> BTW a while back WoodenBoat magazine had an interesting boat in there
> launching sections. It looked like a rather odd squared-off fabric on
> frame design, then the second picture showed what it really was, the cover
> to his pickup which also served as his boat! :)

When my kids were little, about 15-20 years ago, they had a Fisher-Price play family camping set, and (behold!) the top to the family 4x4 turned into a pram type boat. I always thought it was a neat idea, but the proportions were a little off, and you couldn't go fishing in the rain without the car seats getting wet. :-D