P8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwdlu-IWEIg&feature=fvwrel
The New Diamond 70:
A new European built mega yacht featuring a hot tub and not one but two swimming pools, one with a water slide under a movable glass dome. Despite the a price tag that could buy you a third world nation, this baby is actually advertised as economical to operate and was designed with economy in mind (all things are relative I guess).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE4P-FG-Syg
The Strand Craft 122 Super Yacht with matching Super Car
If you happen to have a spare $25 million you might want to look into the Strand Craft 122 with matching custom super car that you can carry aboard. See you didn't have to ask we could tell you the price up front! Are now moving into the range of practical affordability or what?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Yn-RYt9JA&feature=related
THE BLUE WHALE:
At a mere 38 meters (approx 124.7 ft.) in length the BLUE WHALE is a cabin cruiser compared with the first two vessels in this series. But watch the pull outs and push up features, the hull is packing a lot of luxury. As to the appearance of the yacht one comment on YouTube said it all and we quote"...What if a real whale decides to hump it?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGWETTFokq8&feature=related
ECLIPSE, THE WORLD's LARGEST PRIVATE YACHT (The last time we checked)
ECLIPSE is the worlds largest private yacht (per our late July research) coming in at about 557 feet and was built at an estimated one billion U.S.dollars. This is no millionaire's play thing this is for people with serious money. Unfortunately she just looks like a modern luxury cruise liner, compared to BLUE WHALE she won't turn heads for strangeness, though she is a very beautiful boat. We include her here in this strange company simply because the class we are looking at now is "large yachts", so we thought you might appreciate a look at the largest just for comparison. After this we'll get right back to the weirdness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v77aSBdl4k
HOW ABOUT A "DOUBLE DECKER SAILING CATAMARAN 140'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9pa_gIUcP4&feature=related
DO YOU LIKE YOUR SUPER YACHT WITH A BIT OF WARSHIP LOOKS ABOUT IT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkbXf0UCUQQ&feature=fvsr
HOW ABOUT A DETAILED LOOK INSIDE A MEGA YACHT AND MEET TH E OWNER? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLVZm2XD3gA&feature=relmfu
Next We have: FIVE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL AND BEAUTIFUL MEGA YACHTS IN THE WORLD
Enjoy this video tour of five of the world's most fabulous mega yachts set to music that we find slightly reminiscent of films about
Arab oil sheiks or Colombian drug lords.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_wp2Ppzuas&feature=related
And here We Have a New Design in Sails, The High Tech
Sailing Mega Yacht: MALTESE FALCON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSE87_PadA8&feature=fvwrel
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For a change of pace let's move over to this side aisle for a look at: "Some Really Strange Boats"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OcKg4GTFEc
HERE IS PERHAPS THE FIRST "JET SKI YACHT" AND "JET SKI CABIN CRUISER", WATCH CAREFULLY BECAUSE THESE VESSELS DON"T LOOK ANYTHING LIKE "PERSONAL WATER CRAFT" AS PRESENTLY AVAILABLE. AND IF YOU HAVE SOME MONEY TO BURN THE DESIGNER IS LOOKING FOR INVESTORS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNN8NoJ7qvs&feature=related
NOW HOW ABOUT A SAMPLING OF BOATS THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY MUSCLE POWERED.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn-47pempqY
The ultimate muscle powered boat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXvmGA6mLm0
And another collection of strange boats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07ACJaukuP0
Boat? Camper? You decide:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kppn0jgGlZE&feature=fvwrel
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AISLE 2: You'll need a net worth of at least several million for the smaller models, otherwise its still pretty much Billionaire's country
At 92 feet and uniquely designed,this may be about the biggest yacht that an experienced and trained yacht owner might consider operating without a professional crew: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hpNduXi4Yc
52 FOOT COASTAL CRUISER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8736udkWFQ
Another Unique Design at 50 Feet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagzes33m1Y&feature=related
LARGE SAILING YACHTS:
Just to set the stage so that you understand what we mean by "large sailing yachts" take a look at the PERINI NAVI SELENE 56 METER (183.7 feet). This ain't your basic Morgan 40.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_sw_yU0Kcw&feature=related
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If you have few million in spare change we've got a brigantin for sale here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXGMPw13kRY&feature=related
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AISLE 3: SOME OF THESE ARE IN THE RANGE OF US JOE SIX PACKS
PERSONAL WATERCRAFT
Let's see you live on a crowded lake where everybody likes to go about in their runabouts, jet skis, and personal watercraft at high speed, but everyone hates those wakes when they hit the shore along your property, or rock your boat at the dock. The solution? Your own personal hydrofoil:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wObflyTPLvM&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLB04902497DB6A55B
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OK, how about a really personal sized hydrofoil?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh_RhkejWLw&feature=related
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Well, technically its a watercraft-water pogo stick?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfjDqiyEMOE&feature=fvwrel
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A water Bike?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=lfazLTtGvJ0&NR=1
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YOUR KAYAK CAN BE A GO FAST BOAT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGnnxAivEhA&feature=related
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Here's A Futuristic peddle boat, if you can imagine a peddle boat as futuristic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CYcvx7RtsA
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The "RED NECK CANOE: World's most "personal air boat?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_jgWPWhbT8&feature=related
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This is what a Personal Watercraft" looked like in 1930
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uONlcPo0_2I
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This is how the 1930s idea of personal watercraft is interpreted today , view the boats and the business opportunity :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wby0ECxlXfE&feature=related
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Could you actually row fast enough to get a boat up on hydrofoils. Watch this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BXxL9gztO8
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Bass Boat Speeds Under Sail? Check Out The HOBIE Trifoiler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXSgZCDVWOM&feature=related
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A WIND TURBINE PERSONAL SAIL BOAT :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNbNNShttp://www.youtube.com/watch?
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PERSONAL WATERCRAFT THAT MOVE AND LOOK LIKE SHARKS AND DOLPHINS ONLY FASTER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIR1PuEjBcQ&feature=related
v=F1xqWOShTLQ&feature=relatedDljGI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIR1PuEjBcQ
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SO MAYBE YOU DON'T WANT A BOAT THAT FLOATS?
FLYS? Sort of?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwrel&NR=1&v=kwC8MP6uOiQ
Goes Under the Water?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U3RDuovv6A&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVDXkHLBs50&feature=related
These aren't boats but you saw them here first.,
http://www.youtube.com/user/zapykrys?v=i8NmgRIz3Jw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-7RlL3YtiQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/user/zapykrys?v=i8NmgRIz3Jw
http://www.aol.com/video/candace-bailey-rides-the-wavejet-surfboard/517426395/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdaily-buzz8%7Csec9_lnk1%7C185504
HOW ABOUT A SAILBOAT IN A BAG? WATCH THIS THING GO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjZZ9lPhfak&feature=fvwrel
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Aisle 4: Row Boats:
First let's have a look at things you may want to know before selecting a rowing vessel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRTa7w769Rc
Chicago Lincoln Park 1905
A "Drift Boat" is a boat type 'usually propelled by oars and most often seen on white water rivers. Here is an exceptionally versatile design http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB_sEj82Tmg
Suppose you want to see where you're going as in rowing forward. Check out this radical rowlock design.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROIR0pkooIo&feature=related
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PADDLE BOATS AND BOATS YOU PADDLE-
With Your Feet:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QehaduRt-xI
We said paddle not peddle, oh well
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IS IT A BOAT OR BOARD? PADDLE BOARDING IS CATCHING ON, SOME NOW ARE EVEN FITTED OUT WITH SEATS , ICE CHESTS, AND ROD HOLDERS.
NEW: STAND UP PADDLE BOARDERS TAKE NOTE:
What's Wrong With This Image? What's Right with this Image
The Image on your left is how most paddle boarders do the sport today, swim wear and paddle. The image on your right is from a stand up paddle board rental company. They equip you in compliance with the actual regulations so as avoid liability and also to keep you from having your recreation cut short by the long arm of the law.
It has recently been determined that all lengths of paddle boards meet both federal and state criteria as "regulated vessels" in the same manner as canoes or kayaks. In a nut shell this means that when paddle boarding you need a personal flotation device(PFD), a whistle, and at night a "flare up light". These need not be bulky items. The PFD must be Coast Guard approved but may be of the sport, suspender or even fanny pack inflatable device types. The whistle can be small and worn on a lanyard around the neck, and the light is only required at night and can be any type of flash light than can be displayed "in time to give warning of collision". in short every thing could easily fit in a fanny pack or in the pockets of a set of surfer "baggies".But you must have these items on you if stopped by the Coast Guard or state marine police units. At a minimum, you'll be sent back to the beach or launch site if you don't have them on you. Below are some samples of the typical equipment. The icons are links to the items at Amazon, once there there are many more items of the same sort available on amazon. There is no obligation to buy if you want to click in for the purpose of window shopping. If you haven't bought a board yet, talk with your dealer about a safety package. Given the nature of the sport it looks to us like among the most important items are simply swim wear or wet suits with roomy pockets.
Above are three examples of cargo pocket swim wear that could handle the equipment requirements of paddle boarding., one example of whistle, an done example of a waterproof flashlight. Below are some
examples of suitable PFDs. Our research indicates that a quality safety package can be obtained including swim wear for under $150, possibly double that if you want an all season wet suit. The videos we link to in our paddle sport pa ge mostly depict paddle boarders without any sort of PFD, as was the custom early in the sport. But as long as you use the paddle you are operating what is legally considered a "vessel" subject to the same rules as a canoe. Adding a $150 safety package to the typical $1,000+ cost of a paddle board can not only save your life but is cheap recreational trip insurance assuring that you won't get jerked out of the water mid holiday by the long arm of the law.
AMAZON also has a complete Paddle Gear clothing shop that includes cloth outer wear and neoprene gear specially designed for board water sports. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_376231922_3?ie=UTF8&docId=1001177011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=hero-quick-promo&pf_rd_r=10N7HS1G6HDP86SNDJYT&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=1577780662&pf_rd_i=B00359EW16
As always we recommend to all water sports enthusiasts periodic visits to the Guru of Water Safety Mario Vittone. Have fun out there let Mario show you how to come back alive.
Mario Vittone's "BE SAFE" blog at:
What's Wrong With This Image? What's Right with this Image
The Image on your left is how most paddle boarders do the sport today, swim wear and paddle. The image on your right is from a stand up paddle board rental company. They equip you in compliance with the actual regulations so as avoid liability and also to keep you from having your recreation cut short by the long arm of the law.
It has recently been determined that all lengths of paddle boards meet both federal and state criteria as "regulated vessels" in the same manner as canoes or kayaks. In a nut shell this means that when paddle boarding you need a personal flotation device(PFD), a whistle, and at night a "flare up light". These need not be bulky items. The PFD must be Coast Guard approved but may be of the sport, suspender or even fanny pack inflatable device types. The whistle can be small and worn on a lanyard around the neck, and the light is only required at night and can be any type of flash light than can be displayed "in time to give warning of collision". in short every thing could easily fit in a fanny pack or in the pockets of a set of surfer "baggies".But you must have these items on you if stopped by the Coast Guard or state marine police units. At a minimum, you'll be sent back to the beach or launch site if you don't have them on you. Below are some samples of the typical equipment. The icons are links to the items at Amazon, once there there are many more items of the same sort available on amazon. There is no obligation to buy if you want to click in for the purpose of window shopping. If you haven't bought a board yet, talk with your dealer about a safety package. Given the nature of the sport it looks to us like among the most important items are simply swim wear or wet suits with roomy pockets.
Above are three examples of cargo pocket swim wear that could handle the equipment requirements of paddle boarding., one example of whistle, an done example of a waterproof flashlight. Below are some
examples of suitable PFDs. Our research indicates that a quality safety package can be obtained including swim wear for under $150, possibly double that if you want an all season wet suit. The videos we link to in our paddle sport pa ge mostly depict paddle boarders without any sort of PFD, as was the custom early in the sport. But as long as you use the paddle you are operating what is legally considered a "vessel" subject to the same rules as a canoe. Adding a $150 safety package to the typical $1,000+ cost of a paddle board can not only save your life but is cheap recreational trip insurance assuring that you won't get jerked out of the water mid holiday by the long arm of the law.
AMAZON also has a complete Paddle Gear clothing shop that includes cloth outer wear and neoprene gear specially designed for board water sports. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_376231922_3?ie=UTF8&docId=1001177011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=hero-quick-promo&pf_rd_r=10N7HS1G6HDP86SNDJYT&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=1577780662&pf_rd_i=B00359EW16
As always we recommend to all water sports enthusiasts periodic visits to the Guru of Water Safety Mario Vittone. Have fun out there let Mario show you how to come back alive.
Mario Vittone's "BE SAFE" blog at:
http://mariovittone.com/
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A "FLOATING HOME" MAY NOT BE A "VESSEL" UNDER MARITIME LAW BUT AN "EXTREME HOUSEBOAT" IS. EITHER WAY THERE IS A LOT TO LEARN BEFORE MAKING A HOME ON THE WATER BEYOND THE "LIVE ABOARD LIFE STYLE" OF MANY YACHT OWNERS.
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| This is actually an Extreme Houseboat, a self propelled vessel. You can actually rent one of these down in Australia and take it out for a weekend. To take a virtual tour of this extreme house boat and get all the information on where and how to rent one down under click here: http://www.stayz.com.au/accommodation/vic/mildura-murray-outback/mildura/95313 |
By Contrast "Floating Homes" are more like conventional houses built on barges. The more modest ones cost quite a bit less than an "extreme house boat" and are not meant for cruising about on. The true "Floating Home" is used much like a waterfront cottage. Floating Homes are generally permanently moored in special sections of marinas, off of someone's waterfront property, or in specially planned special purpose marinas or "neighborhoods." They can be simple cottages on a barge or very elaborate such as the one pictured below:
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You can tour this and nine other truly amazing floating homes at: http://www.stylemotivation.com/10-amazing-floating-houses-/ around-the-globe:
If you would like to see a beautiful photo essay on floating homes and a floating home "neighborhood" see Judith Nazarewicz's Photo Essay: FLOATING HOMES OF VANCOUVER ISLAND at: http://www.squidoo.com/floating-homes
So if you are thinking of living with a water view you might want to consider a floating home or extreme houseboat especially given the rising prices for water front and water view property. But you should be aware that neither extreme houseboats nor floating homes are carefree and present some maintenance headaches and design considerations that are quite different from conventional houses of any size. Square foot for square foot we would think that the extreme houseboat option is the most expensive. It must be designed by a naval architect, constructed by skilled professional boat builders, and in addition to the expenses involved in the hull and accommodations construction you have to pay for and maintain the propulsion engine or engines and generator, and all steering and navigation equipment. Operating the extreme house boat will also require some near professional navigational skills. Still, if you have the money and the skills the extreme house boat offers several advantages. First it is legally a vessel and is professionally designed and build by marine professionals. It will be in compliance with all relevant marine safety and environmental protection regulations and good marine practice from day one. Second, it is self propelled, so even if you mostly leave it in the slip and use it like a waterfront cottage it can be relocated without having to hire a tug. The extreme houseboat can also get underway on short notice and relocate to a safer place in the event of a hurricane. The disadvantages include as we mentioned, higher initial costs and much higher maintenance costs including the extra cost of maintaining the propulsion engines and navigation equipment. Virtually all maintenance beyond the do it yourself capabilities of the owner must be performed by highly paid and skilled boat yard craftsmen. We don't recommend the extreme house boat for the majority of our readers. But it could be a preference for some with the right skill set and funds. An owner with a really good skill set of both navigational skills and boat building maintenance and repair skills might overcome the initial price gap by shopping the used boat market, but it will take a bit of luck to find an extreme house boat with in easy relocation distance, there aren't that many around. But some places are better than others. On water bodies where house boating is popular there are more likely to be "extreme houseboats" occasionally turning up on the used market.
Floating homes by contrast come in a wide variety of prices and sizes, and types of construction. The "house" portion may be build by ordinary carpenters, roofers, cabinet makers, electricians, and plumbers even with no prior floating home construction experience. However you have to remember that the "foundation" is a floating barge or set of pontoons. Stability has to be considered. The house and barge/pontoon arrangement must maintain the center of gravity below the center of buoyancy not only under all conditions when moored, but on those rare occasions when it has to be moved by towboat . Ordinary house or cottage plans may suffice but a naval architect should be consulted on the barge size and configuration or pontoon arrangement that you are going to set your house upon. The naval architect comes in handy also when your plumbing plan gets below the drain in the sink level. Water hates all sorts of sewerage and so does the EPA and state versions of the EPA on the water you are going to need no discharge systems these days. Some floating home "neighborhoods" have hook ups to city sewerage and water services as well as electricity. Some marinas that accept floating homes in the same manner as live aboard yachts provide water and electricity hook ups but no sewerage hook ups. In many cases you are going to need holding tank arrangements. What you don't want is any arrangement where the floating home has to come to the pump out station. If no pump out service is available that comes to your floating home, you haven't found a suitable place to locate it yet.
If you live anywhere subject to tropical storms you are going to need an elaborate mooring system. Along the Gulf Coast of the United States for example the daily lunar tidal range is only about a foot. But a typical tropical storm surge could add five feet to the lunar tide effect and a major hurricane could plow a 30 ft tidal wave into a coastal marina or raise the water level in protected back bays by more than 20 feet. You will need a mooring system that can accommodate such conditions. You can't take a floating home and just tie it to some cleat on some dock. This is an expensive investment in a risky environment. You can't skimp on moorings and moving to avoid a hurricane is going to be just about impossible so it has to be able to survive where it is. Having said that, despite sparing no expense in designing and building your mooring you will not be allowed to ride out the storm aboard. If there is an evacuation order and that is highly likely for low lying areas where marinas are usually found, you have to get out and the floating home has to deal with the storm surge and wind on its own. Consequently your mooring design can't be based on someone being there to slack and tighten lines as needed. Most of your repairs on a floating home may be performed by the same craftsman you might call for a house in the suburbs, but hull maintenance is another ball of wax. If you buy new, you will want a hull with a really high quality anti-fouling bottom. Unfortunately such bottoms don't last forever. On an annual basis you will probably need a diver to give the bottom a good scrubbing. This will probably only cost a few hundred dollars and such services are common in areas with big marinas. The other service that you will want to check out in advance of need is towing. Eventually, we hope not more than every five years or so , you will need to have your home towed to a dry dock for hull refurbishing or repair. You don't want more or less boat than what it takes to do the job. Don't just call the local tug company that serves ships in the harbor. You are looking for a smaller boat and crew than that. The type of tug you are looking for is sometimes called a "dinner bucket" tug or tow boat. These are called "dinner bucket because they typically have no crew quarters and do basically day jobs requiring minimal horsepower. Typically you'll want about 450 to 650 hp to move a simple barge mounted floating home. Construction companies that work on bridges and piers often have such boats. Sometime they are referred to as "construction tenders". One advantage to owning a floating home in a "neighborhood" of floating homes is that many of your neighbors will have solved these problems and found these services and can advise and introduce you. Now for the big issue. With the floating home you have a "house" on a "hull" under maritime law it is most often not considered a "vessel". That means that standard boat owners insurance won't do . Being on a floating foundation typical "boat owners insurance" won't cover everything and may possibly even be unavailable. You're going to need a custom package from an agent that really knows what he or she is doing. Again here is another advantage of clustering floating homes into a "neighborhood", your neighbors can help pilot through the shoal waters of floating home insurance. We hope that you enjoyed this peak into the world of the extreme houseboat/floating home. We're going to move this post soon to our BOAT BUILDING SECTION where we hope to be able to expand on the concept. We caution all of our back yard boat builders however, that you will need a naval architect's help in designing your floating home even if you are quite capable of building a small cottage and/or a large barge. Stability calculations to help you keep the center of gravity beneath the center of buoyancy in all conditions, and marine plumbing are usually going to require some actual professional help. But as Judith Nazarewicz's beautiful photo essays indicate lots of people have solved all the problems and live aboard floating homes in beautiful "neighborhoods. |
THE SHOPPING TENT:
Conventional Boat shows sell boats and equipment. We sell books and videos. Conventional boat shows give out free samples and specialty advertising products. We put some more free videos in with our stuff for sale.
YACHTING BOOKS
Yachting's Golden AGE Yachting On The Cheap Yachting Start To Finish
Yacht Master Yachting Monthly Skipper's Tips
THE YACHTING COOK BOOK THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO BECOMING A YACHT STEWARDESS
SAILING VIDEOS:
SAILING FRESH TO FRIGHTENING: FREE, CLICK ON LINK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfyvZxVgijk
Its Not Exactly sailing or surfing, but you gotta see Yuri Zoon Recorded:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ4GrxFgAB4&feature=fvwrel
"Instant video"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfyvZxVgijk
Its Not Exactly sailing or surfing, but you gotta see Yuri Zoon Recorded:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ4GrxFgAB4&feature=fvwrel
"Instant video"
BOOKS ON SAILING AND ABOUT SAILING
| We have a permanent sailing section scroll to the top of this post and click on "Sailing" |
Remember, Books and Videos Can Help You To Improve But You Can't Learn To Sail Just From a Book. Visit our permanent "Sailing Page" for links to sailing schools all over the United States.
ROWING
ROWING, HOW HARD CAN IT BE? FREE VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNIvycJd6oM
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WE'RE BUILDING A MARITIME ON LINE SHOPPING MALL SEPARATE FROM THE "LIBRARY"
To those nearly 50,000 of you who have been following the development of this site through its initial year of development we thank you. Those of you who have been with us from the beginning know that we view the constant review, explanation, and reorganization of the world's English language maritime literature, videos, and websites as a public service. Like any public service however our efforts have to be funded and we have chosen two routes to keep the site free of subscription fees, tolls, and similar charges. Our primary source of revenue still is that we are an AMAZON retail portal. While we list the information that you might need for a library loan, and often link to other book vendors, if Amazon has a particular book or video we always provide a link to Amazon.
As an Amazon portal we are also able to sell items besides books and videos including sailing, surfing, and fishing equipment. We tried developing small "shops" at the end of the scroll for each special interest section such as FISHING, DIVING, BOAT BUILDING, SURFING, and SAILING but we have found that they are too far down the scroll to draw much attention and are not producing any appreciable revenue. We have decided against the logical solution of spreading the sales pitches out through the content. We want to keep AMERICAN ADMIRALTY BOOKS library like, uncluttered and dignified (OK so our leading analyst is a giant catfish, he just happens to be the best in the business, and frankly we think he is very dignified looking in a catfish sort of way). So we have decided to build a giant water sports shopping mall "next door".
By building an adjacent on line shopping mall we will be able to exuberantly market following our imaginations without limit (remember we're the people who linked you to LISTEN TO THE OCEAN, we wrote SPACE AS AN OCEAN, in our "library" we take you on "VIRTUAL DIVES", introduced you to a witty giant Japanese catfish former demigod named NAMAZU and we are just getting started, both the "library" and the "Shopping mall" are very much in early stages of construction. But with the shopping mall we will be able to derive the revenues we need to maintain the library without turning the library into a bazaar.
Meanwhile with the mall we can explore the equipment, books, and videos of the water sports without any pretext of trying to be dignified. Indeed in the "Shopping Mall" we want to go the Bazaar one better. We are striking eventually for a serious cyber hangout. Of course being in cyber space there won't be a food court (....ummm....or will there be?). We of course still wish to appeal to our readers who are naval professionals, admiralty lawyers, and merchant marine officers, we are members of those professional groups ourselves and we focus quite a bit on such concerns both in our daily blog postings and in the relevant special interest section such as ADMIRALTY LAW, AUTHORITATIVE LITERATURE, NAVAL INTERESTS, MERCHANT MARINE INTERESTS, and MARINE ENGINEERING. In the near future we hope to address the equipment and instrument needs as well as the book needs of these professional groups through an expanding partnership which we hope to be able to announce shortly.
Meanwhile with the mall we can explore the equipment, books, and videos of the water sports without any pretext of trying to be dignified. Indeed in the "Shopping Mall" we want to go the Bazaar one better. We are striking eventually for a serious cyber hangout. Of course being in cyber space there won't be a food court (....ummm....or will there be?). We of course still wish to appeal to our readers who are naval professionals, admiralty lawyers, and merchant marine officers, we are members of those professional groups ourselves and we focus quite a bit on such concerns both in our daily blog postings and in the relevant special interest section such as ADMIRALTY LAW, AUTHORITATIVE LITERATURE, NAVAL INTERESTS, MERCHANT MARINE INTERESTS, and MARINE ENGINEERING. In the near future we hope to address the equipment and instrument needs as well as the book needs of these professional groups through an expanding partnership which we hope to be able to announce shortly.
Meanwhile we want to thank our many water sportsmen and hobbyist, especially the fishing and boat /boat model building communities for your support and invite you become a side walk superintendent as we build the mall. While you are touring the construction zone the merchandise links in each shop no matter how sparse are live, you can make purchases there. To visit the mall construction site strap on your cyber hard hat and click on: http://americanadmiraltybooks2.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_13.html
Please support our efforts by patronizing Amazon.com when you think of purchasing from Amazon, by entering Amazon through one of our many portals. We appreciate every visitor, we look forward to the day when you will proudly bring others to the library and the mall. Meanwhile we appreciate your patience with our construction "dust".
Johnas Presbyter, Editor
Please support our efforts by patronizing Amazon.com when you think of purchasing from Amazon, by entering Amazon through one of our many portals. We appreciate every visitor, we look forward to the day when you will proudly bring others to the library and the mall. Meanwhile we appreciate your patience with our construction "dust".
Johnas Presbyter, Editor
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