Del Norte Nighthawk Cardboard Boat Regatta

by Sienna_Creations in Craft > Cardboard

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Del Norte Nighthawk Cardboard Boat Regatta

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Made by Chris, Trennen, & Sienna

Getting Supplies

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-scissors
-ductape
-cardboard
-ruler
-pens/pencils

Helpful tip:
-make a model boat

Base and Pieces

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Base
1) flatten a large box and make a rectangular base 66.5in by 33in with a pencil
2) make a triangle at one end of the rectangle that is 33in by 15in with a pencil

Forming the walls
3) make 2 new rectangles 66.5in by 13.5in
4) make 1 rectangle 33in by 13.5in
5) make 2 rectangles 33in by 13.5in

Putting it together
6) lay all the cardboard pieces connected together
7) then ductape

Security

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1) tape sides of walls together

Optional:
-you can add long strips of cardboard to the seams between walls

Support

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Middle beam
1)create a triangle out of cardboard 33in in width
2) ductape ends together
3) ductape to boat

Corners
4)cut out cardboard squares and secure to corners with ductape
-can do this several times to make multiple layers

Seams
1) ductape over seams with ductape

Tip
1) cut out a cardboard 13.5in in height and bend it to the shape of the boat's tip
2) ductape to wall

Sealing Boat

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1) ductape all around boat

And now you're done! YEAH!!!