2 1 2 inches is a good beam.
How to build a better rain gutter regatta.
With your family den or pack participate in a kite derby space derby or rain gutter regatta.
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Set up your table s and place your rain gutters a few inches from the edge of the table as show in the photo.
Roll up again and use tape to hold edges together.
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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To setup this game you will need a flat surface.
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Unroll the sail and cut the excess plastic.
Yesterday i coordinated my first rain gutter regatta.
Choose different shapes for your boats.
Mark two channels for your drain pipe halves with a compass.
Keeping the boards clamped together load a long blade into your jigsaw and carefully cut out the semi circles.
Cut two rods from the sail dowel for pontoon spanners.
The two parts are now pontoons.
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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.
Build a boat from recycled materials and float it on the water.
Fill each gutter with about 3 gallons of water.
Cut the hull down the centerline middle.
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.
A typical raingutter is about 4 inches wide.
Use a small amount of blue food coloring optional to add a slight blue color to the water if you wish.
Save the cut offs as these become your end caps.
Make them as long as the maximum beam boat width allowed.
Make two different model boats and sail them.
