A screw drive vehicle has a main housing with forward and aft ends and first
and
second lateral sides. A first support arm rotatably supports a first pontoon assembly
from the first lateral side of the main housing. A second support arm rotatably
supports a second pontoon assembly from the second lateral side of the main housing.
A reversible motor in the housing simultaneously rotates the support arms from
positions parallel to one another and the main housing to non-parallel positions.
Each pontoon assembly includes a tubular housing with exterior screw thread supported
for rotation between distal ends of the arm and a reversible pontoon drive motor
operably coupled with the tubular housing so as to rotate the housing and thread
in a selected rotational direction.