Evening all.
Capt. Podge.... The skins are 1.5mm birch ply and getting it to bend at the last bow bulkhead was a nightmare, no glue on earth would have held it, I finished up by soaking it at the last, (first), 2 bulkheads in boiling water then clamping it around a 125mm parallel plant pot left over night to dry, worked well.
David.... No oiler tubes there will be PTFE loaded Lithium food grade grease in the tubes and very easy to pop the shaft out for maintenance if required. The Delrin bushes have half round groove machined into the bush where the O rings sit so they are in fact captive.
ChrisF.... Re the triangle stock, I've made my own using 6mm Limewood, not Basswood, as, contrary to popular belief they are not the same. Limewood is easier to work.
Also, forgot to say that I intend re shape the transom from curved to flat. The chine rails in the photo's,( the Orange tape was just to make them more visible for photo purposes), are not finished as I need to add wood capping to make them flat to the bottom skin, as though they were triangular, not just side skin.
Mike.