Hello everybody, my name is Ben, and this is my first blog post about my in-depth project for 2022.  

When I was picking my in-depth topics, I knew I wanted to do something with my hands. This led me to want to build something using welding or woodworking.  so, at first, I decided to make a go-cart. 

After picking this I called my mentor (my grandfather) and asked him about his expertise and his thoughts on the subject. He told me that we could build a go-cart together but it would cost over 1000 dollars. Obviously, that is too much money for a high school project, so we decided to make a wooden remote-controlled boat instead. We then set up a meeting to pick out the plans for the shell of the boat. 

On Sunday we looked online for the plans and parts to make a remote-control boat but, to my dismay, there are not many plans online that fit the descriptions I decided on (three feet long and not a kit)  

I eventually found a model boat that I could waterproof and propellers and add a motor to make it into an RC boat, so we ordered it online. I am in the process of scheduling a meeting to try ordering the guts of the boat, but I will probably not do this until making sure it will work. 

Before my next blog post, I want to have ordered the mechanical parts and to have started to work on the modal boat.  

Ben