Duct Area 3View the Trike buildI have now fibre glassed the rear duct panels with two layers of glass on the inside seams and one layer on the outside seams. I have also cut the hole in the duct where the splitter plate will go. The splitter plate is currently still left off cause i […]
Duct Area 2View the Trike buildThe rear panel that I’m going with is not what the superwedge usually has and like i said earlier it’s cause i have to allow for the full sized rudders, so what i’m making here is a flat panel that is supported by several legs that i have glued in…
Wooo hoo i got my duct and its a sexy looking beast hehehe. After talking to my duct supplier i found out that the duct has reinforcement through it and that cutting the duct prior to adding the splitter plate is ok, so i did 🙂 and now its sitting down in place. Just playing […]
Now that all top panels are aligned and foamed i have painted the buoyancy tank tops and side panels with a white epoxy paint, this is a optional choice but i choose to do it because this is where the air and any water that may get in will be, so i thought a nice […]
Today i managed to wire the front planning panels in place then filleted and fiber glassed all relevant seams. It’s a timely process but worth the effort to do it right the first time  Here is the hull with the inner section coated with 3 coats of clear epoxy primer, and the buoyancy tank […]
Here is the basic shell of the cockpit made , minus the seat and steering items, i have specifically left these items out for now so that once the basic hull is created i can add the motor and work out what the weight distribution will be and then create the internals of the cockpit […]