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Re: Cardboard boat design tweaking

Posted By: Paul G. Jacobson
Date: Thursday, 27 June 2002, at 10:30 p.m.

In Response To: Cardboard boat design tweaking (david)

: I built a flat-bottom cardboard boat and raced it against 15 other boats. I
: smoked them all! My boat is 20" wide, 11' long and 12" high and
: weighs 25lbs.

Go with a rounded or oval shaped bottom. The round bottomed boat will be a bit stronger than a flat bottom boat, and a little more streamlined. Cut your boat's profiles from bulkheads or bracing made from thicker cardboard, and corrugated cardboard will curve nicely over them, giving a long, smooth hull.

Hope this helps.

PGJ

Messages In This Thread

Cardboard boat design tweaking
david -- Thursday, 20 June 2002, at 12:34 a.m.

Re: Cardboard boat design tweaking
Hans Friedel -- Monday, 24 June 2002, at 2:00 a.m.

Re: Cardboard boat design tweaking
Brad -- Tuesday, 2 July 2002, at 1:08 a.m.

Re: Cardboard boat design tweaking
Hans Friedel -- Tuesday, 2 July 2002, at 6:36 a.m.

Re: Cardboard boat design tweaking
Brad -- Wednesday, 3 July 2002, at 8:46 p.m.

Re: Cardboard boat design tweaking
Hans Friedel -- Thursday, 4 July 2002, at 6:33 a.m.

Re: Cardboard boat design tweaking
Brad -- Wednesday, 10 July 2002, at 7:10 a.m.

Re: Cardboard boat design tweaking
Hans Friedel -- Wednesday, 10 July 2002, at 6:41 p.m.

Re: Cardboard boat design tweaking
Brad -- Thursday, 11 July 2002, at 1:31 a.m.

Re: Cardboard boat design tweaking
Paul G. Jacobson -- Thursday, 27 June 2002, at 10:30 p.m.

Re: Cardboard boat design tweaking
Paul Easton -- Tuesday, 7 February 2006, at 8:33 a.m.

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