Pedal Boat (other)
Pedal boat may refer to: * Amphibious cycle, a pedal-powered vehicle capable of operation on both land and water * Hydrocycle, a bicycle-like watercraft with pontoons or a hydrofoil for buoyancy, and pedals for propulsion * Human-powered hydrofoil, a hydrofoil that can use pedals and various other means for propulsion * Pedalo, or paddle boat, a human-powered watercraft that uses pedals to turn a paddle wheel See also * Human-powered watercraft Human-powered watercraft are watercraft propelled only by human power, instead of being propelled by wind power (via one or more sails) or an engine. The three main methods of exerting human power are: # directly from the hands or feet, sometim ...

Amphibious Cycle
An amphibious cycle is a human-powered vehicle capable of Amphibious vehicle, operation on both land and water. Some designs allow riding directly into and out of the water, other semi-amphibious cycles must be converted in order to change from one mode to the other. Early designs First designs and patent applications appeared in the late 1860ies for amphibious tricycles using large buoyant wheels and thus able to be driven directly in and out of the water. In 1895 the German engineer Max Wenkel experimented successfully with water tricycles near Hannover. The two rear wheels were fitted with small paddles for water propulsion. In 1943 David Vigo, in 1963 Harry Leiberman and in 1971 Ernesto Moraga were awarded US-patents 2,323.261, 3,091,209 and 3,606,856 for their water tricycles. These had been preceded in 1903 by Anton Piller with US patent 728,758 for a similar water quadracycle, and other designs using buoyant ball wheels around since the 1860ies. A similar two-wheeler, ...
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Hydrocycle
A hydrocycle is a bicycle-like watercraft. The concept was known in the 1870s as a water velocipede and the name was in use by the late 1890s. Power is collected from the rider via a crank with pedals, as on a bicycle, and delivered to the water or the air via a propeller. Seating may be upright or recumbent, and multiple riders may be accommodated in tandem or side-by-side. Buoyancy is provided by two or more pontoons or a single surfboard, and some have hydrofoils that can lift the flotation devices out of the water. Brands include Seacycle, Hydrobike, Water Bike, Seahorse (Cross Trek) and itBike. Kits exist to temporarily convert an existing bicycle into a hydrocycle. See also *Human-powered watercraft * List of solar-powered boats *Pedalo A pedalo (British English), pedal boat (U.S. English), or paddle boat (U.S., Canadian, and Australian English) is a human-powered watercraft propelled by the action of bicycle pedal, pedals turning a paddle wheel. Descr ...
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Human-powered Hydrofoil
A human-powered hydrofoil is a small hydrofoil watercraft propelled entirely by the muscle power of its operator(s). Hydrofoils are the fastest water-based vehicles propelled solely by human power. They can reach speeds of up to , easily exceeding the world records set by competitive rowing which stand at about . This speed advantage is achieved since hydrofoils lack a submerged body to provide buoyancy, greatly reducing the drag force. Propulsion Means of propulsion include screw propellers, as in hydrocycles; aircraft propellers, as in the Decavitator; paddles, as in a Flyak; oars, as in the Yale hydrofoil sculling project; and flapping wings, as detailed below. Flapping wing propulsion Flapping wing propulsion devices are hydrofoils that produce propulsion by forcing a foil to move up and down in the water. The forward motion of the foil then generates lift as in other hydrofoils. A common design consists of a large foil at the stern The stern is the back or af ...
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Pedalo
A pedalo (British English), pedal boat (U.S. English), or paddle boat (U.S., Canadian, and Australian English) is a human-powered watercraft propelled by the action of bicycle pedal, pedals turning a paddle wheel. Description A pedalo is a human-powered watercraft propelled by the turning of a paddle wheel. The wheel is turned by people operating the wiktionary:Pedal, pedals of the craft. The paddle wheel of a pedalo is a smaller version of that used by a paddle steamer. Use Pedalos, being particularly suited to calm waters, are often hired out for use on ponds and small lakes in urban parks, as well as in beaches when the weather allows. Designs The earliest record of a pedalo is perhaps Leonardo da Vinci's diagram of a craft driven by two pedals. Typically, a two-seat pedalo has two sets of pedals side-by-side, designed to be used together. Some models, however, have three pedals on each side, to allow a person boating alone to pedal from a centrally seated position. ...
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