article_snippet.sent: A grandfather who couldn't afford John Thurston own cruiser has come up with an innovative solution - putting the caravan on a boat and taking a boat out on the water.
article_snippet.sent: Peter Thurston says Peter Thurston small yachts were too cramped for leisure cruising, and Peter Thurston couldn't buy a bigger vessel, so
article_snippet.sent: This 'catamavan' has an oven, fridge freezer, shower, toilet, double bed and two tables, and This 'catamavan' is fitted with a small engine that reaches four knots.
article_snippet.sent: Hundreds of two-litre bottles fill the twin hulls, so a boat won't sink even if a boat gets a hole as Peter Thurston travels up and down the same stretch of river.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Thurston said: 'I wanted something that had a nice, stable platform and was really comfortable because all my boats are quite cramped. '
article_snippet.sent: I've got a number of yachts and if you have ever been in a yacht you will know that you can never see out the window.
article_snippet.sent: I couldn't afford a cabin cruiser, the sort of thing you need to have big windows and eat outside, so this was a better alternative because I didn't have to spend so much money
article_snippet.sent: Peter says Peter spent around £4,000 building the hull and added: 'Most of this was done flat pack at home. '
article_snippet.sent: Then I took the catamaran down to the ship yard and we lifted the caravan onto the catamaran. '
article_snippet.sent: the catamaran is not intended to go fast and the catamaran only has a small engine but the catamaran still goes about four knots. '
article_snippet.sent: I also did the catamaran because when I was down at the harbour all day working on my boats the catamaran would give me somewhere to stay the night. '
article_snippet.sent: I used to build paragliders and para-motors and I have always worked on boats, but I wanted to do something a bit different.'
highlights_snippet.sent: John Thurston took the hull of a catamaran and placed the caravan on top .
  