Boat Report

1. The directions were to only use cardboard, glue, and duct tape. Both of us were able to get cardboard without spending any money. My parents and I started to save any cardboard that we had after the assignment was assigned. We got cardboard from groceries, appliances that we used and we also kindly asked our neighbors to give us a hand if they had any extra cardboard that they didn't need. Edgar got cardboard by asking his grandparents to reserve the cardboard that they get from buying groceries every week at Costco for him to use. He also found some that were unused around the house. We had more than enough cardboard to build our boat. Glue was cheap to buy at the 99 cents store for the price of 99 cents. Duct tape was one of the essential supplies needed to complete the boat. To retrieve it, Edgar got some from his grandparent’s house because it is used for common everyday situations. In addition, to the roll of tape we received in class, Edgar’s mom bought us a small roll just in case we ran out. Supplies were not a problem.

2. There are numerous problems that could occur during the boat race. For starters, the boat could have not fit the requirements for the boat. To make sure they were fulfilled we made sure to measure the length of the boat and for the width we tried to moved it through a door and it went through. For the weight requirement we approximated weight of the boat with another 25 pound object to make sure it didn't weigh more or less. Also we got an average weight scale and placed it upon it and the weight was between the more or less interval. To make sure in case water wouldn't seep through the boat easily and making sure it floats, we put some layers on the bottom of the boat to keep the balanced weight of it consistent while providing the boat with protection.

3. A possible inconsistent result is the cardboard being tested in water resulting in it becoming damp. This would force us to rebuild the base of the boat and essentially start over. Also the shifting of the weight inside the boat could cause problems when put into the pool. Too much weight on one side could cause the entire boat to either, capsize, collapse and sink. The testing of our boat took place on June 5, 2013 and it did in fact float however it sunk once some waves were added. The waves were to simulate paddling in the real testing. Water come over the side so repairs needed to be made. The main cause for water getting inside the boat is the fact that its height is insufficient. The correction that needed to made is make the sides much higher.

The beginning process of building the boat required us to obtain some cardboard. The cardboard was recycled from relatives. We began by measuring out the height of Jocelyn to assure that she has some leg room and is comfortable. Being uncomfortable and not having enough space would cause her to fidget and cause some disturbances inside the boat which could cause it to sink. Then we began folding the boat and wrapping it entirely with duct tape. We super glued a second layer to the original boat for sturdiness.  

 In the picture above, we have all the recycled cardboard.

The is just one of the sides that was taped. This was the second side and looked a lot more professionally done.

This side was the first to be duct taped and it does look like a not so skilled duct taper did the job.

Inside picture of the boat with the sides folded upwards and duct taped.

A frontal view of the boat with the sides up and taped.

 A side view with the back rest up and duct taped.

A picture of the bottom of the boat. We had some red duct tape however we ran out mid way through the entire back side.

Final boat that is all duct taped and ready to set sail!!