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Inflatable Sailboat
by j_enzo on March 18, 2011

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Inflatable Sailboat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Intro: Inflatable Sailboat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 1: Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 2: Frame Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 3: Make the Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Step 4: Make the rudder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 5: Ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Intro: Inflatable Sailboat
One day I wanted to build an inflatable sailboat but I had no money, so I tried a cheap solution, I used PVC pipe.

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Step 1: Materials
Step 2: Frame Construction
FortheframeI usedPVC pipe40mmbrown,impressedsostrongit is.

I useda teetocupthemastand elbows,topaddleinto bracketsIusedtwoT40mm/32mm.

Asyou cannotdoatearin themiddle of theboattoputabowline,inflatable boatsareusedin thesetwobowlinesside, Iusedthe paddlebladesthat Ihadfromthetimehe wanted to
makethepedalboat,had totake thecurvatureofshovels,Iboiledwaterandplungedthe shovelfor a fewminutesinboiling
water,therewasonlypressingthecurveinsteadusingatowel,andusedPVC pipe32mmbrown, elbowsandjoinsthreadable, soI caneasilydismantlethebowlines,andat the
timeofsailingisjusttighten the nutandistackin position.Note that thedistancebetweenthemastandthebowlinesdepends on theshapeandsizeof the candlein the position
ofthebowlinessailshouldbeat the pointofsail's greatest strength,inmy casecoincided withthesupportofrowingbecauseIwould stillmakesail.

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Step 3: Make the Sail
So I went to the sail, I used nylon parachutes, those used to make backpacks and kites do not know if it is actually used in parachutes. I bought 3 meters of white, yellow
and blue, I used everything could have been 1.7 m of the colors used on the sides. Can also be used to light the canvas sneakers that is relatively lightweight and
durable, the United States has a similar material called Polytarp both have two layers of fiber-reinforced plastic inner, the difference is that the canvas has Take the fibers
in a single Politarp sense and has two layers of fibers, one in vertical and horizontal in the other also can skip the step of joining the panels as it has in large measures.
I went to the garage of my father and stretched out the fabric, cut the fringe on the length and attach with double sided tape, 1 cm, most of those thin anyway, so I cut
around to make it easier to mark the design of the sail, I I used the measures that the very Lucket Jim, owner of SailBoatsToGo emailed me, only converted to
centimeters.
I'll try to explain, I cut the pipe 1 / 2 "in the middle, it comes with 6m, so I got two halves of 3m, uni parties with a screw and used as a ruler to mark the fabric, when I
realized that mark I could not score with graphite, so I used charcoal, not good, dirty everything, I urge you to buy a tailor's chalk (not sure if still there), marked with a
triangle base and 3.6 m in both sides of 2 , 89m (very basic high school trigonometry), done that, scored the curve gives the profile of the sail, for it scored four intervals
of 30.5 cm 2, after 22.5 and 30.5 cm over 4, I started the edge less than 10cm perpendicular to March, following the measurements were 11.5, 12.5, 14, 15, 16cm, then
goes down again 15, 14, 12.5, 11.5 and 10 cm, marked points, I drew a curve connecting these points, did the same thing the other side. I marked the openings for
accessories and cables, are 3, I made a 5x20cm rectangle on the left I made two, one at 28 cm from the vertex and another 280cm apex, more or less in the center of the
straight line and curve on the right side I scored a 124.5 cm from the apex.

I cut everything, and double-sided tape pasted d along a straight line, also pasted at the base of the triangle to make a bar. The top corner I cut a little, or not let the tip so
that the tubes could be placed.
My wife used to stitch a common sewing with nylon line, the whole process with two zigzag seams, sewed the first union of the panels, then stitched reinforcements at the
corners and openings and also sewed the bar at the leech, there it was time to glue the rounded edge with the straight part, that time has to be careful because this will
form ruffles, then we have to distribute the gathers evenly throughout the tissue, but when the sail is ready to have a frown too large can cause turbulence and lose
efficiency. There was just sew the curve. Finally sew strips of nylon type strap backpack, one in each corner and two on top, forming a dowel to tie the cables that stretch
the sail.
A tip, the needle is sloppy with the glue of the double-sided tape, then wipe the needle with alcohol when you start to ooze, so the line is not stuck.
After the sail was sewn just insert the tubes, cables and tie it all go, to tie at the end of the boom and sprit I used stainless steel clamps at the junction of the tubes tied
right into the screw.

In the space closest to the vertex I tied a ring of wood that passes through the mast, the more space I tied a cable that will pass through a pulley attached to the top of the
mast and the space they left I tied the sheet.

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Step 4: Make the rudder
Thenextstep wasto buildtherudder, I'musingthesteeringoar,Icalltherudder/paddle,I usedPVCpipeof32mm,cuttwotubesof 1.20mand
fitrowingbladeswithoutbuckle,madethetworudder/oars.
Forsupport,I usedanother tubeof32mm,Imeasuredthewidth oftheboatandleftmore than20cmon each sidetooperatethepowersteering/rowing.I madetwoholestopassboltsinto
the slotsof thesupportofthe boat engine,I usedtwoplastic screwstorepairabathroomexhaustI hadhere.I also madetwo moreholesabout5cmend of thetubetomovethepivotsof
thewheel/paddles.
Forthepivotofeachrudder/paddleIusedadowelfora10cmnylon,stucktopassboltsso thatthe bottombracketisaboltjust aboveanother,thus fixingthepivoton the
bracketandafarmoresupporttoattach theclampthatholdsthe cablefromrudder /paddle, Iusednylon washersrepairthesamedischargeto facilitatemovement.
TheclampsImadewithPVC, Icut4 stripsof40mmtube,warmedandmadetobend,thenstucktothepivotandsetupthecabletoholdthe rudder/paddle.

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Step 5: Ending
Ifilled up allthepipeswithpolyurethaneexpandabletonot getwater.
Inflatetheboatenoughforwhenyouput itin water,the lowest temperaturewilldrop a littleair pressureinside theboat.

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