Simple amphibious micro peddle boat

Is it really amphibious, if it requires a minimum section of smooth flat Beach to make the transition? Almost all of the "amphibians" I have seen wouldn't work on a rocky beach, or when portaging around river Rapids and other obstacles. But many lightweight inflatable pack boats, pontoons, and Float tubes can handle that kind of rough Terrain and more, they can even can be used when exploring between numerous small Alpine lakes..

Ps. Here's an example of how a simple float can be motorized, to get more range and speed,

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/vv76m78Z3W0

 

So your biggest concern is it's inability to traverse rough terrain? It's a drawing of two rubbish bins affixed to what amounts to a park toy with a small motor on one wheel...... figured it's probably not launching from the white cliffs of dover.

I love forums... endless entertainment for delayed flights in airport terminals.

 

Yes, it's kind of fun and interesting about the trash can part, JMHO- kind of smells like a prankster, huh..

My thought was to reference those thousands of YouTube videos that Proclaim to be "amphibious" craft.

 

Came across this amphibious board, thought it pretty neat.

 

Got to love the prodigious use of structural csm... and the janky welds follows inexplicably with quality lathe access and use.


Moral of the story remains unchanged, and that's the absolute necessity to film it.

 

The guy is a content creator, and makes youtube vids for people's entertainment.

 

take two of these and cut/join them to make one long enough for sleeping, and use remaining straight cut-out section to overlap the joint and back with some wood inside and some glue and screws. I think poles or pipe up under the transom lip and a few screws and glue would be able to resist torque of axle of main wheels and keep the hull open to the sky. Probably keep the transom vertical for mounting rear wheel/rudder, and have wood plank screwed to the plastic (could be in or outside, or both) to reinforce.
https://www.amazon.com/Shappell-JSX...porting-goods&sprefix=sh,sporting,1328&sr=1-5
I've got a thread about similar build, most for a car-top cargo box with flat ply-wood base, and I may have mentioned adding wheels but just small wheels to move it when off car since it would be too big too carry and too heavy if loaded.

 

I'm thinking, a 1920's style wooden built billy cart down hill racer, where the wood plank that the front axle is nailed to (bent over nails), is angled upward foreward, and becomes a foil / cunard, and foreward control, and a long shaft on a bracket out the back of the fruit crate seating. So you start the motor, keep the prop up, roll down the hill and boat ramp, and on splash landing dip the prop and power on. Front wheel steering with steel disc pram wheels, and don't back off till you get to where you're going. Then park the long shaft safely, and start dragging the steering rope up the next hill.
A carbon fibre version with drop down foils, and with lithium electric wheels and prop could possibly do it these days, at a cost.
I have often pondered: a floating bike/trike/quad type thing, or a floating thing with wheels powered and steering somehow. Both are impractical in one way or other. Still fun though.