A slight change of plans....

Well I see my last post started by saying, "it's been really hot" well I guess it's been a while since I posted because,"it's been really cold", in fact we had snow over a week ago and it is just now disappearing. Well there has been a change of heart or change in the plan anyway. I am not going to build the boat as a cabin type cruiser but instead as a daysailer but decked and perhaps a tent or canvas cabin like thing down the road. The boat will most likely be a fair weather affair and mostly on northern California lakes around my local. This change will also allow the boat to be on the water sooner than otherwise. I think my son is disappointed but he'll likely survive. Anyway, we got a couple of days were the weather was warm enough to do some glueing so I installed a bunch of stuff that I had been making. Here are a few pics.

The motor in the well as it would be while underway.

the storage compartment lids are up and the motor can be unmounted and stowed for sailing.

The motor has been stowed in the rear compartment in preparation for sailing.

the lids are folded down over the compartment.

And the center cover is back on over the motor, let's go sailing.

A few pics of the boat out in the sun with the first layer of the deck on. The deck will be 2 layers of 1/4" plywood with fiberglass set in epoxy sheathing. A nice coamings will follow the inside deck opening and come to a point in front of the mast.

Today I added a forward sole, this is where the cabin would have been. Now it is a place to lounge and do whatever. Sit in a folding camp chair, sit on the floor, stand or whatever.

Still trying to sort out the coamings.