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I'm still looking, but meanwhile this seems sort of connected...

 

Below a quote in Dutch of the technical info in above PDF:

Under the current automatic translators I couldn't find one which was able to produce an adequate translation of above technical jargon about a mix of car and boat parts, so I'll try to summarize and translate the main info...

For the drive there is a rear axle out of a rwd car with drive rollers in the place of the wheels and the drive shaft is connected to a standard outboard leg. So not a tilting prop shaft device, it doesn't say if the outboard leg is tiltable.

The car's front wheels are in pivoting slots, this steering input is hydraulically linked to the outboard leg + a front rudder for added maneuverability.

Correction on the P.S. in the above quote: There is no rear rudder, the steering aft is done by the outboard leg, so it must be turnable.

The PDF further describes the plans for future enhancements and the plans for the addition of a set of (foldaway?) wheels + retractable towing device on the cat for transport as a trailer on the road, and the PDF describes the plans to develop the prototype into a adjustable production model suitable for various types of cars.

 

Modern Mechanix ---> Popular Science - July 1940 ---> Boat Car​

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What a fantastic design! If it looks right.....

Much Better than anyone on the forum has come up with.

 

It wouldn't cope well with potholes though as the stresses on the pivot points would be murder.

Still, if you can afford one you probably live away from streets filled with potholes.

 

The bow cleat is even in the right position to make a radiator mascot!

I think the Mercedes unimog trucks have 'jacked up' axles which give an extra 18" of ground clearance; I think it may be chain drive?

They may be called portal axles?

Perfect for this application.

 

Unimogs do indeed have portal axles, and are regarded as one of the most robust and capable offroaders (and I speak as a landrover 101fc owner!) but they wouldn't give anything like the amount of offset needed to lift the wheels clear of the water. For that you'd really need something more like this:

 

Makes me want to post "Bad to the Bone!" ...

... why not?

 

How To Load A Pontoon Boat On Top Of A Truck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYCyEq3NE-0


Owner states "as previously stated, it is 100% legal, i have had it inspected by the DOT, i was pulled over in CA while towing the truck and boat behind my 45' coach. they didn't like it, but after taking all measurements and weights they said "have a nice day, drive safe" and sent me on my way."

 

It may be legal, but try finding a parking spot for it

 

The fun really starts when you try and stack the truck and coach on the pontoon boat

 

Wow wow wow! Very impressive.

Presume it's hydaulic drive motors on the wheels ?
A chain would have to be very long to do the job.

That set up would work perfectly on the boat car.

 

The one posted above - Chainlink - is chaindrive with hydraulically controlled swing arms. from one of the videos:

Green Rock Dawg,(as opposed to Rock Dawg) below, is electric drive, and is attempting even more travel. The bottom video is, I think, an evolution of the same vehicle. (Alec Yeager).

Green Rock Dawg:

WTF Spider:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzGCYaJbf0A

Unusual Catamaran with Wind Turbine Propulsion in Guernsey

 

Tiny Turnip ...

Considering the potholes and expansion joints that looks a lot smarter than a Smart Car (gonna be some hurting backs later in life there, maybe not as bad as with early choppers, but still not fun).