Starting to look good

Plywood packer for the stainless steel outboard bracket glued on.
Scuppers for the outboard well are drilled...I do like step drill bits.
The Outboard well and aft locker have been sanded back and epoxy coated.I should be back working on the cabin next week.

I cut the birdsmouths for the mast extension today, they need a bit of a tidy up but they are not too bad. It always helps to have some scrap stock you can use to get the cut right. I still didn't get it perfect, but I was able to trim a mm or 2 off one side with out affecting the finished diameter. And dry clamped. I don't know why I bought these large hose clamps, but they are the perfect size.

Anonymous wrote:

Good luck!  I hope you launch soon and get back sailing again.

Thanks Annie, as always boat rebuilds generally turn out to be more work than anticipated. The original plan had been to fix what really needed fixing, get sailing, and then do the rest later. However good old mission creep means I'm doing it all straight off.

I've been quiet for a bit, but I'm still in boat repair mode. I expect to be back on the water this year.