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Construction Materials
Corrugated Cardboard Duct Tape up to ½ in. thick any color combined ≤ 1 in. thick on seams
only
Design SuggestionsSketch out your design
Build a scale model from manila paper estimate materials or plan how to use what you have plan out what construction techniques will be used
1’ x 1’ x 3’ box will float 187 lbs.It it’ll hold you, it’s big enough to float.
Flat bottom and sit-to-paddle boats are the easiest.
If cardboard layers are combinedthey must be touching with NO AIR separating themCombine them so that one is at a 90° angle to the
other.
TIPSCover all edges of cardboard (it acts like a
siphon!)Reinforce the areas where you sit or kneelWider is better (3 ft max width)Shorter boats are difficult to keep straight (7 ft
max length)Best height – 18 in
Allows room to sit/kneel & still paddle over the edgeKneeling is a “power” position and allows you to
paddle faster, but sitting is more comfortable.Duct tape shrinks when painted (but it comes in
many, many colors!)Make cuts with a box cutter (razor blade) or
Exacto knife
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