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Boat Forum / Building / September 2006Skin over frame folding rowboat?
Hi Folks, Has anyone ever done/tried to do (home made or commercial) a collapsible rowboat using a plastic (or other) covering on an aluminum tube frame? There are lots of kayaks of this type and a few canoes, but I'd really be interested in a row boat. Any practical reason this couldn't be done? I've considered trying to adapt a skin over wood frame non-collapsible design, but they tend to have a lot a frame parts... Regards, Michael > Has anyone ever done/tried to do (home made or commercial) a > collapsible rowboat using a plastic (or other) covering on an aluminum > tube frame? I haven't seen tube frames, but if I remember right, Bolger had a few collapsible design, up to and including a two-masted schooner! -Heikki >Hi Folks, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Michael http://www.porta-bote.com/ CWM Ok, let me clarify that a bit - I am looking for a design that collapses smaller than a "cartopper" possibly could - thus, I'm not interested in designs with rigid/semi-rigid panels. There are kayaks that collapse down to a backpack size, and that's what I'm after, except I want a rowboat instead of kayak or canoe. Regards, Michael > Has anyone ever done/tried to do (home made or commercial) a > collapsible rowboat using a plastic (or other) covering on an aluminum > tube frame? check out yostwerks.com and see if you can adapt something or talk with Tom and see if he might consider designing something. you might also look at the providence river boat on Robert Morris's site and modify that following Tom Yost's ideas. Brian Thanks guys, Homebuilt/designed it is... > Thanks guys, > > Homebuilt/designed it is... For some ideas, look at this: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5964178.html Some years ago I noticed an article in either Popular Science (or Pop Mechanics?), in the "new products" section, about a a folding boat....I think it was named Pacbote, or something like that. They had a web site and at the time I emailed the link to a friend who was interested in weird boats....but that was on an old computer which has long since died so I don't have the "sent message" to find....but maybe my friend still has it. I'll ask and post iot here if he still has it. Rich A. Found it! Its called Tote N Boat. It a folding canoe, but wider than a conventional canoe....maybe not what you are thinking of, but here is the link anyway : http://www.tucktech.com/ Rich A. Thanks Rich, Actually, I had seen that and strongly considered it (especially for the price!), but finally decided against it on the theory that the folds would inevitably break - I couldn't find any opinions to this effect, however. If I could find the opinion of someone that has owned one a few seasons, I'd probably consider it, even with the tracking problems mentioned here: http://www.paddling.net/Reviews/showReviews.html?prod=1717 I'm currently leaning toward homebuilding a collapsible Pirogue, as it should be simpler to build than a canoe or rowboat. Regards, Michael > Found it! Its called Tote N Boat. It a folding canoe, but wider than a > conventional canoe....maybe not what you are thinking of, but here is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Rich A. |
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