Nesting canoe

[EGComposites]

The story goes...
I had a 14ft square transom canoe mold that I don't use and never intended to as I'm more of a symmetrical canoeist and don't build things that I don't like Laid some glass in the bow side 6ft long...twice. wanted to trim them to make myself a light pack canoe, no gelcoat but paint to keep it light, used 2 layers biax glass and just a wee bit of mat. Around 6kg each
Yesterday was having a beer with a friend and he saw the 2 pieces and asked why I don't make it a 2 part with thick flanges and some bolts.
I find that to be almost useless since it won't get into my car anyway and I thought...what if i cut the halves in half that would really be something.
Except thicker flange, a bit of rubber and lots of bolts what are my options? Toggle clamps?

 

[bajansailor]

Does this mean that the canoe would now be in 4 sections, rather than 2?

If you built it 14' long, and then divided it into 3 sections rather than 4, would these 3 sections then fit in your car?

 

[EGComposites]

Lengthwise with folded seats yes, but I would be happier with a 12ft in 4 pieces with the biggest piece of 3ft 3" or just a bit under 1m.
Thought of another option of using some bicycle quick release skewers. They seem to be very strong in bikes.

 

[portacruise]

It has been done with three pieces as linked below and also other variations. If the goal is to stay lightweight and Save space, there are other ways to do it which are much lighter and space saving.

Nesting Boats - Small Boats Magazine https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/nesting-boats/

 

[EGComposites]

That is kinda straight lines. Not that it matters that much but I like more the tumblehome shape on a canoe.
Don't know the weight of that but adding some thick laminate bulkheads to my chopped canoe and a bunch of bolts/or maybe bicycle skewers won't add more than 8kg for a 20kg max.
I wonder if bike release skewers exist in...other shape/length.
Looked up on the modular pakayak and it uses toggle clamps but that's a kayak, it has a deck not sure how it would work on an open boat like a canoe.

 

[clmanges]

I wonder if bike release skewers exist in...other shape/length.

Yes; used sometimes for seatpost clamps, though the bolt length may not be what you need.