Hello Paul

I`ve trying to get back to you all day, but I`m having trouble accessing the forum.

"But I have one question and that is ……..would the great man have let it sail on its maiden voyage with all that rust showing?"

The Great Man was dead before the ship sailed!……..While the cat`s away…….!

The model sailed well, but needs about 20 lb more ballast.

Steering is hopeless without the prop running……..Obvious really ….The prop motor burnt out due to using silver paper as a fuse……….So we sailed paddles only and we didn`t realise the prop was so important

Making improvements as we speak!

Cheers……..Bob the Builder

Hello Ken

Sorry….no champers……Didn`t have time to prepare really……on the day the weather suddenly became sunny….so Ducky and I had to go!

Been waiting for about five weeks for the weather to improve…..you wanna see the tomato plants this year!…..that`s proof enough!

Sails well….iF it hadn`t been for the prop end threaded section being concealed, I would have spotted the problem…..Call it history repeating itself!!!

Call again……Bob