Car tows boat, boat tows car?

Car tows boat, boat tows car?

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Steve Benson

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288 posts

155 months

Monday 6th August 2012
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Is it possible to have a set up where you can trailer a boat behind a car to a river side for instance and then trailer the car behind the boat on said river?

Not on the high seas or fast river, more like a lake or river crossing if your driving across a continent which means the car is probably going to be land cruiser size.

Inflatable rib kind of thing?


Steve

Odie

4,187 posts

183 months

Monday 6th August 2012
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Steffan

10,362 posts

229 months

Monday 6th August 2012
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Steve Benson said:
Is it possible to have a set up where you can trailer a boat behind a car to a river side for instance and then trailer the car behind the boat on said river?

Not on the high seas or fast river, more like a lake or river crossing if your driving across a continent which means the car is probably going to be land cruiser size.

Inflatable rib kind of thing?


Steve
Yes it is possible. A rigid boat could be towed with a car in the boat. Would need to be flat top and pretty sturdy boat to hold a ton+ of car. It is certainly possible and I have seen it done. You need a specialist boat.

Odie

4,187 posts

183 months

Monday 6th August 2012
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so what you want is a trailer that can carry the boat on the road and turns into a trailer for your boat to carry a car.

Or do you want a trailer thats a boat that can carry a car on water.

Just build an amphibian

scubadude

2,618 posts

198 months

Monday 6th August 2012
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Landing Craft? Small one of these- http://billmunsonboats.com/ perhaps.

Seems awefully complicated way of travelling towing a boat then towing/carrying the car- why? :-)

Yachtworker

1,249 posts

156 months

Monday 6th August 2012
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Think smaller, just get a Quadski;

Oily Nails

2,932 posts

201 months

Monday 6th August 2012
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Yachtworker said:
Think smaller, just get a Quadski;
Dammit now I'm going to have to come up with a new word for Quad when donning a Russian accent...........



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Simpo Two

85,563 posts

266 months

Monday 6th August 2012
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scubadude said:
Seems awefully complicated way of travelling towing a boat then towing/carrying the car- why? :-)
Because then you are effectively amphibious.

Fishtigua

9,786 posts

196 months

Monday 6th August 2012
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Could try one of these, pretty cheap now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mr_pCrhTkk&fea...

Jimbo.

3,950 posts

190 months

Monday 6th August 2012
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Fishtigua said:
Could try one of these, pretty cheap now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mr_pCrhTkk&fea...
The driver even had time to stand on the horn, just before taking flight biggrin

SimonV8ster

12,619 posts

229 months

Tuesday 7th August 2012
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Paddy_N_Murphy said:
not like this then ?

What do you think that bloke is doing/thinking ? He doesn't seem to be in a rush does he ?

chilistrucker

4,541 posts

152 months

Wednesday 8th August 2012
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Paddy_N_Murphy said:
SimonV8ster said:
What do you think that bloke is doing/thinking ? He doesn't seem to be in a rush does he ?
Thinking?

"How much further do I have to drive in to get the bugger to float off the trailer"
how long before the obvious joke comes along......