JUNE 13 MEETING RESULTS ======================= Hull Description (in no particular order): - Doors welded shut vertically - Watertight passenger "tub" defined by firewall in front, outer door metal on sides, and someplace in the trunk at the rear - Bottom of tub will be sheet metal welded flat across the span from door bottom to door bottom, removing dependence on integrity of existing floor metal. Area between car floor and hull metal may be back-filled with expanding foam to reduce leakage and "oilcanning." - Engine compartment and trunk will still displace their entire volumes in water (using foam, etc.), but will be outside of the truly watertight tub. This reduces sheet metal requirements and overall weight. - Pontoonlike projections will be built to roughly coincide with the wheel centerlines, which happen to also be the frame centerlines. They will be designed with sturdy steel runners on bottom and be capable of supporting the weight out of the water. Dimensions will be calculated soon for various weight/waterline combinations. Pontoons will be mounted to the outside of the watertight tub and filled with foam. - Wheel wells will be covered over. Propulsion: - We need a steering wheel-operated rudder (astern?) no matter what. (Use standard push-pull aircraft cable linkage, as on a motorboat?) - Pedal/propeller system would be nice, but will only happen if more people can assist. I can point someone to good resources. - Backup plan: mount oarlocks on sides. Fancy Stuff: - Naming effort on hold until true inspiration strikes. SHORT-TERM EFFORTS ================== Activities Tuesday-Friday - Remove all interior stuff, cart away to Cruftlabs - Begin clearing out engine compartment - Remove doors - Identify and remove all bolts holding body to frame - Remove body Supplies - Karen will look for large pieces of sheet steel at work - We need an engine hoist real bad (yes, this is an "action item")