Floating apparatus with manual driver

A floating apparatus arranged to be propelled manually, comprising:

• a float having a head and a foot for supporting a recumbent person;
• a hull attached under said float and having a first end and a second end, said hull being narrower than said float, said hull being closed at the first end and open at the second end;
• a propeller shaft including a propeller rotatably mounted in said hull;
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• a manual driver for rotating said propeller shaft, said manual driver being mounted at the first end of said hull, said propeller being mounted at the second end of said hull.

A floating apparatus arranged to be propelled manually, comprising:

• a float including a foam panel having a head and a foot for supporting a recumbent person;
• a V-shaped hull with a plurality of side vents attached under said float, said hull having a first end that is closed and a second end that is open and has two tail fins, said hull being narrower than said float, said hull having gunwales comprising a right and a left flange, said gunwales being upwardly curved at the first end, said float having an upwardly sloped section overlaying said upwardly curved gunwales;
• a rudder pivotally mounted in front of said hull at the first end, said rudder having a tiller projecting through said float;
• a propeller shaft including a propeller, said propeller shaft being rotatably attached to and supported by said float inside said hull, said float overhanging said propeller, said propeller being located at the second end of said hull;
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• a manual driver mounted at the first end of said hull for rotating said propeller shaft, said manual driver comprising a crankshaft mounted athwart said hull, said propeller shaft having a gear, said crankshaft having a worm engaging said gear on said propeller shaft.