#4 Hull Strakes...

#4 hull strakes on the table ready to sand.

Fitting stringers forward.

Many hands make hanging the strakes on the hull go quickly.

Wet Locker Bottoms

There are two wet lockers immediately forward of the transom.  The port side locker is for propane and the starboard side is storage for gasoline for the outboard motor.  The bottoms of these lockers slope down to holes in the transom so that any leakage will drain overboard.  Shown here is the port side bottom.  No sanding of the edges was necessary for this fit.

To provide a ledge for the bottoms to rest on, thin strips of wood were hot-glued to the transom and bulkheads and a bead of thickened epoxy resin was applied to the bottom of the strips.  Packing tape on the strips ensured a release of the epoxy.

Two coats of clear epoxy resin and the bottoms are ready to install.

The installed starboard wet locker bottom with fillets.

Cockpit Sole...

In preparation for the cockpit sole, cross supports are glued in place and all contact areas are sanded.  Void area under cockpit sole was coated with an additional 2 layers of epoxy.

The under side of the sole was painted on the bench.

Lead weights hold the sole down while epoxy sets.

Sole is in place with fillets.

Under side of installed cockpit sole.