The latest boat from China river folks beware!

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  • Kazzer
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    • Aug 2008
    • 2850

    #1

    The latest boat from China river folks beware!

    Here it is folks! AND I am going to make one!

    These boats are the slickest thing! I've ridden one and it's the greatest ride!


    The unique design is certainly worth the attention of our best modelers. 1.3 billion people can't be wrong!Click image for larger version

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    These boats were originally a design of thousands of years old, using bamboo, and there are many examples of the real thing floating all over the waterways of China. But some bright spark came up with the idea of using 6" & 8" plastic sewer pipe to replicate these old designs.

    Add an old lawn mower engine, strapped to a long bit of pipe with a prop on it and you've got a tourist attraction earning a small fortune for the locals!

    You just have to love it!

    And here are the original bamboo rafts!Click image for larger version

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    Last edited by Kazzer; 11-06-2012, 10:45 PM.
    Stop messing about - just get a Sub-driver!
  • greenman407
    Admiral
    • Feb 2009
    • 7530

    #2
    I saw that motor design in a James Bond movie. I cant remember for sure but I think it was "Man with the Golden Gun".
    IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!

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    • redboat219
      Admiral

      • Dec 2008
      • 3381

      #3
      Something like this greenman? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tail_boat.

      1/6 RC longtail:


      Using PVC pipes is a nice modern alternative to bamboo but the latter is better IMO as it's compartmentalized along it's length.
      Last edited by redboat219; 11-08-2012, 01:14 AM.
      Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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      • herrmill
        Commander
        • Dec 2008
        • 360

        #4
        Don't Forget the Pijiu!

        Nah, go with bamboo! Be sure to add a couple figures on deck with pijiu &, if you want something different, how about a Chinese redneck houseboat! :wink:

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        Last edited by Kazzer; 11-10-2012, 06:05 PM.

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        • Kazzer
          *********
          • Aug 2008
          • 2850

          #5
          Here's our river raft trip!
          Stop messing about - just get a Sub-driver!

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