Bus Living, Truck Living, Boat Living. You name it, if you live in a home that is capable of moving by itself, or have the desire to, then this is the place for you.
I saw this bus on this site and tried to find out more about it. I found more pictures of it and it would appear it's had several different paint schemes.
It seems like this would be a pretty inexpensive way to add headroom to a skoolie. I see boats like these for next to nothing all the time. What is the downside to doing something like this? I would assume RV parks would turn their nose up at you.... I can see where sealing it up to be leakproof would be a challenge. What else?
Does anybody have more information on this bus? I'd love to see what the interior looks like. I'd guess a nautical theme to be appropriate.
Hi Mark,
As I recall the owner's name is Mark. It's been about 12 years since I've seen the sailbus in person. I have been in it and camped in the desert with this guy. The mast goes up when parked, and broadcasts pirate radio, all solar powered.
There is just a small access hole in the roof to get up into the boat...so no ceiling raise on the inside. Mark did a nice job on this bus, all nautical theme on the inside. He has changed the engine many times, had a corvette motor in it last time I saw it. This bus was on Grateful Dead tour for many years.
I have a hard copy photo of the owner, but no scanner. He's quite the character, as you may well imagine!
Scott
Thanks for the info, earthhorns! I figured the roof of the skoolie had been opened up. I imagined a sleeping loft in the front of the boat, right where it would be if it was still sea-worthy.
I realize that most members of this forum are mostly into buses and trucks, but if much more is to be described of this combination bus/boat, I am going to have to give the proper nautical terms.
The front of a boat is the BOW. In technical jargon, it is known as the pointy end.
The steering station can be called various names depending on the type of boat and where the steering takes place from. Names include Poop, Poop deck, Cockpit, Quarter deck, Helm, Wheel, Tiller, etc...
In the case of this boat, it is the cockpit, with the mechanical interface between helmsman and rudder (the thing that actually steers the boat) is probably a tiller.
The boat is used for both sleeping in the bow, and hanging out in the cockpit while parked.
The owner Mark told me the story of the day he took a sawzall to a perfectly good sailboat, in front of an onlooking crowd. When I last saw the sailbus in Phoenix, Az. Mark and some friends were molding foam around the "water line" to give the appearance of moving thru the water...they did a really good job!
Mark has lived in this bus for many years, and travels far and wide. From recent photos, it looks like he still is going to Burning Man.
mark wasnt sure if i liked it or not , but after looking at it a bit i have decided that i like it alot any chance of some more pics and maybe a story on some of its adventures, i like to hear more on the pirate radio. thanks
The pirate radio station on the sail bus is a great idea. Mark has the equipment to broadcast over a small area, at least he did 12 yrs. ago. I would imagine he uses it at burning man. When a bunch of us bus people were camped in the desert, we just tuned in our radios to the "local" alternative venue!
Here's a good one: At grateful dead shows, Mark had a pet rooster that loved to ride around the parking lot in a grocery cart...did I mention that the rooster was tie dyed.
