Could possibly float boat

[suicideneil]

Empty coke / beer cans wouold make an ideal skin- very thin and light, yet resistant to... not terribly much, but it'll look cool...

[PedeBasher]

OOO!!! Maybe water bottles! I actually thought of that too.

[eovnu87435ds]

+1 for the cans over the bottles. It would be easier to work with and shape(tinsnips and your hands) it can be made very flat for less drag(most water bottles have ribs). mabye you can weld them together. and it would look quite cool. If you wanted something really robust however, old licence plates!

[shaunjohnson]

what i know about foam...
polyester foams have to be fiberglassed over with epoxy resin only.
urethane foam can be fiberglassed with normal resin.
high density foams are great for boat building but if you fiberglass it it will be punctured, it is designed to crush under loads.

takes AGES to rot in water.

umm....that's about it...
i used to be a member of the RC airboat clan and we built 1/4th scale gassers out of the stuff. layered it up then glassed it over.
i made 2 gassers like that and one gasser out of plywood.

[PedeBasher]

Now I see what your saying about the cans. Thankfully beer is a constant beverage at my beach house so I will have no problem getting enough.

[PedeBasher]

Monday I want to start the base of the hull. Started the centerboard as said yesterday but nothing note-worthy yet.

[jayjay283]

9 days till the races, I have the bottle to christen the craft lol bay view

[Metallover]

And then...

[Unsullied_Spy]

Couldn't help it:

[PedeBasher]

Haha. I am still waiting on another good helping of foam. As soon as I get like 3 more pieces I will start the hull. I wish I could get things faster.