Make: Volume 93

PROJECTS: Solar Portable Houseboat

nest together like Matryoshka dolls, and the

cabin collapses as flat parts that can be stored

in between the stacked hull sections. The largest

hull defines the footprint of the collapsed system,

and those dimensions are (just) small enough to

fit in the back of an SUV.

Future designs stack even smaller, and can be

divided into three packages that meet the size

and weight requirements to be transported by

air as oversized checked luggage. (Although for

international travel, just shipping the boat may be

logistically easier than trying to fly with it!)

Here’s how we made it.

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BUILD YOUR TINY HOUSEBOAT

1. PLAN Y ...