Solar Rowing Boat Buoyancy Aid

[@MrDbone75]

A very good Tuesday afternoon to you sir from Wellington Somerset

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

Good afternoon, David 😊😊

[@outandabout100]

Thats a beautiful rowing boat.

[@outandabout100]

I used to make with a paper. That's all we had

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

Thanks, Yaz. I do like it, but I haven't had a chance to give it a real test. That will probably have to wait until next summer to get really good sunshine 🌞

[@thehappylittlefoxakabenji8154]

that looks neatly done for cutting with a craft knife I usually use a hot wire cutter to cut all my polystyrene I once cut up the packing for a washing machine bit by bit it took a while

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

I did build up quite a stock of polystyrene for making planes, but I only did a few. The hot wire bows are hanging up in the shed and I have a 12v car battery sitting in there that is kept topped up from a solar panel. I haven't used it in years. It wouldn't surprise me if the battery is dry. I really should check it sometime. Luckily, at the moment the solar panel is disconnected because I was using it on one of my other projects.

[@Slider2732_]

It's a good mod, clean too and looks like it won't jump back out and float away. Got to wonder why they designed it in a such a way!

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

I would guess it is only intended for use in a classroom environment, but I would like it to go across a duckpond 🌞🦆

[@Slider2732_]

@@GrandadIsAnOldMan At speeeeeed! 😄

[@JustFun-iz9rf]

what about the foam strip on both of the outside of the boat. Or have you already done that

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

I think this will be fine. It won't sink now 👍🦆

[@BEATREACHERZ]

Does it need a keel ? ( Im not a pro boat-builder btw !! just wondering) nice design and inspiring. Thanks for your videos

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

I expect it will get blown sideways if there is any wind, so a keel might help that, but it really depends what you expect from a little boat like this. I am not sure if that rudder is large enough, for the same reason. I won't really know until we get suitable weather to try it on a reasonable sized pond and I would need to make sure my RC rescue recovery boat is in working condition too, in case we need to retrieve it. I don't expect is is worth trying it this time of year anyway. Better to wait for the summer.

[@jonas2431]

I made a foam chopper years ago it had foam everywhere

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

@jonas2431 one of the channels I follow used to make lovely foam aircraft by sanding down foam. He used to work on a table outdoors so all the foam snow would have blown across the garden. I expect it is still there mixed into the soil and undergrowth 😕

[@jonas2431]

@GrandadIsAnOldMan oh wow

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

@@jonas2431 here is a good example of his videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/q567oKSXeq-bjNU Lots of the comments make the point about the dust 👍👍

[@jonas2431]

@@GrandadIsAnOldMan love it