Steve in PR's blog

Terri helped pound ring nails in to secure the side decks. I put some waterproof RTV in between the deck and coaming to keep water out. I will putty the nail heads and get the deck ready for painting.

With Terri's help, I was able to get the patterns made and cut out the 2 pieces of 3/8" thick marine plywood that will become the froward deck.

Before we glue, screw and nail the deck down, I want to put the side deck pieces on so they can all be done on the same day.

Mounting the side coamings was hot, sweaty work because they were rather thick (7/8", a bit thicker than the nominal 3/4" I was expecting!). After some persuasion, I got the side ones into place and mounted the forward coaming.

They will be cut down to conform to the lines of the deck and give a more unified appearance.

For now, I am going to concentrate on getting the mast support in between frames 1 & 2 at the deck level so OI can start getting the deck into place.

I began work on the deck beams and have been planing them down to receive the deck and planning ahead a little.


There is a lot of details to consider and one thing that I had over looked was to put the mast step in before I put the deck beams in. This is not a problem but I stopped wok on the beams to get it in today.

Trimmed down the sides, cutting the excess plywood above the shear and the excess frame. Working on the very front of the boat, the bow stem. Trying to decide how high to leave it.

Terri helped me paint the inside and apply 2 coats over the last 2 days. It looks great and is ready for the next step of cutting the excess from the side panels and frame pieces. This will allow me to prepare the sides to receive the deck beams. More on that later.


Not sure why the camera gave it 2 different shades but the true color is the bottom pic.

Finally found some guys to help me move the boat into the carport from the back of the house and turn it right side up.

It went well and after a week of delay, I can finally begin to work on getting the rest of the hull finished.

It was a lot of huffing and puffing but here she is.

Painted the bottom with copper anti-fouling paint because this boat will be in the water most of the year. Went on well and did not smell as bad as I feared.

Bought some wood to build a cradle to turn her over and 1/2 plywood to fabricate the rudder and centerboard.

Put the 1st of 2 coats on the sides and transom this morning

Received the 4" fiberglass tape I needed to finished glassing the seams and finished that off quickly. I decided to go ahead and put the sealant on the bare plywood to stop it from cracking and splintering.

I will lay tape out for the waterline and get ready to paint the sides white and put a coat of copper paint on her over the next few days.