A New Pod could get your ship down to 140 lbs. I'll bet.
Too bad I lost track of the all carbon/divinycell hull I formed and delivered to 'Bill' Best here in the early years of this century. It was very rugged and yet as I recall weighed about 11 lbs. I asked a guy in Phoenix, AZ (he knew 'B'
about that hull when I visited with him at his home in 2015 and unfortunately he did not know of its existence. Bill died shortly after I delivered to him....but surely the hull is out there somewhere sitting up in someone's rafters....(maybe his son's in Wichita, KS) I think his name was John and he is who I helped strap it to his hauling trailer when I shipped to Bill in AZ. Maybe he is still in the Wichita, KS area and could be found if you had interest in saving yourself some work. You could probably save a whole lot of work and a bit of cash even with the transport to you there in Ireland.
Note: the pod was vacuum molded in the mold I used to make my Aramid hull for my Alnair. It is about a foot longer than the CD pod and that is how I got the smooth curve from nose tip to spar on mine. it was rounder and smoother overall and you certainly can see that in the landing photo on this site. Just a thought! In fact I think I'll spend a little time looking for it online and should I find it I'll let you know.
Alnair stalled clean at about 19 mph. It was very quick though to drop the port wing when stalled so had to be really careful with altitude. I once stalled moments after release from an auto tow at only about 300 feet AGL and that one was really a full fear factor as I pulled it out only maybe 80 feet above terrafirma! Guess I count that as one of my proof of will to live work non-stop experiences. Looking seemingly straight down and spinning with the earth coming at me fast was not fun....but I am here to write about it so guess I did something right!
Anyway, congratulations on your success at both building and flying and keep up the good work all the while having the time of your life my friend!
Gus