Building design tips.
Rain gutter scout boat designs.
A knife like bow with a v shaped keel will only plow through the water slowly.
They can work to make their boat more aerodynamic and they can decorate it.
An exciting alternative to the classic single hull raingutter regatta boat design this kit has everything cub scouts need to build a trimaran racer.
The scouts use a kit to build a trimaran sailboat that is wind powered by blowing on the sail.
A build boat and test it over and over in bathtub to check for stability.
After that they could race again go back and tweak their boats or like crump s son start over.
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The boys made their boats on one side of the room and then carried them to the gutters to compete in informal two man heats.
The cub scouts then race their boats in water filled rain gutters at a pack meeting.
But much like the pinewood derby the raingutter regatta is an event.
The trimaran boat kit is an exclusive alternative to the original raingutter regatta single hull design.
You want the boat to rise up out of the water and skim the surface.
See more ideas about regatta rain gutter regatta cub scouts.
How to build a raingutter regatta boat for boy scouts.
The stern of each pontoon should have a slight taper.
Stability is the key.
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Other ideas to help in this area.
We have existing 4 inch wide gutters previously.
