Hello all!
It's been a while.
I have come back to my boat and ship modeling after a break.
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Euston.... We have a problem!
I floated my model paddle tug for the first time.
Apart from a couple of small leaks, She is not buoyant enough! The paddle boxes and sponsons are far too close to the water.
I might have to look at removing a lot of weight from the hull and the superstructure, The paddle boxes are wood clad brass and aluminium.
The casing and flue are made from thin gauge nickel-silver.
I need to put a smaller battery/s in but I want to avoid that.
I thought I would have had buoyancy to spare but any help / ideas offered to get her to float higher.[/size]
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