Houseboat Living: The Return of the Brandy Bar

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May/June 1989
By Richard Trachi 
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Check out the digital and paper plans for the Brandy Bar houseboat.

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  • Cindy 8/22/2008 2:50:30 PM

    This houseboat would be ideal for me-I already enjoy kayaking so this would be great to *live *on the water.

    I know you have to pull the boat out of the water to do maintenance and up grades but still you can't beat it :)

  • David 1/22/2008 10:01:38 PM

    I love your boat. I would love to live on a houseboat.Have stayed
    on one on the St. John's river in Florida. Only problem..the
    snakes. In a less warm and humid climate this would not be a
    problem. I love efficiency and being able to take care of yourself.
    No real estate taxes is the way to go. Thanks for your info.

  • Jerry 11/28/2007 10:56:01 PM

    Could someone please tell me if I'm able to successfully enlarge
    Brandy Bar both in the beam and in the oveerall length. I love the
    plans but need something larger for the family. I figure all I have
    to do is design the hull to be a few feet wider and also add to the
    length. Of course adding to the cabin as well. Thanks , Jerry

  • jerry 11/9/2007 9:49:51 PM

    I purchased the plans for the Brandy Bar back when it first came
    out. I still have them and the original magazine article on it. I
    am now almost ready to begin building it but would like info. on
    ways to enlarge it. Length and the beam as well. I would like more
    info. as well on the actual construction tips too. I would like to
    see the changes Larry Sloan has made as well.

  • Howard 11/8/2007 4:40:32 PM

    I would like to dicuss the building process of Brandy Bar and/or
    pictures What a great project! Thanx, H

  • Heidi Hunt 8/13/2007 1:51:18 PM

    The plans are available again after being off the shelves for
    awhile. Here is the site to go to.
    http://www.motherearthshopping.com/detail.aspx?ItemNumber=789

  • Rudi 8/11/2007 5:39:44 AM

    I'm from Australia and likewise I would like to buy the Brandy Bar
    plans. Is it possible to do it over the net [save greenhouse gases
    from the airmail]? Are they still $25 US and what is the postage if
    they must be sent?

  • Chuck 6/18/2007 8:47:36 PM

    I was wondering if the plans were still available to buy for the
    Brandy Bar. I'm interested in building my own houseboat and found
    this article very helpful. I can't tell how the hull is jointed
    together. I am willing to buy the plans if they are availbable. I
    wrote to Mother Earth about a week ago and still have not heard
    back. Thanks for any info, Chuck

  • LARRY 5/21/2007 5:12:07 PM

    I AM THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE BRANDY BAR AND HAVE DONE NUMEROUS
    ADDITIONS TO IT. SEE AT
    http://hometown.aol.com/lsloanpdx/lsloanpdx/index.html

  • WaltonUnplugged 5/18/2007 2:51:58 PM

    Where are all the other commnents/updates that used to be posted
    with this article?
    Mother responds: We recently moved all of our Web pages to a new
    database system. The previous comments were not converted.

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