Saturday, November 4, 2017

Update...

Preliminary fit of rudder cassette on boat.
Navigation lights are integrated into bow pulpit.

Mounting plates need to be adjusted so that they are vertical and parallel to centerline of boat.

Simon Miles cuts notches in chainplates with Dremel tool.

Rub rail stock were ripped from sapele wood.  Each rail has three parts with splices cut with hand plane on this jig

Middle section of rub rail is fitted around lower chain plate. Chocks holding rail section were cut from 1" stock and hot glued to hull.

Rub rail splices were glued on bench top.  Complete rail was then glued to boat.

Starboard rub rail glued to boat and alignment chocks removed. Rub rails will be finished bright.
Simon Miles fabricated the main hatch cover using high density foam and carbon cloth.



Rub rails and toe rails installed on boat.