Thanks very much guys. I've been tinkering around a little more with this the last few days. I even took some time to run it for a while in the pond yesterday. I had planned on running the boat off of 12v but it is just too fast so I swapped that in favour of a 6v battery instead. The 6v battery is a little heavier so I have to adjust the ballast in the bow but that's not a big deal. Still a lot of things to do and not a lot of time left to do it!
Outside for some painting..
In the spare tub for some ballasting...
Back in the shop after the wheelhouse was fully painted and the window trim was partially applied...
and finally today it got an anchor winch, anchor and life raft...
Thanks for looking!