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My air boat,less than 360g!

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PostedOct 18, 2014 at 12:02 am

1 Super light weight, this small inflatable boat is suitable for plain lake or mountain lake environment, the total weight is less than 360 grams.

2 Modular design, the boat body, air bags and waterproof layer can be set respectively.

3 Independent multi airbag structure, 12 sealed air cabins, damage to one or two will not affect the safety.

4 Real-time maintenance. If air bag need to be replaced, it is easy to replaced without leaving the boat.

more detailed photos:http://bbs.chinaul.net/showtopic-361.aspx

use environment:Lake Yinhaizi,At an altitude of 15000ft,Sichuan province,China

Ken Thompson BPL Member
PostedOct 18, 2014 at 5:04 am

Warning. Photo downloads to computer. Uncool.

Use second link. If you read Chinese. Need more photos of the boat.

PostedOct 18, 2014 at 6:01 am

jietu1

the following pictures show the status of boat body and inflated airbags(<250g),not including waterproof layer(<110g):
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PostedOct 18, 2014 at 9:17 pm

Hi~Ken,I have changed the old links,you can visit my website to see more large pictures.

PostedOct 19, 2014 at 7:22 pm

The weight is impressive, and the design looks very tidy. Can you post more photos, Ke Wu? I'd love to have a better understanding of the bladders, valves, and envelope. What materials are all of these components made from?

I'm not asking these detailed questions because I intend to build a boat, by the way. Just impressed and curious.

PostedOct 20, 2014 at 9:34 am

Hello Colin~
The bottom structure of the boat is divided into four layers, from bottom to top as: ripstop nylon, dyneema layer, ripstop nylon and waterproof membrane fabric. The waterproof layer can be separated from boat body, both of them connect each other by velcro. I choose 18" latex balloons as airbags. Generally speaking, the single layer balloon is quite safe(one-off use), but double layer balloon is more safe. However, don't let the balloon contact with the wet sand, somtimes it will cause troubles.

PostedOct 21, 2014 at 2:42 am

This layer is a kind of things(left), very similar to cuben(right),but much stronger,I think.9160

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