Posted on Monday 2 April 2007
At last I can see the day approaching when I bond the deck to the hull and end up with a boat…..
I’ve finished bolting the hardware onto the deck and fixed it into the required backing plates which are fixed on the bottom of the deck. I just have a couple of small jobs to complete and I’ll then be fitting the two pieces together.
The picture shows the deck bottom with backing plates glued in place. The (dusty) hull is sitting there on the left waiting for it’s “lid” (the deck) The plastic bags that are visible contain the deck hardware which has been temporarily removed to allow the holes that have been drilled to be lined with epoxy to prevent rot issues in the future.
Looking good. I can’t wait to see this thing on the water and hear what the “real” skiff sailors think of the boat.
Thanks Robert,
I’m looking forward to getting it out of the garage! The 12ft skiffs are at my home club soon for their Nationals so I’ll be sneaking down there for some running rigging ideas.
We’ll see what they think after I get it out on the water.
Steve