how many people can it accommodate?
Six to eight people.
Halkett boat
The cloak weighed around in total, and took three to four minutes to inflate; once inflated, it could support the weight of six to eight people.
who designed the halkett boat? UNANSWERABLE describe this vessel in one line. It was a boat light enough to be carried over arduous terrain, but robust enough to be used in extreme weather conditions. what materials were used to build this? Macintosh cloth, cotton, rubber and naphtha. what are the names of those water bodies in which it sailed? Repulse Bay and River Thames.
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Halkett boat [SEP] Boat-cloak
Halkett designed a waterproof cloak made from an early form of Macintosh cloth, cotton impregnated with India rubber by using naphtha as a solvent. The lining of the cloak contained an airtight and watertight inflatable ovoid, split into four separate airtight compartments in case of puncture, and a pocket containing a paddle blade and a small bellows. The wearer of the cloak would carry a walking stick, which would double as the shaft of the paddle, and a large umbrella to serve as a sail. The cloak weighed around in total, and took three to four minutes to inflate; once inflated, it could support the weight of six to eight people.