Afternoon All
Some Aquarama controversy for Saturday...
I've coated the bottom of the hull in thinned z-poxy finishing resin, and will then be using several coats of International 'Original' Polyurethane varnish to give the end result. This has been a tough call as I can see Mike and Andy have got awesome results from the Le Tonk products on the same build, I've done some of my own testing with the two approaches and this combination delivered best results for me. Time will tell if this is a monumental blunder... The challenge will be to get it somewhere close to the gloss of the Le Tonk route.
After two thinned coats of z-poxy followed by sanding, I arrived at this:
Then the cutouts and dry fit of the shafts, P brackets, water pickups and rudder stocks:
Shaft angle is shallow at around 8.5°, with a 3mm gap between hull and 35mm prop tip:
Will probably go back to a little more planking now. Rudders are possibly a shade oversized, but I think I'll leave them as the are til I've had the boat on the water.
Here's some context:
And here's the measurement I've used. The rudders are in the original position, but the props are a good way forward, this is just personal preference:
And the shafts from the inside:
That pic shows that the motor mounts are in same position as the standard build, but as the shafts are running lower in the hull I can still run a shallow shaft angle and bring the props forward.
David.