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Akron Rotary Canoe Outrigger System
![Rotary Camp Logo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bda064_c7186f4e36364bca98e287d5e624d301~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_213,h_200,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/bda064_c7186f4e36364bca98e287d5e624d301~mv2.jpg)
Project Leader: Jillian Hilenski
Team Members:
Josh Beck
Kyle Cramer
Chris Ferguson
Amanda Jancewicz
Brett Purgason
Josh Weber
![Members working on building outriggers in ASEC](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bda064_9541869563094f3a8c89d1d2e4ca8673~mv2_d_1200_1600_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_252,h_374,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/bda064_9541869563094f3a8c89d1d2e4ca8673~mv2_d_1200_1600_s_2.jpg)
August 2016 - May 2017
Project: To design a canoe for Akron's YMCA's Rotary Camp with a removable device to keep the canoe from tipping over in the water.
![Finishd canoe delivery](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bda064_c34ebf7a8d754897889e5f3ac9834f06~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_476,h_288,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/bda064_c34ebf7a8d754897889e5f3ac9834f06~mv2.jpg)
The team met weekly, taking the project from initial reviews, to purchasing and building, to testing, and lastly, delivery of a final product. The brackets holding the canoe together were 3-D printed. The pototype design was tested several times in the University of Akron's ONAT pool. The finished outrigger was used by campers at the Rotary Camp during the summer.
![Transporting the caoe across campus](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bda064_63d05c46507e4e698cdc4d4055014791~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_418,h_424,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/bda064_63d05c46507e4e698cdc4d4055014791~mv2.jpg)
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