Paddleducks

General => Chat & Off Topic Stuff => Topic started by: DamienG on January 06, 2016, 04:20:34 PM

Title: Not a paddle boat but has claws
Post by: DamienG on January 06, 2016, 04:20:34 PM

Self beaching drags itself up the beach and pushes itself off the beach 

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=997446350313796

Title: Re: Not a paddle boat but has claws
Post by: Bierjunge on January 07, 2016, 08:46:07 PM

This one wasn't a paddle boat either, but had claws as well:
http://laststandonzombieisland.com/tag/grillo/ (http://laststandonzombieisland.com/tag/grillo/)

(http://www.webalice.it/cherini/navi/Grillo%201918.jpg)

Moritz

Title: Re: Not a paddle boat but has claws
Post by: DamienG on January 07, 2016, 10:20:40 PM

 :clap :clap

Title: Re: Not a paddle boat but has claws
Post by: Bierjunge on January 08, 2016, 01:42:24 AM

Back to the topic of paddleboats:

The concept of beaching by means of two "legs" at the front end somehow reminds me of the old practice of "Grasshoppering" some western river sternwheelers:
The could lift themselves and "crawl" successively over shallow sandbars by means of a system of capstan-operated hoists and two tall spars acting as "legs":

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater/collection/TR_335811.html (http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater/collection/TR_335811.html)

(http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater/assets/object/full/2009-5341.jpg)

So this one has paddles, and even has legs...  ;)

Title: Re: Not a paddle boat but has claws
Post by: DamienG on January 08, 2016, 10:47:05 AM

 :clap :clap :clap