Fitting keel into keel trunk...

To fit the keel into the keel trunk in the shop space it was necessary to rotate the boat 90 degrees.

Simon Miles is sanding the lower end of the keel to fit to the trunk

Sliding the keel into the trunk

and out the other side

Keel fully inserted into trunk.  Black part on the keel
is a delrin bearing that fits into a recess at the bottom of the trunk.

Boot top stripe and bottom paint...

The boot top stripe was my introduction to Interlux Perfection.  Russell Brown has a great workbook that details the procedures for applying this paint with rollers.

Boot top stripe - three coats of Perfection

Taping for bottom paint

Three coats of Petit Vivid black bottom paint

Trailer bunks...

While the boat was upside down, trailer bunk "splashes" were taken using the hull for a mold. The first step was to cover the hull with plastic so that nothing would stick to the hull.  Next came a layer of peel ply followed by 3 layers of heavy glass roving

Half inch high density foam was glued over the glass

The outer edges of the foam were rounded and a fillet was added next to the glass

Three more layers of  heavy glass roving are glued over the foam

A pattern for the plywood portion of the bunk

Starboard aft bunk with plywood glued on and a fillet added

Forward trailer bunk lifted off the hull

More inside work...

Painting on overhead and epoxy clear coat almost done