April 27th, 2006 - Thursday

Last week was spent in Hawaii which also included both weekends.  Therefore little progress was made.  However, this week was pretty good.  I started by first cutting away the 4th frame beam over the top of the hull.  This piece was moved forward, cut smaller, then attached to the inner carlings.  This will act as the aft end of the boat's deck on the bow.  From there I installed two pieces of pine on the front as added support for the tip of the decking over the bow.  The big mistake I made was not shaping down the pine filler pieces as aggressively as I should have.  Therefore, I ended up with a budge under the tip of the boat.  By the time I realized that the front pieces were not the right shape, half the decking was installed and the glue was already starting to thicken.  Ultimately, I ended up loosening some of the front screws and allowing a more gradual rise to the point of the boat.  Once I put in the rub-rails I think this defect will be very well masked.  Nonetheless it kind of upset me that I made this mistake.  All in all, progress is good.  From here, I will install the side decking and then start working on the side of the cabin before assembling the cabin structure.