Anyone want a pedal-powered canoe (in the UK)?
 

Hi folks,

When I was a teenager I built a pedal-powered canoe. It's made out of
plywood without any curves, sealed by mastic in screwed-down joints, and
has parts of a child's bike as the propulsion system. So its appearance
is very Heath Robinson.

I never quite finished the project because I stopped spending time with
a friend who had a lake. But I got to the stage where it was tested as
keeping the water out. Then it was varnished and forgotten about. As I
recall, the things that need finishing are securing the paddles to the
shaft, adding a belt to transmit the power (pretty much anything would
do here) and making a rudder to suit the bracket. So it's an
almost-finished project that's about 15 years old, and has been stored
under cover.

It seems a shame to junk it, so it's free to a good home. We're on the
Shropshire-Staffordshire border. Anyone got a teenage son who might
enjoy it? This is a Dangerous Book for Boys type of project, although it
pre-dates the book by about a decade.

E-mail me (cdt22 AT cantab DOT net) if you want it or need more information.

Best wishes,

Chris Tidy

PS: It's probably big enough for an adult too :-).

Anyone want a pedal-powered canoe (in the UK)?
 

On 27 Sep, 22:51, Christopher Tidy wrote:
Hi folks,

When I was a teenager I built a pedal-powered canoe. It's made out of
plywood without any curves, sealed by mastic in screwed-down joints, and
has parts of a child's bike as the propulsion system. So its appearance
is very Heath Robinson.

Best wishes,

Chris Tidy

PS: It's probably big enough for an adult too :-).

Give it a Viking funeral.

John S.

Anyone want a pedal-powered canoe (in the UK)?
 

--Put wheels on it and you can use it for transportation at Burning
Man!

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Hacking the Trailing Edge! : get even...
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Anyone want a pedal-powered canoe (in the UK)?
 

I'd love to take it on but the truth is it'd join all those other
unfinished projects and I'd suffer more distress from SWMBO.

Anyone want a pedal-powered canoe (in the UK)?
 

The canoe has now been rehomed.

Chris