Here a some photos of my CV-6 carrier, the USS Enterprise of WWII fame. It was built by a friend who's long gone now. he gave it to me a long time ago and it has been hanging from the roof rafters in my garage for over a decade. The mice moved in. Well, the mice have been evicted and I plan to make this an RC vessel. I ordered the motors for it today-- four 700 sized johnson motors to be runs as pairs on port and starboard sides. I'll probably use a simple wiring circuit that I found on line to reverse the opposite set of shafts on 1/2 and full rudder to assist in turning the beast. I may have to run it on the larger part of the pond as I don't think it will turn around in my narrow section.
As you can see, it's in a bit of a rough state. I'll have to sand down the entire hull and seal it and glass it.. The hull is of B&B construction up to the level of the maintenance deck below the flight deck and stick and sheet above. It is all balsa! I haven't seen balsa in this size for a very , very long time.
Melville-- If you see this posting can you tell me the current weight of your 9 footer? I'm trying to estimate my ballast needs.
Regards,
Mike