Getting close maties! Cut out and shaped the fore thwart and made the risers for the which are supports structures attached tot the side of the hull for the set to attach to. I glued the risers for the fore thwart in today and, once the glue is cure, will glue and screw the seat in. Then a support will be placed on top of the the thwart at the edges to give added support and better connection to the hull. More on those when I make them. Today I also glued in the support blocks for the the eft edges of the side seats. These will give the back edges of the side seats something to support them. There will also be a strut going from the notch you see in the support blocks that will attach under the midship thwart, thus giving additional support surface fro the soon to be made side seats. Once those side seats are in, I will take off the temporary supporst going across the top of the boat as they will no longer be needed. After the side seats are done, I'll install the rub rail and then trim out the gunwales with 5/16" ash, which , once varnished along with the rest of the inside of the boat should look awesome.
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| shows port riser for front thwart attached to inside of hull |
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shows back edge of mid ship thwart resting on top of back of centerboard case
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| this is the port support block for the side seat installed onto rear bulkhead. Notch you see on top is for cleat of support strut to rest on. |
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| This is the port side seat support. |
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| The starboard riser for the fore thwart.Notice its is a wedge shape and also narrower trowards the inside...this all designed to make the thwart sit level side to side and fore and aft. Gettting these angles rigth was NOT easy! |
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| Theport fore thwart riser, installed. |
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| The side seat support block again. |
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| Good view of notch side seat strut cleat will sit in. |
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| The for thwart sitting on its newly installed risrs, but not yet permanently installed. What a fit, and everything level!Hard to see, but I gae the fore and aft edges of the thwart a bullnose curvuture to make the seat mor comfortable and better looking. |
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| Back of centerboard case. |
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| Front seat, with porthole cover on bulkhead, not yet permanently installed. |
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| Shows starboard side of front of boat and the front seat and thwart. Breasthook and stem top seen art front. |
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| front of boat...waiting for 5 to 6 coat of varnish and trim and rubrail. |
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| Shows most of inside of boat, front to back. Temporary support struts till attached to mid ship and aft regions until seats are permanenly installed. |
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I hae made a decision to Lug rig the boat for sailing as opposed to the more complex Gunter rig. The Gunter rig is nice because you can sail faster but is more difficult to set up each time you sail. Plus, we intend to sai lor row leisurely, and with the dogs, so the Lug rig with its single boom and sail will make all of that more feasible. If I ever want to swtch to gunter , I'll be able to anyway. Enjoy the latest pics.
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