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= __List of Materials__ = Hot glue Motor 9V battery Wire Rubber band Pulleys Wood Sodder = __Objectives__ = Create a motorized boat made of materials (above) to travel down a ten foot gutter. The goal of the project was to go down the gutter in the fastest time possible. = __Thinking__ = At first our thinking was to have the boat wide but not wider than the gutter and to make it float. If the boat was close to the edges it would help keep it straight and not turn. = __Approach__ = Our approach was to use a lighter pieces of wood that would be sturdy and would tip over to let water in. To help this we put hot glue in the cracks and hair. = __Worked/didn’t work__ = Solid pieces of wood that were hollowed out did not work. They did not float enough to carry the weight of the battery and the motor. Some boats motors were geared to high and most people (tyler) fried their motors. Attaching floatable material did not help. = __Learned__ = We learned by watching the people around us how not to build a boat. (Stock, Austin,Jeffy, Tyler, Toast,). We also learned that gorilla and wood glue does not work and gets all over everything. (Jeffy) Another thing we learned is that the little rubber bands did not work for our set up, the rubber bands kept on breaking on us. Finally we learned that Toast (Billy) has an addiction to silicone.