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Apedalo (British English),pedal boat (U.S. English), orpaddle boat (U.S., Canadian, and Australian English) is ahuman-powered watercraft propelled by the action ofpedals turning apaddle wheel.
A pedalo is ahuman-powered watercraft propelled by the turning of apaddle wheel. The wheel is turned by people operating thepedals of the craft. The paddle wheel of a pedalo is a smaller version of that used by apaddle steamer.
Pedalos, being particularly suited to calm waters, are often hired out for use on ponds and smalllakes inurban parks, as well as inbeaches when the weather allows.
The earliest record of a pedalo is perhapsLeonardo da Vinci's diagram of a craft driven by two pedals.[1][2]
Typically, a two-seat pedalo has two sets of pedals side-by-side, designed to be used together. Some models, however, have three pedals on each side, to allow a person boating alone to pedal from a centrally seated position.
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