I've reduced the beam to fit the trailer. so the dimensions are now 2.50 by 1.00 metres to the outside edges of the skis. At the same time I've extended the upper spars on the pontoons to 2.0 metres in length, which provides for a pair of pylons at the stern to support either each of the motors, or else a removable power-rail that supports the motors instead... as seen here.
There are numerous advantages for this arrangement, not least that in our case it can be used to inset the motors so as to reduce the overall width of the craft. Eventually I would like telescopic arms so that the motors and propellers can be retracted for the purpose of mooring; but then there are folding propellers out there that address such issues equally well.
Here you can see that a power-rail 1.20 metres or four feet wide provides measure of protection from the propeller disk, by at least flagging up the extent to steer clear of.
