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If you only watch one video about a bloke making a pedal powered canoe...

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Make it this one.
Love the action of the paddles.
Looks like a duck tiptoeing. 😂

9 months old I think but I'd not seen it before.

https://youtube.com/shorts/BqM8MIlsiKM?feature=share

https://youtu.be/m8Z1CYuscno

https://youtu.be/1PEMc88WsUs


 
Posted : 03/04/2023 1:26 pm
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Nuts. Just had a quick skim through so far - really surprised at how quick he seems to be going just with such a small amount of paddle going into the water.
Looks like he's also done a version mounted to a paddleboard -


 
Posted : 03/04/2023 1:42 pm
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Love that ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 03/04/2023 2:48 pm
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They were called pedalos when I were a lad


 
Posted : 03/04/2023 10:24 pm
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A pedelo uses a rotating paddle wheel I think, not a tiptoeing duck. 🙂


 
Posted : 03/04/2023 11:03 pm
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I do like the drive mechanism. It works well in the shallow and weed covered water. It bikes stick up a bit though as he discovered under the fallen tree. I wonder if I could knock up something with a lower drive line, possibly screw or propeller driven?

Of to google boat transmissions...


 
Posted : 04/04/2023 10:13 pm
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WCA I think DIY fanboat is more your style.


 
Posted : 04/04/2023 10:37 pm
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Oooh I like that and with a rear facing flame thrower firing through the fan it would look even cooler.


 
Posted : 04/04/2023 11:00 pm
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I wonder if I could knock up something with a lower drive line, possibly screw or propeller driven?

I'd watch that fo shiz 👌


 
Posted : 04/04/2023 11:21 pm