Container boat

[gonzo]

There are some boats designed specifically to fit a container. What would your idea be for a design where the hull is the container itself?

[yipster]

you mean a container as in container i take it, sean had some other custom container ideas http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/sh...54/ppuser/3673
with a reply what i might consider and here catamaran container pics from old amsterdam http://lh5.ggpht.com/_FMYm_5nQark/Sc...s/SDC10838.JPG

[gonzo]

Maybe a bolt on bow that fits inside.

[gonzo]

I am thinking of something the same size and with the same locks as a standard container. Maybe it can unfold into a catamaran.

[gonzo]

I would rather keep this thread focused on the subject. Thanks

[gonzo]

That would defeat the purpose of being able to ship the whole boat in one package. I think something like a folding catamaran is possible.

[Squidly-Diddly]

otherwise I'd think you loose a lot of the practically of it transforming into standard container, as I don't think you are going to find a trailer or crane to launch it outside of big-time professional boat yards.

How about a 40' box with 19' bow and stern sections that nest and fold out to create stream-lined bow and stern. I'm thinking amphibious calm water 'passage maker'.....58' x 8'.


My "modular container-able cat" has a displacement of over 11,000lbs with water line about 1/2 way up the hulls, and the tare on 40' container is just under 8,000lbs, so it is almost possible to carry its own container on deck.
http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/17326/ppuser/22518

[gonzo]

The top of the container can have three parts. The center is the coach roof. Both ends fold out to form a bow and stern.

[HJS]

That is an old idea!

http://www.containerandboat.com/

[gonzo]

It's not at all what I am talking about. This is about something that folds into a standard container.

[whitepointer23]

you could give it retractable arms and legs so it could fight evil robots from other planets.

[gonzo]

Containers have the reinforcement on the outside to have a smooth interior. If it was designed as a boat, the framing would go on the inside and that would give a smooth skin. Rectangular sections are good for initial stability. A hinge for the end sections can be welded in. The hinged sections would lock on the standard corner locks for containers.
Whitepointer23: I am looking for ideas on boats. There are threads in general discussion for silly people.

[wardd]

inflatable bow and stern

goodyear once made an inflatable plane wings and all

[whitepointer23]

sorry, thought it was a silly thread

[gonzo]

That could work. Two inflatable sections with some kind of attachment. I like it.