[hpv-boats] Auxilliary pedal power

[Bobby Ray]

HI Roger,

You have named my dream trip ... please tell me more.  I was going to use a
5 meter sail boat with a cat mizzen rigging as boats are taxed and charged
by length and I am told that 5 meters is the limit of free boats.  I wanted
electric power too.  I had the ideal boat for many years 5 meters and slept
4.  I only needed two but guests are nice.  carry a scooter on deck for land
transport and a bicycle. too.  I would love to know all your details.

Huggs and my best wishes,
Bobby Ray



On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 4:57 AM, Roger Boden <roger.boden at keble.ox.ac.uk>wrote:

> I am a sailor and a cyclist.  I'm in the process of buying a 20ft
> mini-cruiser (for details see http://www.britishhunter.co.uk/page2.html)
> and I'm hoping, in my imminent retirement, to sail through Europe on its
> great network of waterways. The boat will have an outboard, but I'd love to
> be able to propel it using a bicycle - for example on days when there's no
> wind, or if I have a stretch of narrow water where I have to battle a
> headwind.
>
> Ideally, I would use my road bike, mounted in the cockpit on a stand fore
> and aft, with a chain on the rear-wheel cog to drive a cog on the stern of
> the boat, which in turn drives an outboard-style propeller.  Any suggestions
> as to where I might get hold of the bike-powered outboard kit would be much
> appreciated.
>
> Roger Boden
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