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Post subject: Re: Murray River House boatPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 9:21 pm
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Carthaginian wrote:
I like the side-wheel version.
I have wanted (for a long time now) to build a sidewheel houseboat for a river/coastal houseboat here in the US. A thought that I have had in recent months (and would possibly pursue one day) is to purchase an existing pushboat and modify her into a sidewheel configuration.
My only question is why did you loose a meter or more of length in your sidewheel version, when you'd probably actually need to lengthen her by a similar amount to contain the propulsion system.
Even the side wheelers down here are rare on the market, it may pay off better to have a converted one instead

I shed a cabin(hence,loss in length) and turned it into a smaller room for the engine

Both paddlers now have less draft but unfortunately the hull cannot be a "crawler"(a sandbar crossing trick) as the paddlewheels do not reach far enough and I have not heard of catamarans doing it as well



Also thanks Bezobrazov, I'll be doing small vessels for a while before finishing anything huge(Not sure I'll be able too :| )

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Post subject: Re: Murray River House boatPosted: June 3rd, 2011, 12:46 am
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Corrected the stack for the side wheeler to a more anatomical correct position and added small tinnies (aluminium tenders) on the roof
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Post subject: Re: Murray River House boatPosted: June 3rd, 2011, 12:55 am
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how about a small davit to help getting it up and down? Alu boats are heavy

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Post subject: Re: Murray River House boatPosted: June 3rd, 2011, 1:52 am
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I'll see too it

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Post subject: Re: Murray River House boatPosted: June 3rd, 2011, 2:41 am
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Added a simple crane to get the boat over the side
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Makes it look better I think, but less "cute"

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