Finished cutting out the thwarts, seats and partitions today. Tomorrow we measure out a grid for the hatches. We have some pretty far-out ideas for hatches and flooring... You shall see in the upcoming days.
This is a pic of the aft-ward thwart of the front cross hatch. We had to add some height to execute our deck plan.It gets lamello-ed and glued tomorrow. Fiber-glassed day after that.
Pic of the aft-most thwart of the stern cross. We had to get creative with the angles and height on this one too. We have it resting against some blocks here.
Pic of the passenger seatback in the front of the boat. This was changed from the original design too. I wanted to get a little more storage space in the front cross (so I could fit the white buckets up there) which meant raising the passenger seat by about 1 3/4". A little worried it gets the passengers weight a little high in the boat and the seat back may now be uncomfortably short.... we'll find out shortly. -Well, in a week or so.
Pic of our scribing tool. Very handy for getting all the seats and decking to marry into the hull nicely.
Dad cutting out a piece for the boatman's footwell. (I think)
Dad plaining the rear passenger seat pieces to fit just right.
Our new fangled hatch seal design.
The big picture which is actually small.
Kelly: Awesome progress on the boat. You and Dad have a great skill. It is like playing a musical instrument. You work, work, work and then a beautiful finished polished performance.
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