It's been a couple weeks since we've been able to get together to work on the boat. Today we put in a long day, started at 9am finished around 5pm. We shaped the spars, painted interior with the final coat, varnished the deck, built the front hatch, installed 4 hatches in the bench area, scarfed the rub-rails and glued together.
The spars took a lot of time. We basically took a couple flat boards that we had previously glued together and then had to round them out so that they looked like a big baseball bat. We did this in the sun, very hot. The spars will be inserted into the top of the masts.
The four hatches installed easily. The paint and varnish went quickly. The first coat of varnish really made the boat look good. We will need several more coats of varnish. We did finish the painting... one thing done!
The front hatch is partially finished. We glued on the cover, clamped together, and then had to use bronze nails to keep the cover together with the frame. We will need to place molding around the hatch and varnish it next time we get together.
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