Collapsible water vessel

A configurable water vessel comprising:

• wherein the configurable water vessel comprises an outer frame, one or more ribs, one or more seats, an outer shell, a flooring bladder, a plurality of paddles, and a plurality of elastic cords;
• wherein the outer shell provides a barrier between an interior of the configurable water vessel and the water within which the configurable water vessel is placed;
• wherein the outer frame, the one or more ribs, the one or more seats, the flooring bladder, and the plurality of elastic cords form a physical structure upon which the outer shell attaches;
• wherein the plurality of paddles provides motive power for the configurable water vessel;
• wherein the configurable water vessel is a portable boat;
• wherein the configurable water vessel is stored as a backpack;
• wherein the configurable water vessel is configured for use in water;
• wherein the configurable water vessel can be deployed with a bottom configuration selected from a group consisting of a normal bottom, a deep V bottom, and a flat bottom;
• wherein the outer frame is a rigid structure;
• wherein the outer frame comprises a plurality of fiberglass rods;
• wherein each of the plurality of fiberglass rods comprises a plurality of fiberglass pipes and an elastic cord selected from the plurality of elastic cords;
• wherein each of the plurality of fiberglass pipes is a flexible fiberglass pipe;
• wherein the plurality of elastic cords comprises a first elastic cord, a second elastic cord, a third elastic cord, a fourth elastic cord, and a fifth elastic cord;
• wherein the plurality of fiberglass rods comprises a first rod, a second rod, a third rod, a fourth rod, and a fifth rod;
• wherein the first rod is further defined with a first end and a second end;
• wherein the second rod is further defined with a third end and a fourth end;
• wherein the third rod is further defined with a fifth end and a sixth end;
• wherein the fourth rod is further defined with a seventh end and an eighth end;
• wherein the fifth rod is further defined with a ninth end and a tenth end;
• wherein the outer frame is a rigid structure;
• wherein the outer frame further comprises a bow yoke and a stem yoke;
• wherein the bow yoke is a structure that forms the bow of the configurable water vessel;
• wherein the bow yoke anchors an end of each of the plurality of fiberglass rods;
• wherein the bow yoke is further defined with a first port, a second port, a third port, a fourth port, and a fifth port;
• wherein the stem yoke is a structure that forms the stem of the configurable water vessel;
• wherein the stem yoke is used to anchor an end of each of the plurality of fiberglass rods;
• wherein the stem yoke is further defined with a sixth port, a seventh port, an eighth port, a ninth port, and a tenth port;
• wherein the outer frame further comprises a bow winch and an aft winch, the bow winch tightens the first rod 111 and second rod 112 into the bow yoke and stem yoke by tightening the first and second elastic cords;
• and the third rod, fourth rod and fifth rod are tightened into the bow yoke and stem yoke by using the aft winch to tighten the third, fourth and fifth elastic cords;
• wherein each of the plurality of fiberglass pipes is a hollow pipe;
• wherein the plurality of fiberglass pipes that make up the selected fiberglass rod can be joined end to end in a tent pole configuration;
• wherein a ferrule of a first selected fiber glass pipe is inserted into the hollow center of a second fiberglass pipe.