Originally Posted by
Hydro Junkie
Depends on the shape of the deck more than anything. If you look at this picture, you can see that the deck is one piece on each side. With my scale Pak build, I will need to use a third piece for the deck between the sponsons where it drops below the sponson inside tops due to the deck's shape. It's got a compound curve that can't be done using just one piece per side
I can't see your image HJ.
This image shows the different deck pieces per the plan. The red sections are split where I've drawn a white line, as the centre section dips down at the front. The red is all one piece though. The purple section is higher so that makes sense, but the blue and green sections (and the yellow section, though that's the hatch of course) are all on the same plane. The yellow is meant to be fixed, but I think part of it will have to be openable to allow access to the strut.
Recently I've:
- Completed the support for the battery area
- Strengthened the sponsons, though I will add a little carbon here around the split to make it solid
- Doubled the rear of the sponson for the turn fin
- Started installing the strut mount
A couple of questions:
- The boat needs to turn right, am I right in saying I mount the turn fin and the rudder on the right?
- As I want to get the motor forward as far as possible, the standard stuffing tube length of 300mm (1 foot) won't be long enough. Can I join them with solder?