Walking boat

[rogerbum]

Saw this on another forum. I thought some here might enjoy this boat that can beach itself.

 

[ssobol]

The video is clearly a time lapse. I wonder how long it actually takes to do that and how much operator involvement is required.

 

[Aurelia]

Here is another video that shows the speed a little better. I think just having the ramp with spikes to anchor the boat to shore would be quite helpful on it's own. The ability to lift and drag is just a bonus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2DudppW4uo

Greg

 

[Marco Flamingo]

And here I always avoid getting stranded on the beach. Is the purpose to tease the tides? Not get one boot wet? Spend $5K for nothing? Seems like a clumsy way to clean the bottom. What am I missing?

Mark

 

[rogerbum]

And here I always avoid getting stranded on the beach. Is the purpose to tease the tides? Not get one boot wet? Spend $5K for nothing? Seems like a clumsy way to clean the bottom. What am I missing?

Mark

If you have some kind of landing craft you want to off load or perhaps want to drive a forklift on to offload bins of fish, it might be useful. I just thought it was kind of cool.

 

[Aurelia]

If you land on a shore with some incoming wave action, those spikes would hold the boat in position while you unload or go about other business. Otherwise, you are fighting the waves to keep the boat from pounding the shore eventually broadside as boats like to turn against a shore. The heavier the boat, the more useful it would be, and the two spikes would be key.

Greg

 

[hardee]

And here I always avoid getting stranded on the beach. Is the purpose to tease the tides? Not get one boot wet? Spend $5K for nothing? Seems like a clumsy way to clean the bottom. What am I missing?

Mark

Mark, I think you missed the Quad he unloaded with 6 bags of concrete on, to haul half mile up through the woods from the beach :lol:

Looks like a slick idea for the island taxi's. Great for stabilizing the boat on the beach even if you don't need it all the way up. Night help if you beached on a high tide too.

Harvey
SleepyC:moon

 

[Chris Bulovsky]

Wow! Quite the hunting rig. I could see a 4-wheeler being deployed to retreave a moose or bear. :thup

 

[Spike]

Now if they would only make a boat that puts itself on the trailer and cleans the fish while I drink a beer!

 

[jimicliff]

I'm disabled and I use a davit to get my scooter on and off my 16 cruiser, if money were no object this would be like James Bond siding my scooter on and off the boat.