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Barquito A Folding Boat

Postby Dee Bee » Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:41 pm

Hi Everyone

I finished building my folding boat. It is an 8 ft dinghy. Folded flat is is 4" wide, and 16 inches tall.
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When assembled, it becomes an 8 ft dinghy, much like the D4.
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A complete build journal with lots of pictures is found at
http://www.nfdc.net/home/cbdb/barquito%20folding%20boat%20l.htm

Thanks for browsing..

Hope everyone can camp a few more times this fall.

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Postby Miriam C. » Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:09 pm

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:
Now that is amazing! Have you taken it out yet? Love to see some pictures on the water. Great build journal too! :thumbsup:
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Re: Barquito A Folding Boat

Postby Micro469 » Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:16 pm

Dee Bee wrote:Hi Everyone

I finished building by folding boat. It is an 8 ft dinghy. Folded flat is is 4" wide, and 16 inches tall.

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A complete build journal with lots of pictures is found at
http://www.nfdc.net/home/cbdb/barquito%20folding%20boat%20l.htm

Thanks for browsing..

Hope everyone can camp a few more times this fall.

Dee Bee


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Postby Dee Bee » Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:41 pm

No it is my neighbor's shed. But I did help build it just to get the experience of working with timber framing...

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Dan built it by hand. He timbered the frames, shaped them, and built each one. I only watched, learned and helped him set the frames and join them.

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Postby halfdome, Danny » Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:57 pm

Nice boat :thumbsup: :applause: . I made a similar looking one from a sheet of plywood many years ago but it didn't fold like yours. I would have kept it if it did. Great job :thumbsup: Danny
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Postby sid » Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:59 am

Excellent! That is really cool. :applause: :applause:
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Postby Chaotica » Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:31 am

Very cool boat and cool.....shed did you call it? lol
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Postby Mike C. » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:04 am

Wow Dee Bee,

What a neat boat design. :thumbsup: And I could live quite comfortably in that shop. :D It's actually nicer than some places I have lived over the years. :shock:
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First float at Lake Redman York, PA

Postby Dee Bee » Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:24 pm

It folds and it floats.

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Just messin around...

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http://www.nfdc.net/home/cbdb/barquito%20folding%20boat%20l.htm

http://www.nfdc.net/home/cbdb/barquito%20assembly.htm

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Postby Mary K » Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:19 pm

Awesome!!! :thumbsup: :applause: :thumbsup: :applause:

How Cool is That!!

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Postby Miriam C. » Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:35 pm

Mary K wrote:Awesome!!! :thumbsup: :applause: :thumbsup: :applause:

How Cool is That!!

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Barquito Video Clip

Postby Dee Bee » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:40 pm

Here is a video clip http://www.youtube.com/v/ZX6OrS9gkpE&rel=1

Website http://www.nfdc.net/home/cbdb/barquito%20folding%20boat%20l.htm

Comments welcome.

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Postby Tcurr » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:04 am

That is really neat. Very nice looking boat as well.
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Postby SamR » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:45 am

WOW! Great job, great idea!
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Postby sledge » Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:19 am

What a Neat Boat, I have been planning on building some kind of one man Kayak, Canoe, Boat , .... something easy to carry without any help , and get into places for fishing where you could never get a motor boat. thanks for the ideas, great job. :thumbsup: :applause: :thumbsup: :applause:
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