A 12-foot fiberglass boat weighing just 121.25 lbs (55 kg) folds for transport in as little as 45 seconds, according to developers Cobra International and Quickboats. The boat, called a Quickboat, can be stowed in two storage bags, one for the hull and the other for the seats and other components. Both bags can easily be carried on a roof rack.
The Quickboat uses a PVC foam core and glass fiber-reinforced epoxy thermoset construction. As flat panels are bent into the hull shape, their sandwich structure is pre-stressed. This gives the boat the required rigidity without having to increase the thickness of the laminated skins or core.
