filming boat

Step 13: Inflating suite, adjustable width - steady-cam !

The boat is equiped with 2 inflatable "sausages". The sausages come stick to the sides of the boat under steel tubes that pass though the boat. This version of the boat make them appearant, you can manipulate them and their mettalic locking pins from the inside of the boat easily, BUT, if I was to make a version 2 i will definitely make it pass though the boat but out of reach, inside big tubes : no enty for the water either !!!! The water line is very low on this boat, the boat always remains high on the water as it is "fat" (hihihihihi), so no danger ... + these 2 massive air sausage would keep this boat out of the water even if it was filled with water or even sand ...

Another magic trick of this boat is that : it's width is ADJUSTABLE !!!! . There is 3 symetrical positions for the sausages : narrow, medium, large, corresponding to different navigation styles : little/strong wond, big/ small waves, paddling/sailing, paddling + sailin, steady/mobile mouvement and this for the camera purpose.

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I also adapted a very simple steady camera system for cycling : the tripod sits on 3 big sponges, the tripod is pulled to the floor with a rubber dead bike tyre. I can control the rigidity of the steady with water on the sponge and with the tension on the tyre.