Rubberband Powered Bathtub Paddle Steamer

The golden age of river travel can be alive and well in your bathtub with this rubberband-powered paddle-steamer toy. Two paddle wheels and a smokestack give you all the power and stability you need to traverse the mighty Mississippi while a fully functioning tiller and rudder give you the agility to skillfully maneuver both in port and on the river.

All parts are printable save the rubber band. I also recommend CA glue for quick assembly and a waterproof seal.

Translation for land-lubbers

• Port – Left
• Starboard – Right
• Forward – front
• Aft – rear
• transom – the flat part on the back of the boat
• Rudder – flat steering thing
• Tiller – the thing that you use to point the rudder

Assembly:

• Remove all support material
• Insert 3 pins into the 3 holes (aft, forward, and cabin) on the port side
• Insert the port paddle into the port side
• Insert the rubberband into the hole in the port paddle
• Loop the rubber band around the paddle axle to secure it
• Loop the other end of the rubberband around the forward support rod with the pin in it
• apply glue to the starboard side. Ensure an unbroken bead of glue circles the internal compartment to waterproof it. Ensure the smokestack and cabin also have sufficient glue.
• Press the two sides together, ensuring the axle goes through the starboard side, all pins fall into their respective holes, and the rubber band is not in the way.
• Insert the rudder into the hole on the transom.
• apply glue to the tip of the rudder
• Press the tiller onto the rudder carefully
• Let dry

Print Settings:

Print the hull sections flat-side down with 0% infill, brim, and grid supports.

Print the paddles with 15% infill and organic supports

Print everything else with 15% infill, brim, and organic supports

PLA or PLA+