Yesterday i coordinated my first rain gutter regatta.
How to build a better rain gutter regatta.
My son had raced in three previous regattas and i had talked with the previous cubmaster about the logistics of running the regatta for our 16 scout pack and it seemed pretty easy this year we had an incredibly successful recruiting drive and now have 45 registered scouts.
Make two different model boats and sail them.
Cut two rods from the sail dowel for pontoon spanners.
Fill each gutter with about 3 gallons of water.
Build a boat from recycled materials and float it on the water.
Cut the hull down the centerline middle.
Roll up again and use tape to hold edges together.
The two parts are now pontoons.
Mark two channels for your drain pipe halves with a compass.
2 1 2 inches is a good beam.
A typical raingutter is about 4 inches wide.
To setup this game you will need a flat surface.
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Now use the band saw with a resaw fence to cut the large pipe down the middle.
Make them as long as the maximum beam boat width allowed.
Unroll the sail and cut the excess plastic.
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Use a small amount of blue food coloring optional to add a slight blue color to the water if you wish.
Set up your table s and place your rain gutters a few inches from the edge of the table as show in the photo.
The cut edges are the tops of the pontoons.
How to build a fast raingutter regatta boat with pictures the cub scout raingutter regatta allows boys to build and race boats down a rain gutter filled with water in a spirit of camaraderie and competition.
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Roll the plastic sail material to make a cone and using a sharp hobby knife cut small x slots opposite each other where the mast will go through and using a pen mark the excess plastic.
With your family den or pack participate in a kite derby space derby or rain gutter regatta.
Save the cut offs as these become your end caps.
Choose different shapes for your boats.
Trim the hull to make it symmetric.