Pontoon Boats
Minn Kota Powerdrive V2 Pontoon Boat Trolling Motor with Quick Release Bracket (68-lb Thrust, 48" Shaft)
(Sports) Minn Kota
Quick-release lever for fast motor deployment
Unique bearing system reduces friction to cut fish-spooking noise; 3-year warranty
Ultra-quiet trolling motor with 68 pounds of thrust and 48-inch shaft
Price:
$699.99
Answers
I was wondering if you could turn an old pontoon boat into a pedal boat where you have to pedal it to make it go instead of it being electric or gas. Is it even possible? If so could someone throw me a few links where people have done it or examples on how to do it? Thanks.
Yes, and they can make really great ones too...
The link below, shows and tells it all...
Happy and Safe Boating,
John
This is a pedal pontoon boat that is large enough to fit a family, but yet easy enough for small children to pedal.
I want to convert my dory into a peddle-boat by mounting a recumbant bicycle onto the boat and running a variable pitch propellor through a drive shaft. How can I convert the rotational force of the bicycle in the vertical plane (like a bike wheel spinning) to the transverse plane (like a propellor turning)?
Could this be an efficient method of propulsion? The only pedal boats that I have seen are those very inefficient pontoon boats on ponds. Why isn't pedalling used more as a propulsion system in a boat - it seems to me an under-used strategy.
P.S. - I like rowing but I hate facing backwards all the time.
If you must use a prop then you'll need some kind of 90 degree bevel gear to "change directions" with the rotational force. If you're not so married to the prop then you could just mount paddle wheels on either side of the boat.
Price:
$1,150.00
$1,150.00
Built-in cooler or storage area
Maintenance free oil impregnated bronze bushings with rubber seals
Closed cell polystyrene foam flotation
How to Build a Recumbent Pontoon Pedal Boat
When the high summer sun brings on the sultry days of July and August, many people head for water to obtain relief from the heat — and the Mother Earth News research staff members are no exception. The lure of the 11-acre lake at MOTHER's Eco-Village is a great temptation at this time of year. And as a result, our flotilla of unique pond craft has grown — from the sailing and trolling canoe we reported on in our last issue — to include a
In the spirit of "more from less," Dennis Burkholder and Robyn Bryan have developed a switchable flotation system to which many different frames and/or decks can be rigged. And though we've pictured three versions here including one- and two-seat pedal boats and a fishing platform equipped with an electric trolling motor-we believe that these possibilities will merely open the hatch to even more creative ideas from inventive readers! Consequently, we're going to show you how Robyn and Dennis built their pontoons and then review the construction of one option: the one-person recumbent pedal frame. With that background, you should be able to adapt these designs to produce the pond vessel of your choice to suit your own needs.
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