(Note the schedule is not yet set -- However the Master Statement below will be used to derive the schedule)

Master Statement for fall 2007

Organization-

Meeting will occur twice a week. There will be a short discussion at the beginning of every meeting in which the schedule will be consulted. If class credit is being received for involvement in a given project attendance will be recorded and performance will be gaged by the club officers.

Club officers-

Justin Hypnarowski, President
Douglas Eroh, Vice President
Mike Patrick, Secretary
Adrian Nelson, Treasurer

Projects for 07'-08'(pending)

1. Low tire pressure fill station

A study by students at Carnegie and Mellon project that the majority of cars in the U.S. are operating on tires inflated to only 80 percent of recommended capacity. According to fuelecnoomy.gov, leaving tires under-inflated can lower gas mileage by 0.4 percent for every one PSI drop in pressure. Doesn't sound like much of a big deal - unless you are an average American. An average American clocks in a whopping 12000 miles per year. WIth underinflation taken into account, this translates into an extra 140 extra gallons of wasted gas a year, at a cost of $300-$500. In environmental terms this means that as much as 2,800 pounds of carbon dioxide is needlessly being spewed into our skies.

Club F.E.A.S.T. (Future Energies And Sustainable Technologies) has recognized this easily solved problem and has organized the first ever F.U.M.T.A.S.T.E. campaign (Fill Up My Tires And Save The Environment- We know is a little long winded okay, if you think of a better one you tell us. Alright.).

On (day) Club FEAST members will be manning a tire pressure station in the Leffer Chapel parking lot. This event will last all day (8 am to 8 pm) and is totally free. Just pull up, get your tires checked, pressure adjusted, and get an instant gas savings calculation.

Not only will you help the environment, but you will also have a safer car (properly inflated tires are safer and less likely to fail at higher speed than under inflated tires). Not to mention the cash you'll save.

Thank you,
Justin Hypnarowski
President, Club FEAST

2.Cardboard furniture

Just for fun. Build furniture out of cardboard.

3.eBoat 2.0

This past summer we competed in the 2007 Solar Splash competition for the second time. We preformed well. We won an award for “Most Commercially Viable Hull” and we increased our point score by nearly 15% over the first time we competed. This year we have many advantages that we didn't have this time last year:

1. We have a functioning boat
2. A new German made motor
3. New Batteries
4. Experienced team members
5. Enhanced work space

To say the least, we're going again. With these advantages over last year we will have to adjust ourselves to focus on three new fields: Sponsorship, Product improvement, and testing.

Sponsorship (Fall 07')

Last year, due to tight time constraints and inexperience, we preformed poorly when attempting to acquire donations and sponsorships. This year it is a goal to create a sponsorship packet that can sent out to desired companies. We will reference the Wunderbot team and work with the Elizabethtown Development office.

Product Improvement

This is the most work intensive of the three fields: Our goal is to improve the flooring, console, seating, and the pontoons. One aspect of these improvements is deceasing the weight of each item listed. Below the improvements are listed by importance (and possibly order done in)

Flooring

There are many options for new flooring. However, the new flooring must provide a high level of safety, reasonable price range (even if donated), ensure lightweight design, and all attributes required for boating ( water resistance, sun resistance, and high impact strength).

Options researched thus far:

1.Plastic Grid Flooring

Cost: $436 whole deck; $218 half deck
Chance of donation: Unknown
Pros: Light, solid material, durable, water proof, easy to get
Cons: Expensive, test strength to only 250 pounds
http://www.metro-products.com/index.htm

2.Corrugated plastics

Cost: Unknown
Chance of donation: Unknown
Pros: Very lightweight, innovative material, easily customized, some are sun and fire resistant
Cons: Too much is unknown about this option, I have read about it being used for flooring only once.
http://www.coroplast.com/index.htm
http://www.corlite.net/

3.Plexiglass

Cost: cost depends on thickness, not enough is known about strength for proper estimate
Chance of donation: About 15% off ( last year with a single email )
Pros: Comes in clear, which would be awesome, “Plexiglass is 17 times stronger than glass, but 50% the weight” - Unconfirmed
Cons: Potentially very expensive, difficult to cut, would have to be kept in large sections
http://www.professionalplastics.com/cgi-bin/main/co_disp/displ/carfnbr/4/prrfnbr/85259

4.Sheet metal

Cost: Varies greatly depending on source
Chance of donation: Unknown- possible, because commonly found in junk yards
Pros: Good weight to strength ratio, common, well tested in boating
Cons: Sharp edges, mostly unknown

Console

The console currently weighs about 60 pounds. For solar splash we cut the console in half and used only the top section for the actual competition. We did this to cut down on both drag and weight. Creating a new console is the second highest priority.

A console can be made from a variety of materials, but we must ensure that whichever material is chosen is lightweight, water proof, and highly adjustable. Material options that could fit these requirements are:

Fiberglass

- Lightweight, strong, water proof, but expensive, and work intensive

Plastics

- Lightweight, strong, durable, water proof, possibly expensive, little experience with materials, unknown source of purchase Wood- heaver, strong, does the job, cheap,

Seating

Possibly acquiring professional seating would be best.

Pontoon

Using the existing pontoon as a mold for a new skin. 1. We smooth out one of the existing pontoons (we could smooth it out into the foam since it wont matter if it can float) (using only one of them would allow us to make to identical pontoons by using one model mold) 2. we place tarp or plastic around old one, and proceed to fiberglass 3. we take off mold (note we only molded the bottom).