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On turning up to make the next gas delivery, however, he dropped an unexpected bombshell: he wanted to be able to sail this model via radio control. My original understanding was that we had been taking about a static model! Fortunately, this came before I had fitted the deck, so I could still work out servo mountings, rudder push rods and mainsheet leads fairly easily. I would also, however, have to make provision for a detachable false keel for sailing.
Onwards, and once I’d fitted all the radio gear, the ply deck could go on; on this I drawn pencil lines to represent planking…