Slovenian brothers Luka and David Dolinšek have joined forces with their father Jure to create a foldable and eco-friendly boat. Following in the footsteps of the Quickboat, Foldaboat and Transporter, the Origo boat comes flat packed, enabling users to transport it directly to the beach or lake before assembling it in under 15 minutes. The family team is currently launching the innovative boat concept through a Kickstarter campaign to bring Origo into full production.
"Ourfather, Jure, is an adventurous fisherman and as much as he lovesfishing, he loves developing innovative ideas," the Dolinšekbrothers tell Gizmag. "In the past he came up with numerous designs for a boat, but from different materials and using adifferent method of assembly. However, the Origo design meant that hecould just pack up his boat as he does with his fishing equipment andtake it back home, without ever worrying about docking or havingtrouble with transportation."
The ABS plastic Origo boat is 3 m (9.8 ft) in length, weighs 64 kg (141 lb)and packs down to 280 x 25 cm (110 x 9.8 in),allowing users to fit it in the back of the car and store itat home. Each part slots into place and is held fast with special nylon screws that can be tightened and released without the need for the power tools.
"Ittook a lot of hand crafting, reworking and testing in order to makeOrigo Boat a reliable vessel that meets all the certified standarddemands for boats in its class," says the Dolinšek brothers."The choice of a durable yet eco-friendly material was essentialand assembly or operation of the Origo Boat requires no specialskills."
Thevessel comes with two paddles, padded seating for up to fourpeople and can be fitted with a gasoline motor up to 3.5 kW or anelectric motor up to 5 hp. The boat can also be fitted with a sailingmast and used a smallsailboat.
SPECIFICATIONSAssembled:
- Length(LOA): 300 cm/118 in
- Width:124 cm/49 in
- Height:60 cm/24 in
- Draft:5 cm/2 in
- Weight:64 kg/141 lb
- Capacity:275 kg/606 lb
Disassembled:
- Length:300 cm/118 in
- Width:60 cm/24 in
- Weight:64 kg/141 lb
Super early bird special pledges of US$990 for a single Origo boat are still listed as available at the time of writing, representing a substantial saving on the expected retail price of $2,500. If all goes as expected, shipping is scheduled to start in February 2016.
You can see the Kickstarter pitch video below.
Sources: Origo Boat, Kickstarter
