Rich,
Good now thanks. We are in the middle of building work at home so I have to take my moments when I can!
The lads on the Salcombe Tamar let me on for a photo session last week and that has spurred me on. (thanks lads!)
I don't have any metal working machinery/tools/experience, but have a friend nearby with a good workshop and he helped me this weekend. I have finally alligned the motors and shafts with the help of his lathe and brass tube, and so was able to make a strong ply motor mount and tray for the escs. I made a pair of brass rudder horns and connected the two rudders together and to the servo. I have extended the rudder tubes to above the waterline inside, but with enough space to work on them under the transom garage. With a little grease, this should minimise the water ingress here. I epoxied a ply web behind each tube to make them rigid, and managed to keep the tolerances fine so there is very little play but they still turn sweetly. Made a servo tray in aluminium, including a spare slot for a servo to operate the transom door in case I go down that route, but have still not made a tray for the batteries. I was going to check the fore and aft trim tonight at bath-time! The tray for the bowthruster battery, esc and switch are also in now.
On the y-boat, I've added detail to the outboard, and assembled, faired and primed the hull.
I've taken some photos, but can't work out how to keep their file size small enough to post on the forum. I'll post them as soon as poss.
Chris
Oh, and the windows are now all cut out in the cabin.