John,
Did I enjoy building it? Sure. Out of scraps? Uh, would have rather had all new stuff, but am too cheap to buy it. Besides, needed to clean up the place.
There are a few things that still need work. That's the problem with building/rebuilding something that has hard to reach places. The control arm on the rudder is visible from above, but getting any thing in there to tighten the blasted thing means making a huge hole. Maybe I can weld the @#$ arm to the rudder so it doesn't slip. Also added a bit too much ballast to easily get rid of. You know, mix a little epoxy to hold all that bird shot in one place? Ever tried removing stuff like that? Best way is with a large hammer. Then seal the broken hull. Oh well. It was/is fun so can't complain too much, and I love to complain. Rats! ...
- 'Doc