Busy building my kids a cardboard boat for a regatta in two weeks. My son did it last year and now my daughter is joining the crew. Should be fun. No paint or glue allowed just cardboard and lots and lots of mailing tape. Now the pats are going to be an issue. Can’t be bought or plastic. Last year I made a kayak type paddle so I’ll cut that in half but the other end got soaked so we shall see wish us luck!
Cardboard boat build
- Thread starter Nmr1981
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We had it for a few years but they stopped doing it in 2020. It was a lot of fun. We sank pretty quickly 
I always wanted to try making a canoe/kayak type boat out of layered pizza boxes. An obviously make the paddles out of pizza boxes as well
but I never got the chance.
I always wanted to try making a canoe/kayak type boat out of layered pizza boxes. An obviously make the paddles out of pizza boxes as well
but I never got the chance.
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From the shape - save it for Halloween
dnewton3
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Not uncommon in some highschools systems; typically a physics class (buoyancy calculations, etc).
My son won his race his senior year.
It can be a fun way to get "science" into real life examples.
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Not allowed. Cardboard and tape are typically the only materials permitted in the build.
How about an origami cardboard boat? No leaky seams! You'll need a rather large piece of thin cardboard. Would be cool, though.
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Get Phil Swift to seal that puppy up nice and tight!
I see this whole competition as sort of a Kobayashi Maru test. The trick is to change the rules without anybody else knowing. Original thinking rather than cheating!
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Gorilla tape. Mythbusters made a boat out of it.
You are a good father. That is so cool, that you would go to the effort to provide your son and daughter the opportunity to do something like this.
Thank you for the kind words. I love involving them in projects all the time, even if it means a cluttered workshop or wasted wood. He has also been “helping” me build my Morris Chair that I started before he was born. He uses wood glue and my scraps to make his own creations. I’ll get the chair done eventually.
Silicone spray....
. I’m kind of relieved since we just got in from vacation last night and the race was supposed to be today. I have storm cleanup and grass to cut and now the kiddos want a mast attached…Similar threads
