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Paper boat. Personal transport

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No, not the one on which Andersen's "steadfast tin soldier" swam, but the real one, on which a person can ride.

To make it, you need to stock up on old newspapers, glue, paint, battens, plywood and, most importantly, a blank on which the boat is glued. For this purpose, a finished boat can be used.

If you want to create a whole fleet of paper, then get a boat of the required capacity, load capacity and shape for a short time. After making the first ship, you can take any number of copies from it.

The easiest way is to make a kayak.

paper boat

A wooden kayak (it will serve as a form) is placed upside down on the table and smeared with a thin layer of technical vaseline so that the paper does not stick to it. The surface of the bottom and sides are pasted over with newspapers. Three people do it: one smears the sheets with glue, the other puts them on, and the third smoothes them with his palms and a rag, expelling the air trapped between the layers.

Lay sheets in a circle. They start, let's say, from the bow, on the starboard side and go along this side to the stern; then go to the port side and glue its surface.

The sheets have a short edge to the edge of the board and put them so that in the middle they find each other. This strengthens the bottom. Thus, if the board consists of a layer of 25-30 newspaper sheets, then the bottom consists of 50-60 sheets.

Do not rush to glue the whole boat at once. A thick layer of paper dries for a long time, and the glue may deteriorate or "bloom", and all work will be lost. After applying every five to six layers, take a break to dry. In hot summer time, one day is enough for this; in winter - 5-6 days.

A kayak 4-4,5 m long will require about 250-300 newspapers.

You can glue with casein glue, carpentry glue or flour paste. Chrome alum or potassium dichromate (8-10 g per liter of glue) are added to carpentry and flour glue.

After the newspapers have dried well, cut off the paper protruding over the sides with a sharp knife and remove the glued boat from the blank. For greater strength, the boat can be pasted over with gauze.

Then the kayak is impregnated with pitch from the outside and inside. Hot (but not boiling) var is diluted with a small amount of kerosene or gasoline. This is a flammable mixture, so the WORK ON IMPREGNATION OF THE KAYAR SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN THE OPEN AIR IN DRY, WARM WEATHER IN THE PRESENCE OF ADULTS.

The impregnated and dried kayak is painted two or three times with light oil paint. The body is so strong that it does not need a wooden frame.

To fasten the deck (deck) along the sides, 4 slats with a section of 10x25 mm are sewn on thin nails (two for each side). The paper is clamped between them, resulting in a kind of fenders.

The cockpit - a hole in the deck where the rower is placed - is limited in front and behind by beams, and on the sides by bulwarks - rails placed on edge. The plywood deck is nailed to the fenders, beams and bulwarks. A deck is cut out of four pieces of plywood - separately for the bow, stern and two side parts. A plywood breakwater is attached to the bow of the deck. Plywood is painted on both sides with oil paint. Moreover, they paint plywood before nailing it to the deck.

For the oar, a pole 2,5 m long is taken and plywood blades are cut into it.

Those who will use paper boats should remember that they require drying after each ride. Do not leave them in the water for a long time. Store boats indoors or under a shed.

A paper boat usually weighs 10-12 kg. To transport it to the water, you can make a cart with wheels or a baby carriage.

REMEMBER THAT KAYAKING IS ONLY ALLOWED FOR THOSE WHO CAN SWIM AND THAT YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE A LIFEBUOY (cork or inflatable) on board.

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