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PaulB2 · 03-10-2014, 11:08 PM

There are two ways of looking at this:

1) Use the technique to build a cover and use it only as a cover.

2) Build a boat that can substitute for a sort of cover - but it is primarily a boat, perhaps modified a bit to fit the shape of the back of the cab. For example, look at this design, pointing the nose backwards of course:
Black Fly 8 - Geodesic AiroLITE Boats

You might eliminate the curve (sheer?) in the gunwales so they sit flat on the edge of the pickup bed. The nose of the boat would overhang the back of the truck a couple feet.

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PaulB2 EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: May 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 106 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 22 Posts	There are two ways of looking at this: 1) Use the technique to build a cover and use it only as a cover. 2) Build a boat that can substitute for a sort of cover - but it is primarily a boat, perhaps modified a bit to fit the shape of the back of the cab. For example, look at this design, pointing the nose backwards of course: Black Fly 8 - Geodesic AiroLITE Boats You might eliminate the curve (sheer?) in the gunwales so they sit flat on the edge of the pickup bed. The nose of the boat would overhang the back of the truck a couple feet.