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15th ANNUAL WATERFRONT FESTIVAL
JUNE 13 & 14, 2008

- featuring the -
14th Annual Seneca Lake
"Northeastern United States"
Cardboard Boat Regatta
Seneca Harbor Park - Watkins Glen
Saturday, June 14, 2008

A Watkins Glen Promotions Production
Phone (607) 535-3003 - e-mail promotions@watkinsglen.com

~ Sponsors ~
BIG Fox ~ Captain Bill's ~ Chemung Canal Trust Company ~ Freeman Communications
Guthrie Medical Group ~ Howell, Liberatore & Wickham ~ OnLine Image
Seneca Lodge ~ Village Marina Bar and Grill ~ WINK 106 ~ WINGZ 104.9




Clues To Construction

  • Close your eyes. - Imagine yourself at the helm, the wind in your hair, captain of your cardboard craft. It can be any size. Let your imagination go WILD!!! Now sketch this masterpiece of transportation.
  • Corrugated Cardboard is available from Weyerhauser in Elmira, or scrounge through furniture and appliance dealers recycling bins.
  • Build the bottom of the boat first. Two or three layers of cardboard glued together and weighted down…let it set.
  • Cut the sidepieces. Cut against the grain of the corrugated cardboard to insure durability. Use the dull side of a knife when scoring to make a fold. This makes it easier to bend pieces into the proper shape.
  • Glue the sides to the bottom. Let the glue set.
  • Carefully cover any seam with tape. Duct tape works well.
  • Waterproof the inside and outside with a single substance compound. (A simple glue-no two part expoxies.)
  • Paint and decorate the boat.
  • Best clue…Fold a lot and cut sparingly!

    Remember…there is nothing…absolutely nothing…half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats!


     

    If LIFE is indeed a beach…
    And, the sands of time record our deeds…
    Do you want to be remembered for your footprints…
    Or those of your butt?



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