Buy a trailer (instead of a pickup truck)

[freebeard]

I know nothing about this one, but it is in my albums.

[redpoint5]

Just had a thought inspired from that. Why have a trailer when a boat already has way more structural integrity than it needs to withstand towing? Have retractable wheels and a removable tow point, and it should be fairly optimal for towing or sailing. Heck, make a bulbous bow to accommodate the hitch attachment and you might gain efficiency.

[Piotrsko]

Different mediums of travel which have different coefficient of drag. Most of boat drag is the water, most of trailer drag is topside air

[freebeard]

So it's obvious. A boat that turns turtle for towing.

[Piotrsko]

That could have a definitely positive effect for day boats, but a cabin cruiser, I dunno

[freebeard]

I was thinking of something like an enclosed lifeboat/semisubmersible. Definitely not a sailboat, although I suppose you could step the mast.

It's been a while since I posted this. It was added to an album in 2014:



It was designed as an ice fishing hut for an architecture class in college, but would work as an outhouse. I think the drawback as an ice fishing hut is that slush kicked up on the underside would freeze the door shut.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by freebeard

So it's obvious. A boat that turns turtle for towing.

Or no towing at all, like the Tatuíra fishing boat.

[Piotrsko]

If it's cold enough in Detroit to be on the river, slush wasn't an issue.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Another one of those old Brazilian coupé-utilities from the '80s converted to double-cab, mostly for a tax break but they ended up having the same footprint of a compact car, yet the open pick-up bed still provided some versatility. No wonder examples such as this '89 Ford Pampa are still soldiering on. This one has the receiver for a removable tow hitch BTW...

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Meanwhile in Porto Alegre...