Pedal Boats: Small boats that are powered with the use of pedals are referred to as pedal boats. A pedal boat can be made for a single seate or several seats. Pedal boats are typically manufactured fromcommposite materials such as fibreglass, kevlar, dynel, carbon fibres, polyethylene, epoxy and gelcoat.

North America

A pedal boat is a small boat powered with the use of pedals.  Pedal boats are sometimes referred to as paddle boats, pedalo or water bike.  Pedal boats work by utilizing the pedaling motion to rotate a paddle.  Some two seat pedal boats have three pedals on each side to allow one person to pedal from the center if boating alone.  A common type of pedal boat allows two people to sit side by side, pedaling together.

 

Pedal boats can be manufactured from various composite materials such as fibreglass, kevlar, dynel, carbon fibres, polyethylene, epoxy and gelcoat.

 

English Terminology: pedal boats, pedal boat, pedaling, peddler, fibreglass, fiberglass, kevlar, carbon fibre, fiber

 

French Terminology: pédalos, bateau à pédales, pédaler, colporteur, en fibre de verre, fibre de verre, carbone kevlar, fibres

 

German Terminology: Tretboote, Tretboote, Treten, Hausierer, Fiberglas, Fiberglas, Kevlar, Kohlefaser, Glasfaser

 

Spanish Terminology: botes de pedal, barca de pedales, pedalear, vendedor ambulante, de fibra de vidrio, fibra de vidrio, kevlar, fibra de carbono, fibra