# Anyone now how to build a good raingutter regatta boat? (cub scouts)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 14, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-now-how-to-build-a-good-raingutter-regatta-boat-cub-scouts/136735 "2002-11-14T16:07:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-now-how-to-build-a-good-raingutter-regatta-boat-cub-scouts/136735/1 "2002-11-14T16:07:26Z")

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I am not sure if this belongs here or in IMHO but anyway… For those who don’t know the raingutter regatta is similer to the Pinewood derby except you use a small balsawood sailboat and propel it down a length of raingutter by blowing into the sail.

I did a google search and found all kinds of tips for building catamarans and hydroplanes :rolleyes:, way more complicated than what I was looking for. I just want to use the basic kit ( [http://www.raingutter-regatta.com/5470.jpg](http://www.raingutter-regatta.com/5470.jpg) ) to help my son make a decent boat. From the sites I looked at common problems with the basic boat are it’s top heavy and it wants to turn and crash into the edge of the raingutter.