Cockpit benches, first hatch frame.

So, a few months have passed since my last update. In that time I gave the inside of the hulls a final coat of epoxy, which I will now have to sand enough to paint. I've glued in the galley countertop, fixed up a spot for a cooler (though now I may have to modify it as it may be too tight to open a lid of a cooler that sits in the created space).

I've drilled out for the mainsheet traveler track. The inside of the main beam it rests on had a lot of work inside - reinforcement biaxial fiberglass for the track fastening, hole patching, and paint. Really hard to paint in the space so hope it lasts.

Glued on the cockpit benches that will house the two gas tanks. Did some work on the hatch openings - framing them and coving in the the frames (for the forward two hatches.. still need to glue in the frames for the aft hatches). Cut some plywood that will go under the stanchion bases to help level them out.

That is close to what I've gotten done. Winter has arrived so the boat shed is now too cold to epoxy in, unless I can get some good heat going. I did add some small amount of insulation in the walls and plumbed in a oil burning stove (which won't see much use at nearly $6 per gallon for heating oil). My rental house had the hot water go out so I spent several days on a plumbing/electrical remodel there.

Next step is to build the rudders. Kurt is designing a boom that can be home-built for this boat design, so I may also have that project. Otherwise I can sand inside the hulls for paint, as well maybe as the outside. No paint until summer though, or late spring.

Here's a shiny pic of inside the hull after a coat of epoxy:

The aft mainbeam all patched up:

Gas cover/benches installed:

Hatch frame: