Pictures 1 & 2
Started to link the yards together, the first attempt was not as good as it should have been, after the batteries were attached and the transmitter and the rx switched on, it appears the control wires were off and rotated uneven, though in principle they do work.
It looks like the Overlander doesn't hold its charge that well (it is old so to be expected).
So attempt number two is picture 3, these are the connecting lines between the yards, to retain the control lines lengths, i.e. not cutting them down I have added a sacrificial length of thread this will connect to the loops added to the yards so if they perish over time then they can be replaced, this is the thought, tie a looped thread with a simple knot, tie the ends of this thread to the yard, then if the control line needs to be detached, then either the loop can be removed without effecting the yard or the control line or the sacrificial line as either can be cut and disposed of and replaced. without my CAD being available I cannot draw the concept, but all I have to do is cut threads that connect the control line to the yard.
The sacrificial line is created by creating a loop along the length of the control line, then the sacrificial line has a loop at the end where the end is threaded through the control line and back through the loop at the end of itself, when tightened the knot on the sacrificial line is slightly away from the control line loop, so by cutting between the control line loop and the knot, it frees the sacrificial line to be replaced, I will try to hand draw this tomorrow when the control lines are connected.
It appears the battery died not long after connecting it and then the servos wouldn't operate so I am waiting on that to charge before resetting the control lines, as I may have said earlier the trim tab is all that is needed to rotate from full port to full starboard.
Currently the yards are held in place with ties back to either the davits at the stern or the bowsprit, will have to disconnect the top yards before connecting the control lines and I just remembered how I was originally going to connect them - like tent guide rope stays.