▁nearly ▁. ▁ ▁F old ing ▁boats ▁can ▁be ▁carried ▁by ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁persons , ▁and ▁comfort ably ▁fit ▁into ▁a ▁car ▁tr unk ▁when ▁pack ed . ▁ ▁They ▁come ▁in ▁several ▁vari eties . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁fol ding ▁k ay aks ▁and ▁fol ding ▁can o es . ▁These ▁types ▁often ▁use ▁a ▁wooden ▁or ▁al umin um ▁frame ▁and ▁P VC ▁or ▁water proof ▁fabric ▁for ▁the ▁h ull . ▁ ▁Other ▁fol ding ▁boats ▁consist ▁of ▁pl astic ▁sheets ▁or ▁marine ▁p lywood , ▁res emb ling ▁orig ami . ▁ ▁Although ▁there ▁is ▁much ▁to ▁be ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁advantages ▁of ▁a ▁fol ding ▁boat , ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁common place ▁in ▁bo ating . ▁Al umin ium ▁and ▁infl atable ▁alternatives ▁are ▁far ▁more ▁pre val ent ▁despite ▁some ▁fol ding ▁boats ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Se aho pper ▁having ▁been ▁sold ▁for ▁several ▁dec ades . ▁S ail ing ▁versions ▁are ▁particularly ▁popular . ▁ ▁F old ing ▁boats ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁use ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁with ▁Sh ell b end ▁fol ding ▁boats ▁being ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁by ▁M ell ard ▁Tre le aven ▁Re ade . ▁They ▁were ▁constructed ▁from ▁ma h og any ▁and ▁canvas . ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁types ▁Trad itional ▁boats ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁category ▁as ▁fol ding ▁boats ▁include ▁infl atable ▁d ing h ies ▁and ▁small ▁al umin ium ▁boats ▁( t inn ies ). ▁In fl atable ▁boats ▁try ▁to ▁solve