Today was a small but significant step in the building of the boat. Today I took the first hull from the building frame and moved it to a car port for final coating of epoxy and sanding.
Which means that quite a bit of work has been done on that hull since the last post.
After the screw holes were filled and seams rounded off, I was able to cover the sides and bottoms with fiberglass cloth then coat it all in epoxy.
The hull was then turned over so I could work on the interior. The extra blocks of wood were bolted to the tops of a couple frames to give a solid place to bolt the cross-beams. The frames were then cut level with the top of the decking. Strips of wood were attached to the tops of frames to attach the decking. I epoxied an extra piece of plywood to the side of one section to give a strong attachment place for the chain plate for the mast shroud. The hull was cleaned out and given three coats of paint.
I cut strips of plywood for the decking. They were painted on the underside too and location of the bolting blocks was photographed. The decking was epoxied and screwed into place.
Finally, the corners were rounded and the screw holes filled in the deck. Fiberglass cloth was draped over and epoxied into place.

Planking

I have had a few long days in the wood shop. I have accomplished a few things.
I do not want to rush this project, but it gives me a great deal of pleasure to make progress. The hours seem to slip by and I emerge late in the afternoon covered in sweaty sawdust, but feeling satisfied and at peace.
After the chines and the support pieces at the stern were glued in place, I clamped long planks of quarter-inch plywood on the sides and traced the outlines of their new shapes. I was nervous to see how they would all come together, so I had some long days getting to the closed-in stage.
Yesterday I screwed the last of the planks in place. John Marples says to use dry wall screws to hold the planks in place until the epoxy has set, then remove the screws. Instead, I used stainless screws, counter-sunk and filled the holes with epoxy filler. I am never sure how well the planks are secured. Extra work, weight and expense to leave the little screws in, but the security is worth it to me.
The attached pictures show the hull with the epoxy filler over the screw holes and filling the gaps between some of the planks.