Another motorized Cumberland

SP Dan · 26 Re: Another motorized Cumberland Tue May 05, 2020 11:23 am

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Have you considered using ABS pipe over the PVC pipe, at 1/2 of the weight as PVC, or carbon-fiber pipe?
The way that I understand this is: that PVC will beak-down faster than ABS when both are directly exposed to the same amount of exposure to the sun's damaging UV rays.
Carbon-fiber is extremely strong and extremely light in weight in comparison.

I can truly appreciate all of the thought you put into the design and in all the fine details that you shared with us.
You have an amazing-motorized ride Sir!

I also look forward to reading Dave's opinion ( Cool

if he has one, Ha ha ha!), he is also motorized.

I am a proponent for kicking with fins , so ... I don't ever plan to motorize .... it's just my float tube.

Thank you for sharing your "very cool" ride with all of us here,

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john_henry_newman · 27 Re: Another motorized Cumberland Thu May 13, 2021 1:32 pm

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Hi All,

It has been a while but I've gone through a few more design iterations and it seems like it is converging on something that works pretty well for me. I'll post a few more pics as soon as I remember how to post them on this forum! Thanks for all of the feedback and encouragement.

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john_henry_newman · 28 Re: Another motorized Cumberland Thu May 13, 2021 1:45 pm

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john_henry_newman · 31 Re: Another motorized Cumberland Thu May 13, 2021 2:01 pm

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john_henry_newman · 32 Re: Another motorized Cumberland Thu May 13, 2021 2:03 pm

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Eric3501 · 34 Re: Another motorized Cumberland Fri Dec 03, 2021 5:17 pm

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Looks awesome. Very encouraging...My wife has gotten me the Cumberland tube for Christmas this year. I know because Fed-ex delivered it already...lol. I am very interested in this as I suffer from some of the worst cramping in my legs and lower back, but love to fish, and am really tired of being stuck on the bank...Thank you for posting...