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? Best regards, Ralph Ralph_at_PouchBoats.com www.PouchBoats.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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/ ***************************************************************************
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:33:30 PDT