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[Geoff]

A very nice looking model, well done indeed. If you have any stability problems another way is to fix lead strips each side of the keel, or a "U" shape under the keel as this will be virtually invisible to the eye even when out of the water. Its surprising how much difference a little bit of weight makes at the lowest point.


Cheers


Geoff

[tonyH]

Cheers Geoff,
Sadly, I've only tried it in on the goldfish in the pond so I've no idea how she's going to be in open water. The battery is a 7 cell NiMh along the keel slot in the hull, so as low as poss there plus a couple of pieces of flashing in the bilges to balance. All upperworks are balsa with 0.5mm cladding and the odd bit of 1mm so not a lot of pruning feasible. Anyhow, we'll see when the weather gets a bit nicer