Thank you. I appreciate your critical thinking! Re: boxed shape -- I can look at rounding the cabin to look more like an airstream trailer....
thank you for those thoughtful comments. I will consider how to incorporate a barge hull. With such a hull, would you recommend the interior...
Hi Everyone, After much delay, I've rethought my design for an unfolding, trailerable houseboat for warm weather fun in protected waters. Click...
yeah, that is neat. I wonder why this boat didn't catch on? It certainly has advantages, but for a houseboat, I think it would be difficult to...
thanks to all of you. My education continues. I didn't mean to imply these problems are simple, just that my concept is simple (simplistic?),...
thanks for the comment, Kevin. I agree, and could probably learn a lot from your experience! I'm not sure if the bulk of your "devil in the...
I've added some render people from SketchUp's 3D warehouse to provide a sense of the boat's proportions to human scale. I also added 2ft to the...
Love your elegant folding boat concept, Timothy. A lot of folding and sliding! I'll have to study the video closely for design inspiration. I'm...
I've created a more modest 23ft version of my Concept #3. Overall, the boat packed up on the trailer is 8 ft wide and 13 ft high. Ceiling height...
Here are standard 2D views direct from sketchup for those of you interested. I modified the design a bit more, adding a fifth unfolding bedroom,...
Hi Everyone, I created a detailed SketchUp model of modified Concept #3 unfolded, and placed it in Google Earth. I don't know if the...
yes, sounds great, this is what I have in mind. Since you've built this, can you share any photos or basic plans as inspiration for my project?
yeah, I had seen that TravelWave 360 boat (left two photos) with pontoons that fold to the roof. It does not appear to significantly increase the...
Responding to the eBay listing you posted last page -- Yes, that is a good place to start. Thanks for sharing. That eBay vessel looks wider than...
modified concept #3. thanks for your suggestions, I think it is easier to partially submerge the middle pontoon once the entire boat is launched,...
Admiral Drive have gone through the regulatory hurdles with their float trailers, there is a template for what design specs are required for...
I read about this boat online when thinking about my design, but think that it is too complex to incorporate a cabin structure with the middle...
Thanks for the realism. I realize new designs often face difficult regulatory hurdles, and it is often hardly worth it for the innovator at the...
I'm thinking of a bow mounted trolling motor like this, perhapbs a bit bigger. Would this be sufficient to provide steering in Ontario cottage...
Myark -- re: putting the wheels in a recessed part of the pontoon. I am intrigued about how to incorporate the trailer into the frame of the boat,...
