pic: 648 Cardboard Crab Steer Boat 1

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Originally Posted by Budda648

I think this may impress us on the speed also....

While I'm not familiar with what speed is required to make for an impressive speed for a cardboard boat, this design looks like it will experience a fair bit of drag compared to a more streamlined, single hull vessel.

You may also find that while this design will exhibit omni-directional drive ability, that it may also exhibit very little directional stability... the ability to track in a straight line.

It is a cool looking design, but I wouldn't expect it to go fast, or in a particularly straight line. Perhaps if the tetrahedrons were replaced with streamlined "rudders" that each rotated as the pilot did....

Jason