Some Real Progress At Last!

The next step is fiberglassing the hull floor.  The rear (transom) compartment and the storage compartment are not quite ready yet, I have to sand the fillets some more, so I am making paper templates for all the floor sections.

Rear Cabin Template

 Here is the first template in place.  I have made all the cabin floor templates and the next step is to use them to make two fiberglass panels each, one for the port side and one for the starboard side of the cabin.

Cabin Floor Templates

Here's a shot of all the cabin floor templates in place.

Port Side 'Glassed

I have laid in all the fiberglass panels for the port side of the cabin floor and added the wetting-out epoxy coat.

The first starboard side fiberglass panel is in place but not epoxied as yet.  As you can see, the panels overlap about four inches over the keelson and from front to back.  They also go up three or four inches on all the bulkheads and floors and the side panels.

First Wetting-Out Coat Applied to Both Sides

 I have glassed and wetted-out the fiberglass panels on both the port and starboard sides of the cabin floor.  In an hour or so I'll go out and add the second (fill) coat of epoxy.