A rebuild to reduce the length to eight feet, for two reasons: firstly I need to reduce weight (it's now down to 6.2kg) and secondly with laminated-foam skirting supplied in five metre lengths, this allows for a pair of hydroskis from a single purchase.
At the same time the flotation panels and centre-deck are now 100 x 33 centimetres each, because carbon-fibre sheet and spars retail in metres for when we migrate from wood.
Nonetheless wood is the go-to material for rapid prototyping like this, and if nothing else reducing the dimensions by 20% in a day does demonstrate its versatility.
Next we'll fit motors at the rear, and then drop it into water for a static flotation test.
That'll be in the canal, where a brass band will be present besides a marquee for tea and scones.
Finally the reduction does make it easier to carry, and happily it still fits through doorways albeit on its side.
