Hull Sanded and Epoxy applied to bottom

... lots of varnishing

Water Tanks Installed and tied in

Rutter Post mount rebuilt

Planning on reinforcing some noticeably weak glass (lower part of first pic shows the weakness with milky glass and pin holes.) Aa\ light grind, tore right through the glass and into rotten wood. As quickly as that reinforcing turned to rebuilding. Replicating the original wood, it was replaced with 3/4 Okume light wieght marine plywood coated in vinylester resin bedded on putty, hit with heat gun,. Glassed with two layers of 24oxz roving and 1708 biaxle. Than re bored the holes for ruder post and screws, of course precisely less than precise. ground the old bronze from gray to shiny, shimmed the shoe* to fit in places it didn't want to, lots of goop and.. Secure

*(post sandblasting and 3 epoxy coats, now rust looks white)
















An unexpected structural mod.

Fuel tank moved back into place (for good this time)

New plumbing installed and the tank is beginning to be tied in with purple heart.
First pic: Fore end of the fuel tank cage shimed to perfection.
Second: Lifting into place.
Third: Final product of reinforcing of the fuel line fitting and return, (reddish glass). And a carved depression in bulkhead to make it fit in. It happened to be where the two pieces of bulkhead met and had been reinforced. Burnt a series a multitool blades before realizing a grinder was realizing a grinder was necessary to get through the 8 layered, nearly half inch thick glass.
Fourth: inspecting fit.

Hull recieves LOVE

The final Hole in the Hull

Bulkhead vertical extension installed

Fore starboard and port floors installed