I started off by rechecking the boat for level, side to side as well as fore and aft. At that point it was time to take 1/8" door skin and produce a pattern for both bulkheads, the main bulkhead that will be the back of the cabin and the bulkhead that will create the aft end of the cockpit.
I then took the patterns and created the 2 bulkheads from 1/2" marine ply. Once I had them fitting the way I wanted they were both covered with 1/8" X 2 1/2" strips of left over yellow cedar planking stock. V-grooves were created with a router run down a straight edge to create the appearance of tongue and groove that'll later be painted.
Next up, harpins. In this build they take the place of a sheer clamp that'll run the length of the boat. They'll be in 2 lifts of 3/8" ply and after patterns were made they were checked for fit before applying epoxy to the bottom side.
After both layers were installed it was then time to add the final lift to the aft deck beams.
With a flexible batten I began fairing the aft deck in prep for the 3/8" plywood deck.
Time for the floors that'll support the cockpit floor
Laminated from a pattern made from the hull, cockpit bench supports were glued and installed. A router jig was made to let in seat support framing
More to come!
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