Re: Folding Boat (semi)


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Posted by andy bolger on July 04, 2011 at 14:33:52 user beardbiter.

In Reply to: Re: Folding Boat (semi) posted by Alex Forbes on July 04, 2011 at 07:39:48:

On the assumption that we are making the bullets for you to fire or not and probably not, three concepts come to mind. The first, is site specificity; the second, dual purpose and the third, redundancy.
By 'site specificity' I mean you should cut your boat to fit the space available. I wouldn't like to try and construct my pacboat in the cockpit of an 18 foot sloop no matter how deep and spacious that cockpit might be. So that suggests something that genuinely folds unlike the tent pole and fabric, construction of 'folding' kayaks and canoes. Or, as weight presumably is not too much of an issue, something with solid bulkheads that you could use as seats or a table in your sloop? That's what i mean by dual purpose. As for redundancy,I understand why you don't want an inflatable but if you don't mind blow up buoyancy , perhaps hidden under thwarts, then everything else can be that bit more flimsy. Finally, the hardest part in the pacboat is getting the skin nice and taut, if you could devise some way of expanding the frame to tighten the skin, it would be a easier to assemble.
So much more fun suggesting how you should go about this than doing it myself!!



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