Baldrick,
Thanks for the link to the picture. I have been looking for one!
Getty Images will not license a copy for personal use (go figure)
So I will just clean their logo off of the sample I downloaded.
In the meantime - Three weeks ago I prepared her for her first trip on the water.
I charged the batteries, tested everything, and got it all ready for a early morning run.
At the lakeside, I put the batteries in the hull, and closed her all up -
waiting for a couple of others to come and join in the fun.
Plus - just in case she crapped out on the pond, I wanted to have a tug ready to retrieve her.
I was sitting in my chair, about 5 feet away, when I heard a HISSING sound.
And then BANG - the removable deck portion of craft, removed itself about two feet in the air, and
smoke spewed out of the hull. Bang, Bang - I got up and went over to look and the 4th bang made my ears ring (even worse) - I reached in and grabbed the mess - searing my fingers, and threw it on the ground. Bang for the 5th time.
Bloody Hell..... and numerous other phrases from around the globe came out of my mouth.
Here is a pic of the mess.