Super-simple flat-pack boat makes dads look like legends  Sam
Andruszkiewicz  The Balmain Boat Company has created a flat-
packed boat comprised of ready-made materials to build a rowing
boat that can fit around three people and is designed to "make
dads look like legends".  The company, launched by industrial
designer Andrew Simpson, was keen to design a boat that anyone
could build. He was inspired by Sailing Alone Around the World,
a book by the first person to sail along around the world -- an
American named Joshua Slocum. When Slocum arrived in Sydney, he
said: "Everybody owned a boat. If a boy in Australia has not the
means to buy him a boat, he builds one, and it is usually not
one to be ashamed of."  The boat is CAD modelled and has various
parts cut out using a CNC reeler. The kit comes with 32 pieces,
screws, epoxy glue and what are essentially lollipop sticks. The
only tools needed are a hammer, a drill and a corking gun. The
boat is around 2.33 metres in length, weighs 35 kilogrammes and
takes arou