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Norval · 09-23-2008, 11:01 PM

When it comes to the water front area of Puget Sound and boating, call on me.

Posted from the Pacific North West Ground Crew area.

Hello,
The reason I live on a boat is to be able to move about the Puget Sound area freely as I
want. We can get away from cities quickly and into remote areas. Our boat is a very
unique barge type of houseboat, called a power scow. The bottom part of the boat is
made of "cast ferocement" 2 1/2" thick. There are three sections for the hull that are
bolted together, the front two are cast cement hulls, and the back section is made of
wood and fiberglass. The cast cement hulls are easy and inexpensive compared to all
other building mediums. They can be cast in many sizes. While they are not fast going
through the water, hereon Puget Sound, we can use the tides and winds to help us and
conserve fuel. Our boat has three levels forward and two and a half in the back, which
gives us about 1,200 sq. ft. of usable floor space. Those high sides are a great sails too.
LOL Pictures in the profile photo area.

Our 22 foot sailboat with 10 hp. motor are alongside, and 16 foot work skiff with a 40
hp. motor too. Besides 2- 8 foot sailing / rowing boats and 2 small kayaks. Along with a
couple cars and an old 4wd jeep.

09-23-2008, 11:01 PM	#12
Norval Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: On a boat in Tacoma, wa, usa Posts: 394	Re: Washington When it comes to the water front area of Puget Sound and boating, call on me. Posted from the Pacific North West Ground Crew area. Hello, The reason I live on a boat is to be able to move about the Puget Sound area freely as I want. We can get away from cities quickly and into remote areas. Our boat is a very unique barge type of houseboat, called a power scow. The bottom part of the boat is made of "cast ferocement" 2 1/2" thick. There are three sections for the hull that are bolted together, the front two are cast cement hulls, and the back section is made of wood and fiberglass. The cast cement hulls are easy and inexpensive compared to all other building mediums. They can be cast in many sizes. While they are not fast going through the water, hereon Puget Sound, we can use the tides and winds to help us and conserve fuel. Our boat has three levels forward and two and a half in the back, which gives us about 1,200 sq. ft. of usable floor space. Those high sides are a great sails too. LOL Pictures in the profile photo area. Our 22 foot sailboat with 10 hp. motor are alongside, and 16 foot work skiff with a 40 hp. motor too. Besides 2- 8 foot sailing / rowing boats and 2 small kayaks. Along with a couple cars and an old 4wd jeep.