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__Objectives:__ =__**Materials:**__= __﻿__ =__**Thoughts:**__= At first, we intended to create a boat with a deep hull so it could support the combined weight of the battery and the motor and have it not take on water.
 * Create a motorized watercraft capable of traveling through a 10ft long gutter full of water.
 * White plastic siding
 * Wood
 * Lego Viking
 * Lots of Hot Glue
 * Motor
 * Metal Propeller
 * Electrical Wire
 * 9-V battery

=__Approach:__= We used two small pieces of plywood to for the base and back side of the boat. Plastic siding was then used to create the side and front end of the boat. The hull was sealed together by lots of hot glue. Two more pieces of plywood were added inside the boat, one as a place to mount the motor and another to mount the Lego Viking. The Motor and the battery were placed at opposite ends of the boat in order to stabilize it.

=__What Worked?:__= =__What Didnt Work?:__= =__What We Learned:__= The hull we designed was tall with a large portion of it sitting under the water level but because the hall was so tall and long it may have been stable while it was floating in place but when actually put into motion it had a tendancy to flip over. The propellor was completely flat and had a lot of rough edges, because of that the propulsion wasnt directed in any particular way therefor causing sporadic movement and balance issues once turned on.
 * The hull on its own was sturdy, balanced, and had no leaks.
 * The Lego viking.
 * The placement of the battery and the motor kept the craft balanced front to back.
 * The front of the hull was shaped in a more aerodynamic "V" shape to allow it to better pierce the water when moving.
 * The small hole on the back of the craft used to mount the propeller to the motor had a tendancy to fall below water level.[[image:587425484_2089256632_0.jpeg align="right"]]
 * The propellor directed water side to side rather than to the back causing the boat to flip over once in the water.
 * During one attempt two "wings" were added to the side of the craft to help keep the boat upright but ended up creating too much drag on the side of the gutters rendering the craft immobile.

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