Ayton Cross

[Simon PorterParticipant @simonporter93469]

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.

[Simon PorterParticipant @simonporter93469]

The build process of this mobile marine model’s kit.

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

We look forward to seeing your progress Simon.

Colin

[Simon PorterParticipant @simonporter93469]

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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