Here's a close up of the axle.I bought the solid round section from a local scrap dealer who sells by weight.This had been tapped at either end which made it easy to bolt a retainer washer on the outside of the wheel

What an amazing pile of hardware! Surely some boffin in the forum must be able to suggest some use of this stuff in a build?

tryhard said..
And here are the horrible holes.I have never paid so much attention to such small holes in my life.I'll harvest the useable sections more up towards the front end this time

I'd keep the holes. They'll come in handy for attaching the back support to the seat tubes

Looking good I guess you are going to put something along the top edge of that aluminium to make it safe and a seat belt too
to hold you in when things get wild You cant be far away now Where do you intend to sail, beach ? car park? or somewhere else?

I don't understand the no steering comment.When I push on the pedal it pushes the wheel over.The linkage has a universal ball joint at either end.Can you explain further?
And yes I intend to put something on the top edge of the aluminium.I thought of plastic hose slit along its length and forced over the edge?Any other ideas?
As to the maiden voyage I have arranged for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra to play some suitable stirring piece ,probably Wagner, as I hurtle along a popular Dunedin Beach which I have arranged to be cleared of people who might get in the way.My Orthopaedic Surgeon will be present in case of ahem any slight mishap and of course my personal film crew to record this historic event for future generations.Life will never be the same again.It might even spawn a new movement-Skiwism

It also has new legs.Pink ones

What better way to start the new year than finishing off my build.Tomorrow I will buy some dinghy braid.I calculate I will need about 6 meters.Then I can go for a blat.

The mast was too low in the sleeve so I made this small block so the mast could be elevated a tad.This was necessary so the rake adjusting bolt engaged at the bottom of the mast.The plastic bit is from a downpipe.The protects the leading face of the mast where the bolt connects with it.I nailed a staple to the small block so i can easily hook it it if i need to

I replaced the drilled out rivets with ones with a bigger head.This was to cover the messy holes I made

The edge protector is some garden irrigation tube which was easy to cut down the middle.I have glued this in place

tryhard said..
The mast was too low in the sleeve so I made this small block so the mast could be elevated a tad.This was necessary so the rake adjusting bolt engaged at the bottom of the mast.The plastic bit is from a downpipe.The protects the leading face of the mast where the bolt connects with it.I nailed a staple to the small block so i can easily hook it it if i need to

I don't think the bit of plastic tube down there is going to give any protection for the mast. The bolt will cut through that in minutes. Suggest a bit of stainless steel tube cut similar to that. Good thought though. Also have you strengthened the base of your mast with an insert of hardwood or ally tube?

Thanks Clem.Yes the mast has a inner section of alloy about 8mm thickness which runs up 100mm from the bottom.Will this suffice ?

My mast is alloy.Does your advice still apply? If so does the inner section need to be a tight fit?

I have decided to recycle my boom for the stiffener.Do I cut a cross in the top of this too?

My boom is alloy not fibreglass.I bought a thicker wall version which I will use instead of the one shown in the pics
Do I cut a cross in the top 75 mm of the stiffener section?