Hernando Beach Marine Safety Support Group 3rd Annual Cardboard (Hernando Beach, FL)

Hernando Beach Marine Safety Support Group 3rd Annual Cardboard

The Third Annual Hernando Marine Safety Support Group Inc. Cardboard Boat Race is looking for cardboard boat entries live entertainment food and regular vendors for this crazy fun event on September 26 2015 at Hernando Beach Marina. The Hernando Beach Marine Safety Support Group Inc. is a Florida Not For Profit Corporation whose primary function is to promote and encourage Boating Safety by supporting the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and other Public National State and Local government units. How To Be A Winner and how to construct your cardboard boat 1. Decide on design and sketch it. It can be any size. Let your imagination go wild 2. Do the bottom of the boat first. 2 -3 layers of cardboard glued together and weighed down let set. 3. Cut sidepieces. Cut against the grain of the corrugated cardboard to insure durability. Use dull side of knife to score cardboard to make folding the layers easier and helps to bend pieces in proper shape. 4. Glue sides to bottom. Be sure to let glue set. 5. Carefully cover any seam with duct tape. 6. Waterproof inside and out with any single substance compound such as varnish. 7. Paint and decorate the boat. 8. No Flex Seal Type Products allowed. 9. Go to many Web sites. To get ideas e.g. Heber Springs CBBR 10. If we have enough interest our own Bill Ferreira will host an instructional class on card board boat building. Please email Julie (at) jewelelynn(at)yahoo.com for information. Cardboard Boat Construction All boats must be built of corrugated cardboard and if the judges deem it necessary must pass the dreaded Ice Pick Test & Metal detector test This verifies that the boat is constructed of only cardboard. No motors. Your cardboard boat may be as thick as you want it to be. Thickness of cardboard doesn t matter at all. Remember it must be all cardboard NOT cardboard and wood or cardboard and metal or metal screws for holding. The entire boat must be built of corrugated cardboard. The only exceptions are oars and in the mechanical division the propulsion system and steering devices. These exceptions are of course not part of the boat proper and can be constructed of materials other than cardboard. If you don t want your boat to sink the Committee urges you to waterproof the entire boat with one-part substance paint. (A two-part substance would include those that require the addition of a catalyst or hardener... This eliminates epoxy glue fiberglass and certain varnishes. One-part waterproofing substances are easily obtained at a paint or hardware store.) EXCEPT FLEX SEAL TYPE PRODUCTS. You cannot wrap the entire boat with plastic or duct tape or any similar tape or wrap. Duck tape can only be used at the seams and stress points. However you are allowed to reinforce all seams and stress points with tape before waterproofing. Contestants are not allowed to use any substance which might be harmful to the environment. Contestants should take care to ensure that the construction of your boat does not include pointed projections and sharp edges that might cause personal injury. Awards will be given to Cardboard Individuals businesses unique design and the Titanic Award (most dramatic sinking must make best effort not to sink.)Trophies 1st - 2nd - 3rd place in these categories. For Boat Registration and Vendor Applications go to www.hernandobeachmarina.com to download form. All Entries Must Be Received By August 30 2015. Registration and Vendor Application fees are non refundable. The Hernando Beach Marine Safety Support Group Inc. is listed in publication 78 section 501(C) (3) of the IRS list for approved Not For Profit corporations and therefore any gift of donation would be eligible as tax deducible. 100% of all donations are applied to the support of boating safety. Board or general members of the HBMSSG Inc. are all volunteers and receive no salary or compensation.