What's immediately obvious however is that a similar bridge will be required at the rear to support the weight of whichever type of motor is used; although they're more lightweight electrical outboards appearing by the day. The tail-structure half the size of the seat, which with the backrest foreshortened means that both parts have been produced with a half-dozen 300mm square panels of laminated foam.
There's a lot of work going forward to make this a usable kit, but then the benefit of feasibility studies like this is that they contribute toward alternative build methods that can be incorporated elsewhere... should we return to the outline last featured for the catamaran, which is looking more attractive after all in the light of today's.
