With Labor Day festivities out of the way, it's back to boat building. I made some reasonable progress over the last 10 days, take a look:
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| I finally cut down the top of the transom, no need to do it now...I just wanted to see what it looked like. Actually, I'm pretty sure I'm gong to "notch" it down further for the outboard and rudder, but this way I get to look at a more conventional transom before taking the jig saw to her again. |
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| Here's the aft half-bulkhead being glued in. Also, the well is framed out and I've hot-coated a couple of coats of epoxy inside. I doubt I will paint in there, the epoxy should be fine (completely out of the sun, the big enemy of epoxy coatings). The two round holes are for small 4" store-bought watertight access hatches. |
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| Speaking of epoxy coating, I also double-coated the interior under the foredeck too. This will get a coat of something before I put in the deckbeams and install (finally) the foredeck. |
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| Oops, I forgot to show a picture showing all deckbeams cut & fitted, so here it is. The one that's a bit "shiny" needs a bit of sanding...like the rest of the boat! The idea is I got all the deckbeams fitted, removed them, and now I'll complete the area under the foredeck--including paint--and reinstall the deckbeams. I'd rather not paint once those beams are on, thank you very much! |
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| Right now I'm starting on the cockpit seats. First I'm putting in cleats to hold the 1/4" plywood fronts and tops. These will form watertight compartments both for bouyancy and storage. This will be epoxy-coated, painted, then, over that, I'll make slatted seats to actually sit on. (Slatted seats are more comfortable, IMHO.) I haven't 100% decided what wood to use: perhaps white pine or possibly Douglas fir. (You're right, I can't afford teak.) Either way, the slatted seats will probably be oiled with perhaps a varnished edge-piece just for fun. Part of the fun and challenge of building your own boat is making just those kinds of decisions. |
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