Wow I can't believe how far this has slipped down! I'm really slow. I have some new pics but progress is slow due to time and finances being absorbed elsewhere. Hull will float and I mounted the outboard hardware yesterday after some modifications to make it fit properly. I'm assuming that being able to move the cetner of the prop shaft one half of a diameter above the bottom of the lowest point of the hull to 1/2 a diameter below would be enough adjustment for any post build tuning I would need to do (I actually have about double that). Is this true? Also I'm ready to put the steering servo in. Where's a good place to get the linkage and boots to go though the transom. I'd like to find a good variety to pick from as this might be kind of non standard. Or is there any common material in HW stores that I'm not thinking of that make good linkage material? I don't want to use a bent up paperclip but I'm willing to fab up something creative if it makes sense and looks/work well. I'll post the latest pics soon.