Friday 29 December 2023

 Bow deck beam glued in, and deck doubler,
chainplate backing, warp/drouge chainplate backing,
outboard backing, fin backing glued and filleted in


bow beam at bow


bow beam at bulkhead E


doubler at mast bulkhead D


doubler at other stations


chainplate backing


warp chainplate backing at aft quarter


outboard backing incorporates fin backing on stbd side of transom


fin backing on port side of transom


the weather inside the boat -  the humidity hen is happy.
although outside the weather cock is chilly and probably not so smiley




Thursday 21 December 2023

 Bow deck reinforcement for the added inner stay


I have added some bow reinforcement for the inner stay and for any foredeck cleats that may be added, Arkadiusz Pawelek (thank you Buddy) showed me how he had done his reinforcement for the inner so this is based on his solution, with of course my modifications













and the workshop elf came to tell me time to finish up -  we are going out to dinner














  Working on rudder, Stainless, mast step, companionway hatch and lots of small things and of course sanding, and received my NEW epoxy good...