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15 February 2016 at 16:15 #63472
Simon Porter
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Well, my kit arrived this morning and initial impressions are good.

The grp hull is robustly laid up with a good gelcoat finish with no air bubbles apparent.

I shall give the hull a float in the bath and load with ballast so that I can get an idea of the weight required to get down to the correct waterline.

By weighing all the other components, I should be able to assess what sort of weight I have available for battery selection.

Having done that, I shall start the build by constructing a building stand to get things level on the bench.
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15 February 2016 at 16:15 #6226
Simon Porter
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The build process of this mobile marine model’s kit.
15 February 2016 at 22:45 #63476
Colin Bishop
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We look forward to seeing your progress Simon.

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16 February 2016 at 13:42 #63487
Simon Porter
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Buoyancy test completed, 18kg added to bring hull to approximate waterline.

All build materials and hardware likely to be around 8 kg so I shall be able to use a deep cycle lead acid battery which should give me very good run times.
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