Folding boat


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a portable boat made by stretching canvas, etc., over jointed framework, used in campaigning, and by tourists, etc.
- Ham. Nav. Encyc.

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I have a folding boat that works well on small rivers and is easily dragged over portages.
Muskies up a creak
If the traverse of Shetland's largest island, Mainland, had tested my folding bike, then the short paddle to the island of Yell, which involved negotiating a swift current, would certainly test my folding boat. Having taken it out of my rucksack and assembled it on the shore, I folded the bike up as quickly as possible and strapped it in.
A very portable adventure: last year, Alastair Humphreys undertook a series of 'microadventures'--two- and three-day excursions around the UK that gave him a short, sharp taste of the expedition experience. Here he describes his journey to the most northerly inhabited island in the UK on a fold-up bicycle and a collapsible raft
Some of the avatars have escaped New York City and are on their way to Africa in Thor's folding boat Skidbladnir.
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Each unique Nautiraid folding boat is produced entirely in the western region of France.
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To demonstrate the advantages of thermoplastic molding, Quickstep bought a folding boat maker in Australia (Flatout Boats Pty.) and plans to make Twintex panels itself and build boats.
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NEAT SOLUTION: Charlotte Cumming's folding boat can be stowed in a garage
CHARLOTTE'S FOLDING BOAT SAILS INTO YOUNGSTERS' DESIGN AWARD FINAL
PORTA-BOTE Porta-Bote International has unveiled high-performance portable folding boats in the Genesis and Extreme Series of 8-, 10-, 12-, and 14-foot models, with hulls weighing in at 49, 59, 69, and 96 pounds, respectively.
Off to the hunt
Folding boats will set you back $1,300 for an entry-level kayak and up to $4,500 for a topnotch double kayak.
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