Tiny boat for canal cruising - any suggestions?

[blackdaisies]

http://www.gaboats.com/boats/classic12.html



This one is thirty pounds and you can get a suitcase or folding grocery cart to pull the motor. Maybe a foldable dolly to pull both.

http://www.comforthouse.com/foldingdolly.html



http://foldinggrocerycart.net/





I'm not sure what a motor weighs, but it would be easy to carry in any of these if it's within their limits.

Here's some free plans:

http://www.jemwatercraft.com/free.php

[NordicFolkboat]

I'd probably go with something like a miniature English narrowboat, but then you have the problem of getting around closed locks.



If you don't mind sleeping in a tent (which I do) the Glen-L PowerYak may be for you. Only problem is that it's 13 cm over the 5 m limit, but maybe you can shorten it slightly.

For moving it, just put it on a regular folding canoe dolly. Add a handle to the bow or stern and you're good to go!

[blackdaisies]

http://www.porta-bote.com/dolly.html

http://www.porta-bote.com/14pb.htm






These are expensive I'll bet. But they are compact enough, light enough, and have wheels you can add on.

http://www.tucktech.com/





This one looks light and would be less expensive, and light to row.

This is a free plan.

http://www.nfdc.net/home/cbdb/barquito%20X.htm

[ancient kayaker]

"costing about five to six dollars to build"
"may be ... loaded on a donkey"
"Acme folding boat company"

-how old is that issue of Boat Builder's Annual? I didn't know origami boats went that far back.

[blackdaisies]

I don't know the origin, but somewhere in the full article, it should say. This is only the first page. They keep it together with sail cloth, so it will be water proof, it weighs 80 pounds. It's not very light.

I like the tote boat! That is perfect, but doesn't look to durable.

There are other folding boats on that url, and one says it's from the 1920s.

[millionswords]

these were all very useful. exactly something like I was thinking. I like to build one, for using on the backwater canals. It's still water, not flowing, so Im looking at a small Kayak Like boat. Like to get some suggestions from this forum.posting a new thread for my req.

[NordicFolkboat]

Originally Posted by millionswords

Please give some ideas, if this thread is not the right place, mods please uproot my post and create a new thread for me.

cheers,
MS

Or you could just start a new thread yourself. This thread deals with the design requirements for a canal boat to be built and used in France. I'm sure you have slightly different requirements as you will build and use it in India.

[millionswords]

Oh yeah, sure will make a new thread. thanks for the reply,. Mods please delete my previous post. (or can i do it myself? will check)

[philSweet]

One note on outboard placement. I have cuised the Florida everglades in a 21 foot long canoe powered by a 2.5 hp outboard. No portages, but had to carry all fresh water, so maybe 1100 pounds cargo at start of trip. I rigged the outboard on a bracket directly beside me so I didn't have to be twisted arround all the time. The bracket can be parallel to the gun'l as long as you don't care if it kicks up. If you want it to kick up, make it about 45 degrees. you can leave the kick-up and still turn the boat. Also, put a big prop off a 6 hp on it. I was getting 140 miles out of 6 gallons of gas.