I realise the outline is changing more frequently than President Trump's decisions on trade tariffs, but this is finally moving in the direction (Ed. if not forwards?).
The panels that stiffen the frame of each pontoon are upped to mid-level, as much as anything because (a) it's best placed for an advertising hoarding and (b) looks better. Each is made from a length of skirting board, as per skis, and backed by sheet foam to straighten it out whilst adding a soupçon of displacement.
I've removed the extended guard-rails that protected the props beside making it look like it would go faster, and returned to the simple cross-bar that outlines the extent of each prop for safety reasons. The arrangement makes both carrying and working on the cat altogether easier, besides reducing its weight.
The centre-board is just eight inches wide, which will be reduced eventually to six as it can then be capped by the same section of uPVC skirting, albeit doubled up... while at the same time saving on those drives to the Lake District in search of exotic plies.
Regards the vital stats, the beam is 27" across the skis (or 46" as seen here) and the length 77", whilst the gross weight to date including a minimum battery-pack installation, speed controllers, props and motors is just fifteen pounds or seven kilos.
As and when the switch to carbon-fibre is made, however, we can improve on that.
Looking at it I can feel my mojo returning, for I've been in need of extra yoga recently.
"Nice chaturangas" I was told, without thinking they were showing.
