Well things are proceeding well and last week I completed the temporary installation of all the electrical gear , motor , Esc , servo's cable runs , control surfaces , battery containment , and once satisfied that it would work and more to the point "fit" I striped it all back out after running it and checking everything was serviceable gave the inner face a coat of resin to seal it up and beef it up
including the waterboards and underside of the decking sheets fitted thus far
Not sure if I had a "duff budgie" hull , but the freeboard was so small relative to the finished deck level that I decided to fit an extension to the bulwarks by about 20mm by lining the inner rough face of the bulwarks with 2mm ply and fairing the outer face where it stepped with a little body filler which was completed today ready for sanding tomorrow .
I then completed the base structure along the lines of how I was advised to ,[ strong , and waterproof ] and once the skeletal was made I coated everything with resin above and below prior to laying the deck.
The decking will be planked on top of the 2mm ply with 2mm maple strip wood which in turn will be varnished [ 2 coats] and once thats done I will look at constructing the mast and rigging .[having already layed all the sail control pipes / cord runs
The decking will probably make a few purists cringe as she has bigger and broader cabins born, out of necessity, to ensure the model would not only work but be serviceable once afloat should the need for rework/ alterations arise ,
So far so good , and just thankful that I had the knowledge of the first build to draw upon
I'll keep you posted on progress as and when ......thanks for looking in .