The 2nd hatch base and lid are now glued.  Boarding ladder is shaped and almost ready to assemble, just need to drill a few holes. Work continues on the inside weld seams of the hull.
Got a lot done today. Both Ross and Amy came out to the shed. Together we shaped the joints for the second hatch, shaped the sides and steps for the boarding ladder and got the molding on the first hatch. Amy spend most of the day behind the router, so much, that I ended assisting for a good part of the day.Â
 
 
Today was a big day at the table saw. Amy and I went over to Hops pad to cut the wood for the second hatch/skylight and boarding ladder.  Talked to John the welder yesterday and he says things are going well and that the tanks are done and the inside seam is next.
Glued and bolted the dingy davit board re-enforcements the dingy davit board. Now just waiting for the 1″ mahogany dowel to show up so I can plug some holes. I also received my belay pins from Classic Marine in Canada.Â
YachtSmiths finished keel re-enforcement and it looks tough! Err. I cut some laterals to strengthen the dingy davit board and made 6 lizards (large thimbles for running lines through). Bryan says the next step is to finish the exterior seam welds, test them and the weld the inside seams.Â
 
Ross and I drilled out screw holes and countersinks in acrylic for the hatch tops. Onto varnishing…. well, maybe next week.
Got some more photos from Yachtsmith. Work has begun on the bowsprit and gammon iron (look it up). Also the leading edge of the keel is being re-enforced since it was hard to weld on the inside. Tanks are almost complete and the rudder tube looks to be done. Fabrication of the foredeck bitt has also been started.  I worked on molding for the foredeck hatch but found that I didn’t have the right screws.
 
 
 
 
Got 2 pieces of acrylic cut for the hatches/skylights and rabbited the lid of the foredeck hatch to fit. Ross and I drilled out the pin rail/racks for the 1″x13″ belay pins that I have on order from Classic Marine.
 
 
 
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Sanded up the foredeck hatch. The Porter-Cable orbital sander is fast becoming the most used power tool I got. Just need to get a piece of 24″x24″ acrylic cut and we’ll be ready to varnish.
After pondering for a few hours, we ended up making a jig to rabbit the hatch frame and lid. Perfect fit first time. Yeah!
Amy and I successfully glued both the foredeck hatch frame and lid. They are even relatively square.