A bit more work and I have two sponsons built up with pink foam and sanded to shape.

I guess it is appropriate that I am using pink foam since this is a girl boat (Miss 7-Eleven), and blue foam would be the correct material for male boats like the Mr. Pringles.

Anyway, the next step is probably to sheet the bottom of the sponsons in 1/32" plywood.

I have done some test fitting of hardware and the center section nicely fits two 5500mah Hyperion...

Given that the race season is over and the building season has started - my first project will be a 1/10th scale version of the 1985 Miss 7-Eleven.

I am building it from Roger Newton plans that have been scaled down to 1/10th scale.

For a bit of boat history:
When Dave Heerensperger retired from racing in 1982 he sold the his boats and hardware to Steve Woomer. This boat was the second Pay-n-Pak turbine hull, but was never raced as the Pay-n-Pak. The boat was...