Making hatches and prepping decks and sanding

the hatches have been in progress for a while, and I have decided to remove some of the material on the locating face of the originals - it lightened them considerably - it was done using a router and a template and a guide bush

- I managed to wreck the crash box hatch in the process - so I made a new one, (see the bottom pic for the small triangular crash box hatch) the curves for the companionway hatch are in progress - this will be the biscuit tin rim, and the mast bulkhead watertight hatch is having a sapele mahogany  "stile" added to give the hinges a secure base (bottom pic)

of course the  deck sanding and prep is ongoing

 boat is tented, deck sanding in progress and 
a new youtube video

The boat is tented to allow work on the deck

the rounding over and sanding and filling of the screw holes is in progress ,
I prefer to get surfaces as fair and perfect as possible before glassing as I feel it makes for less fairing compound to be added and sanded off at the fairing stage

Bow deck to cabin deck transition in progress

 Tomorrow 21 Feb is 1 year 

since I cut the first pieces of wood for the frames 

and began the build

It has been 364 days of fun, great pleasure, creativity, creation, sanding slog, stickiness, and dust.

 Thank you Tanya and all my supporters, PEM Lublin, 

Lanex Yachting , Narwal Sails,

Helm Watches, MAYS,

contributors and collaborators. 

The ocean Awaits.