that’s actually a great idea, why not have the boat in two parts and somehow join them together. Do you have any idea of the best way to do this?...
I was thinking of using ricks flexible shaft, and lifting it out when necessary. Obviously that depends of the shape of the hull.
yes I have been through the whole thread some time ago and been in contact with Rick who was very helpful. I would just do a copy of Ricks...
Regardless of the boat type I’d take a paddle for security, in case there’s a problem with the drive, and I can imagine it would useful sometimes...
It doesn’t need to be better in every way it’s obviously a different type of water craft. I don’t think we need to get caught up in semantics. by...
at the moment I don’t have requirements, I’m just feeling the edges of what’s possible before I go any further. I got the gearbox cheap on eBay,...
yeah I’m not really sure how speed relates to actually being on the water. I already kayak but I’ve not thought about how fast I am going. I...
Your boat sounds cool, do you have any pics of your drive and prop? I was planning on just using an off the shelf 16” apc prop, but if I go with a...
how does 4mph feel like? Does it feel like good progress, or is it a bit of a drag compared to paddling? do you have any plans for your new boat?...
Don’t think I can get away with longer cranks, I’m already using 175mm in recumbent position. 24” sounds like a really big prop, feel like there...
yes I have briefly checked that out, but only found old versions of the site with less pages. I will probably do a more in-depth search. It’s...
Hi there I have managed to acquire 2x1 gearbox like the one pictured. I really like the simplicity of attaching the crank arms directly to the...
I have been looking over different designs for pedal boats, i was wondering how much drag or problems stuffing boxes create. should i expect a lot...
Squidly-Diddly- im a cyclist and im not sure my legs would like pedalling backwards, you become finely tuned after a time. one of the requirements...
ah that makes sense. im my head was imagining there was only two bevel gears, with one of the gears shared by one shaft.
[ATTACH] This is a drive from the now closed Dads Boats. I have been looking at this for a while now, it confuses me because it looks like one...
I apologise i thought you pushing your own design on me. I am aware of all your points, but i am more interested in crank, right angle gearbox, to...
i dont really know why we are having this discussion as this post is about Rick Ws boats, while your boat is interesting its not at all what i am...
Hi thanks for the replies but the post was asking specifically about Rick W's V series boats; from what i can tell from the posts and the...
Hi there, i have looked through the long pedal boat thread but alot of the links are old and broken. Ricks site is also off line and alot of the...
