Ok, so I have this problem: I have a rather long commute. 1500km from my home to my jobsite.
Where I work, we take airplanes. But I don't like it. A few months ago, the airplane we used to take (Let L-410) crashed, killing everyone (except one) on board, including the country's most famous pilot. Now we do tiny Fokkers. We have at least four landings and take-offs to get to the job. I don't like this either.
So now some of us have started talking boats. My jobsite is alongside a river that connects our home to it (1500km separate the two).
Ok, boats. We can build a big one to transport the entire crew (8 people) and luggage. Or we can build a tiny commuter, for just one or two persons. Because some of the staff don't mind risking their lives, and they don't object to continuing to take the Fokker.
So I'm looking into a tiny "motorcycle" for the river, to make the journey in two days. Should be fast, stable and shallow-draft. Efficient too. (Yes, the whole smack).
I was thinking of something of this kind: http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=10570 (also because I like WIG-craft).
But nobody's ever built such a thing. And I'm unsure.
What are my options? I mean, realistic proposals?
PS: my airplane ticket costs US$800 (return). So I have $400 to spend on fuel for each single trip (I grant the boat to myself as a gift, so I wont take its cost into account).
Where I work, we take airplanes. But I don't like it. A few months ago, the airplane we used to take (Let L-410) crashed, killing everyone (except one) on board, including the country's most famous pilot. Now we do tiny Fokkers. We have at least four landings and take-offs to get to the job. I don't like this either.
So now some of us have started talking boats. My jobsite is alongside a river that connects our home to it (1500km separate the two).
Ok, boats. We can build a big one to transport the entire crew (8 people) and luggage. Or we can build a tiny commuter, for just one or two persons. Because some of the staff don't mind risking their lives, and they don't object to continuing to take the Fokker.
So I'm looking into a tiny "motorcycle" for the river, to make the journey in two days. Should be fast, stable and shallow-draft. Efficient too. (Yes, the whole smack).
I was thinking of something of this kind: http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=10570 (also because I like WIG-craft).
But nobody's ever built such a thing. And I'm unsure.
What are my options? I mean, realistic proposals?
PS: my airplane ticket costs US$800 (return). So I have $400 to spend on fuel for each single trip (I grant the boat to myself as a gift, so I wont take its cost into account).
