So, with measuring stick in one hand and a hammer in the other, it begins.....






The wooden thingamajig is a piece of Tassie Oak I shaped down with a draw knife and turned on my small metal lathe (with vacuum cleaner going full tilt). It's a temporary "steel tube to fibreglass mast" adaptor. I need to do some more research on finding a suitable steel tube to fit the mast I've acquired.

The bicycle front end is a maybe. I think the Lake Lefroy Mini steering assembly is the way I'll probably go. (Thanks landyacht for posting the build info.)