Toue Cabanée, 12m
With simple shape, shallow draft and ability to
carry loads, this traditional kind of boat called “Toue cabanée”, was a
major actor of trading along the Loire River and affluent. Today, those
same characteristics match well with using the toue cabanée as house
boat, ideal for exploring river and lake in an ideal contort
conditions. The present project showed here has been developed in a
constant sense of simplicity of the construction process, without
neglecting the general aspect and nautical behavior..
The
Toue
is based on a 12m long and 3.4m width aluminum hull, carrying a timber
framing
house with moderne convenience. This configuration offers many
advantages:
Thanks
to the use of aluminum, hull need only a little looking after and
provides height
safety condition with his watertight double-bottom.
Moreover, the
timber framing house combines a simple way of construction and a good
thermal
insulation. And the use of wood board siding gives it a visual aspect
close to
the traditional Toue Cabanée.
On
this project, the choice of an out-board motor contribute to the
simplicity of use
and maintenance of the boat. A separated rudder and fore keels
guarantee good manoeuvrability.
As you can see on the drawing, the accommodation includes a main
cabin with
a double-bed and a desk, a cabin with two bunk-beds, a bathroom and a
kitchen
in front of the salon. The inner cockpit provides user-friendliness and
conviviality. A large door-window opens on the foredeck. The floor area
is
about 18m2
Gallery
Main Characteristics:
Lenght:
12.0 m
Beam:
3.40 m
Engine
40-60 CV
Displacement:
6.5 T
Draught
0.7 m
Toue cabanée, 16m
Developed
in the trend that the 12m Toue, this 16m length Toue offers a
wider
inner space. Several kinds of accommodations are possible, depending on
the use
planned (house boat, bed and breakfast, office…).
.
For example, we can have the following
accommodation's arrangement for living aboard with the modern
convenience: two
cabins, each with her bathroom, a large kitchen, and a salon oriented
to the
door-window who open on a large foredeck. All around the salon, large
glass surface
brings brightness and allow to take advantage of the landscape’s view.
As for the traditional Toue, the use of a simple
square rig can
be
profitable to cruise in silent with wind aft (see gallery right). A
pivoting
mast makes easier passage under bridge. In board as out-board motor can
be chosen.
.
Gallery
Principales
caractéristiques:
Lenght:
16.0 m
Beam:
4.2 m
Engine
80-100 CV
Displacement: 12 T
Draught
0.75 m