hi all this is my first post after reading the entire thread,,,haljmac,,,,nice boat,very nice,,,similar to my pilot boat in dimensions,,,on mine though i did a few things differently and i know this come a little late seeing as you are close to done.....some of the things i did differently was,,,,i used pairs of props mounted port and starboard,,each side is run independantly by one motor for the pair by matching them with pullies and rubber belts with side tensioners,,,gives equal power to each prop in its pairing while being quiet and more forgiving in alignment and repair proceedures,,,,the rudders are also mounted and run in pairs with individual servo channels allowing drift capabilities you would not believe,,along with a custom dual motor dual control bow thruster that has its ports pointing down 2% while they point forward 3%,,i also have ballast tanks on board 2 forward and 2 aft and they are controlled by mercury switches that read the list of the hull this is especially nice when running on choppy water or under heavy or moderate wind,,,,,when they craft is hit port side with a cross wind the starboard tanks empty while the port side tanks fill pulling the hull back into the water.

you didnt mention ligths but mine has mini mag (AA)light lens capsules and the solitaire mini mag (AAA) light lens capsule for forward rearward and deck service lighting,,,,it really lights up on the water even at dusk,,,,,everything runs on remote including the crane and winches,airhorn,collision warning beacon,and a digital recording of "all hands on deck" and 3 search lights i am currently working on putting in 2 independant diesel sound devices from R.A.M. and many other things on board,,the whole thing works by implementing 3 transmitters and 3 receivers and a total of 24 channels,,2-2 channels and 1-4 channel system with a switching system i designed.

this model is the design basis for the larger version i am planning to start this summer,,a 120" long 38" beam size in 1/6th scale using the 12" action figures that i want to animate.......well i have wwritten more in one post then i probably should have but i wanted to step in and let at least someone on here know i exist,,,i dont have a scanner or digital camera so i dont have photos,,,gettinga new computer soon maybe ill buy one as part of the unit,,,,im thomas im in denver,colorado and i also build planes." have a good one " to all of you.