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REW Pop-pop Raft

March 2014






This is my entry into the WWPPBB 2014. Not so much a pop-pop boat, more a pop-pop raft. Powered by a traditional coil, fueled by a dollop of Sterno. Unfortunately, the weight of the coil was too much for the sticks alone and the first time I launched it, it immediately sank! I had to add a little extra boyancy on the bottom. I added a crude rudder, consisting of a small piece of scrap balsa pushed through a hole in the bottom; more to keep it in a straight line than to steer it but there is room in the hole to twist it slightly.

Make REW
Model Pop-pop raft
Made 2014
Description Pop-pop boat
Cylinders 0
Cylinder Type N/A
Piston Diam mm N/A
Stroke mm N/A
Valve Type N/A
Boiler Type Coil
Fuel Sterno
Mechanical Condition New
Cosmetic Condition New
Paintwork N/A
Packaging
Purchased 2014
Purchase cost
Additional cost