Just finished on the instruction of my better half, something about "Spending too much time in that garage!"
So this is how far I have got.
The inner deck has taken up a fair bit of time, due to the fact that it is slightly warped at one corner. All the way around the deck you have to have an exact measurement of 26mm from the top of the watertight box to the lid of the lower hull. ( I know I had to read it a few times as well !
) So to straighten it out was a case of gentle persuasion and cuts along the length of the lid.
Anyways it went in eventually. The resin that Engel supply smells quite similar to normal car body fibreglass resin, but with the addition of the microbaloons, or bulking agent, it dries as hard as rock and makes an excellent filler. But what is apparent is ALL the measurments have to be EXACT ! As became apparent when I had finished tonight by putting in the shafts.
Then the motors were loose fitted and both shafts were able to turn freely, any hesitation will cause wear on the motors and increased power consumption and less life for the battery.
The Stern holes for the prop shafts were drilled out, and the nylon bushes added. All must line perfectly again, then the mounting bushes for the motors are glued in to the inner deck and all prop shafts and couplings put on before final glueing takes place.
So far so good !
So after the glue has dried I have put some leads onto the motor and turned it over connected to a multimeter, its only pulling just over 1amp. So the shafts turn with fingers freely and seem to be running freely.
Again
So back to reality now, and to get her a Southern Comfort and a box of Maltesers as a peace offering!
Might buy another few hours tommorrow