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Hi Jim. How's the weather? Did you get buried by that big storm? As you can
see, I've changed the design a little. I eliminated one of the wings on the
back. I think two wings will just increase the drag without adding any stability
while turning, so I went with just one. I may change the location of the rear
motors too. I'm thinking of locating them ''beside'' the back instead of
''under'', Won't take too much re-do on the mounts, and with a wider spread,
will work better when I want one in forward thrust and one in reverse thrust.(
for tight turns and close maneuvering) The body won't change so I'll keep
pondering that one. The thing I'm afraid of is that the motors may not be deep
enough when on the surface. Remember when Cliff's was shooting a rooster
tail? Another advantage of having the motors a little higher is less
chance of grounding out when I launch at the boat ramp. I was thinking about
adding some ballast tanks to the trailer to add some lift when pulling the
trailer out of the water. Not enough to float the trailer, but maybe just enough
to make it lighter. Anyway, the trailer's a little ways off. I'm working on my
ranch these days, re-planting my orchard, so I better get to work See you later,
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