Water ready RV! Now that sums it up nicely . A WRRV? Or RVWR ?
RVWR sounds more like "river' So I'll go with that .
Snagged up 2 more 30 gal poly drums today . Washed them out real good They had biodegradable degreaser soap in them . I'm going to paint them when I get all of them ( have 3 , need 5 more) With Krylon Fusion plastic paint . Most likely in blue. But Camo crossed my mind too .
I'm looking at a bow drive using 2 , 110 volt electric commercial blower fan motors in tandem with a belt drive to the prop . The whole thing pulls up from the Pilot podium to get the prop out of the water and nested safely up into the foam flotation undercarriage so its protected . It s just a frame mounted pivot tube that the Motor mounts and prop hub mount tube runs through With a steering wheel mounted on top . Using set collars to set the amount of travel and a T handle to lock the shaft in the up position. All it will look like is a square box with a steering wheel on top. and a vented door on one side for access . The Box conceals the motors and belts And the travel from stored to running depth is 16 inches. So the motors in the box move up and down 16 inches. The belts will be shrouded so water cant get slung all over the place and with a drain pan to catch it and send it back overboard . Its real simple using electric motors ! to reverse thrust just turn the wheel 180 degrees . If I could find a used outboard motor "foot" it could speed up the propulsion part of this build .
I was doing a study on Aluminum ladders earlier today And where I might find a structural use . HAHA I found Lots ! Namely the folding structure for the pontoons . The holes in the tubes that make up the ladder rungs , Perfect pivot attachments with arms for the pontoon outriggers . Already made just cut to length .