Ok still working on the deck in between all the other things that take up my day!!!   Have completed sanding it nice and flat now for the progression through the different grids, 80, 120,340.

I am deciding what timber to make the  rub rail around the boat out of and its form. I saw a way that I hadn’t seen/ contemplated before which I find rather attractive. Decisions ,decisions :o)Decided to go for the traditional!!! installed ready for sanding. I decided to not put a rub rail along the stern and will put a stainless steel half round beading along.

rubrail

The timber for the coaming is in the water, Thinking of a jig to get the right bend and twist.

timber for coaming

The side decks and aft deck have been done. I want to finish the foredeck this month before I go sailing to the Abrolhos Islands with my mate Mick.

Also remade the helm and the helmblock with some delicate joinery to make them to the size of the rudder hardware.

They both needed to be widened and lengthened