At 09:47 AM 7/30/02 -0400, FoldingBoats_at_aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 7/29/2002 11:58:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, >a.ferguson_at_chem.canterbury.ac.nz writes: > > > ... A couple of sheets of corrugated cardboard and miles of wrapping tape > > (sticky), scissors and craft knives (box cutters), a few felt-tip pens and > > a bit of arm waving. The winning team made quite a few tightly rolled > beams > > and stuck them in strategic places. ... > >SikaFlex at one time sponsored a quick-and-dirty boat building contest at the >annual Wooden Boat Festival. Three 4x8 sheets of marine plywood, some >dimensional lumber and unlimited supply of their goop. Some seriously good >boats came out of that, but I never found anyone following it up. > >How much cardboard are you allowed and what are the restrictions on the boat >shape -- if any? There's an annual cardboard boat regatta/race held in Watkins Glen (on Seneca Lake). If I recall they don't limit the amount of cardboard but there are separate categories for "waterproofed" vs. unprotected boats. I haven't seen it but apparently the race involving the unsealed cardboard boats is pretty entertaining. Here's the url: http://www.watkinsglen.com/festival/cardboard.htm *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jul 30 2002 - 07:19:58 PDT
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