they will love it
victory i won the race , it was 2 miles long took approx 40 minutes ,delighted thanks again.
thanks so much, you have all been very helpful
pipe/alu great i think the pipe /aluminium great ideas, just thought to get rounded wood wit the length and strength would be heavy. Am hoping to...
mistake typo sorry 7.5 feet is what i was meant to say not meters.i think thats about the normal length for oars, i won't be using row locks,...
for my raft race i have to make a homemade oar, kayak type with a blade at each end of a shaft, i have the blades made from pieces of a plastic...
picture so far http://www.dropshots.com/rickjames2#date/2009-06-15/12:49:44
finished and tested i got 2 9inch pvc pipes 11 feet long . sealed them front and back, attached traffic cones to the front and also sealed them....
thanks very much for the help.
ok thanks , my reasoning for going with the pipes, instead of tubes or barrells was to gain speed, looks like its back to the drawing board.
so if that is correct even with 4 ,11 foot , 4 inch pipes the raft wouldnt even float would it? sorry for being slow with the math.very new to...
hey, ive entered a raft race , and was going to build a raft using pvc pipe, 4 inch in diameter. a simple catamaran design. i weigh a hefty...