What is the best design for a fast, small, wooden boat for a school project and a boat race?
The boat should be 0.5 meters long, made of wood or metal, and be able to carry at least 6 kilograms. No styrofoam is allowed. It should have a propeller and of course, an engine for it to work. The boat must also have a sail for design. It should also be fast, because we are going to have a boat race, and the winner will get a cash price. Please help… we need to finish the boat by october 9. Thanks!
P.S. I will not ride in the boat… I will just put a 6 kg weight (such as a set of metal weights) inside the boat.
If you know of a site that shows boat designs or blueprints for free, please also state them, ok?
Thank You!
boat should be 0.5 meters long (19″), made of wood or metal, and be able to carry at least 6 kilograms.(payload in addition to it own weight a motorcycle battery could be a portion of the 6 kg.) . It should have a propeller and of course, an engine for it to work.(Use an airplane electric motor and prop on this airboat) The boat must also have a sail for design.( A mast would be no problem , make a sail and furl it on the deck securely) It should also be fast, ( OH YES)because we are going to have a boat race, and the winner will get a cash price.(It is always nice to be the winner) . I will just put a 6 kg weight (such as a set of metal weights) inside the boat.
Use the general shape and general dimensions of boat below but buy some 4×4 balsa blocks and glue them together make it a catamaran with balsa sponsons
Use an air rudder for steerage. Contact your local RC plane hobbist, you may be able to borrow 90% of the things to put it together.
Alternative make the sponson out of 2 liter soda bottles like 6 to a sponson. Duct and straping tape and some alum rod to tie them together.
Good luck.
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