Author: patrickxavier

Cut ventilation slots into sole. Sand sole. Decide on fuel tank position, and make shelves and supports. Make cone to fit around tank filler. Make and fit breasthook and block at bottom of samson post.

 

Engine box: secure mouldings to centre lid and forward bulkhead; shape bi-fold support ends; glue on and fit packers to drop in bulkheads; clean-up, radius, and sand drop in slots; shape and sand forward bulkhead cove; clean-up and sand bulkheads.

Make fillet blocks for seats. Make and fit maststep wedge, and fit small floorboard to maststep. Make and fit sole forward of maststep.

Fit sole and floorboard to floors, sand for bulkhead fitting. Fit battery box bulkhead to sole, and screw to stringers. Make and fit floorboard hold down/lift up arrangement.

Make and glue in paneling to bulkheads. Plane and sand lid. Shape and cut forward rail. Make and glue on forward/aft bulkheads. Make and fit drop in bulkheads. Cut and make bi-fold side leaves and make hinges. Mount hinges for entire lid. Make and fit battery box step and mount hinges.

Bruce Askew turns pin rail and mast collar.

Make and fit bulkheads, sides, lid, edges, and steps for engine box area.

Make, fit and screw in seat brackets. Fit seats to hull and stringers. Prepare templates for, make, and fit sole and floor board.