Chris, I hope the pictures will help. They are both scale models Duke of Devonshire & Glen Usk. In the Duke the paddle box Is below the boat deck. Inside are false boxes stuck down with bath silicone. Glen Usk Is more like your model, with the box coming above the boat deck. On this one a strip of foam rubber between the top of the hull & the deck keep the water out. Note the cut outs In the sponson deck as she sails on 1.5 Inch draft ( I didn't know any better then) with a steam plant. Had to save weight every where. Still very tender so have the batteries on a pivot to move them side to side. Control It like a plane with the batre pivot on the aleron stick.The cook can just be seen at the galley port hole.