Chinese Rafts

[herrmill]

SI's Swimsuit Edition & China

I still think natural bamboo is the best approach. :wink:


In the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, Chinese people are exotic props

http://shanghaiist.com/2013/02/13/sports_illustrated_swimsuit_edition_2013_china_racism.php

[Scott T]

Mike,
How about a update on your raft project? I see something building outside the
fence on your webcam.

Scott T

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

He's at work on his doomsday machine again ....

[Kazzer]

Mike,
How about a update on your raft project? I see something building outside the
fence on your webcam.

Scott T

Try this new web page!

[Scott T]

The raft is looking good. Anxious to see the launch.

[herrmill]

My GAWD! The locals would be impressed to see this beast on the waters of Xihu.

[Kazzer]

Mike,
How about a update on your raft project? I see something building outside the
fence on your webcam.

Scott T

My web cam! Oh! Yes, I will be pottering around this weekend, probably launching the beast!

https://www.moonrakers.com/camera.php

The canal is filling, but probably unintentionally as we have had a lot of rain in the past few days. Will the canal authorities let the water out? Who knows!

[Kazzer]

Here is the maiden voyage!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZpdYDF4zEI&feature=share&list=UUigPzFy8orZHZIxBu9DWfqQ

[trout]

You misspelled the word exterior on the video.

[Scott T]

Looking good, Captain Mike!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Lawn-chair, PVC pipe, Lawn-Mower engine. Looks like an episode of Crocodile Hunters, for Christ's sake!

Now, if you had that kid chewing a wad of Red-Man, with the Tobacco slurp running down his fact, the picture would have been complete!

Mike, you Hick!

[herrmill]

Nice! Unfortunately in most states you'd be served with at least 3 citations & that doesn't include Boating Under The Influence which is surely going to be brought up by FWC officers once they saw one of those skimming across the water! :wink:

http://myfwc.com/boating/regulations

PS - I can get you a nice SUP if you want to do some proper paddling on the canal.

[Kazzer]

My latest update on my raft projects

After reasonable success with our 14' 4" pipe raft, I decided to do the real Chinese River Raft at 28' long.

I bought a special snake coil to go inside the pipes so I could bend them without buckling them, but it was not as good as I hoped and I abandoned the idea for a small hot air gun.

The result is here---


Several bends in the bow section


Bending the pipes using hot air




The finished bend, raising the bow about 18"





The chairs --

More to come ----

[Kazzer]

Yesterday, we launched the 28' raft. Of course, it's very heavy, so we just placed plastic pipes under it and then gave it a danged good shove.





Well! We got her going, but after about ten minutes, our little 6hp Harborfreight motor overheated and quit. We limped home and resolved to get a 15hp engine.

In the meantoime, the canopy and seats need to be installed, and I have to make a plate to go under the bow, to make it plane up, rather than plow through the water.

It's pure fun!

[Scott T]

Really like the boat.

Scott T