| No need for twin motors for propulsion , dummy shafts ,props and rudders for display ashore. A Minkota electric trawling outboard run off a 12v battery, a deep discharge type as used for caravans and boats is better than a standard car battery but only for inland waterways and limited duration. My Invincible has a 5 hp Mercury petrol outboard ( gives 7 knots)in a well beside the driving position which is the aft aircraft hangar lift. This is similar to the Graf Spee model shown in one the photos in previous post except he sits amidships and has remote control cables to the engine. Remember you are building a real boat that looks like a battleship not a bigger model. Forget modelling techniques, keep that for the cosmetics. Build a "Easy Out" (see Roger`s Easy-out on sub and KG V in pics)if you are under the deck. Hope you start cutting wood soon !
Last edited by duncan; 08-03-2007 at 08:39..
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