Quidnon

[BusGypsy]

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this guy's trying to make kits for people to build their own liveaboard boats. really interesting project!

 

[roughdraft]

this piques my interest... ive only ever sailed an opti <_< but I've been getting more and more into the idea of traveling over water longterm

 

[Willis]

it closed a year and a half ago at 12% of target funding. which doesnt look optimistic. cool idea though.

 

[BusGypsy]

it closed a year and a half ago at 12% of target funding. which doesnt look optimistic. cool idea though.

yeah it's my partner's dream, been wanting it forever. Apparently the guy still blogs about it and is working on a 2.0 design.
http://quidnon.blogspot.com/

 

[Dameon]

Honestly, you can get an existing 35 foot boat for way cheaper than the $50k those kits are supposed to start at. That design also looks like while it might be a lot of space, it'd be garbage for actually sailing it anywhere. There's no point in slapping some sails on a box just to call it a sailboat.

 

[Willis]

oh wow i didn't notice a price tag. thats like fancy secondhand boat money

 

[Dameon]

If you're not strictly looking for something that moves under its own power, hell, I've seen plenty of 30'+ powerboats going for free. There are lots of old used boats around in certain waterfront areas, and they're generally super cheap.