Yesterday started with a bummer- I had screwed up the epoxy mix on one batch of tape, and four pieces had to be ripped out of the boat. They were still very gooey after a twelve hour cure time. Two came out willingly, two with a lot of persuasion, persistence, and solvent. I had wet out the ply behind them all first, added the fillet, let it cure to a green stage, and added the tape. So only the tape's epoxy was bad, although the tape had stuck to the earlier wet coat a little, making removal much uglier.

Anyway...

I installed three little pieces yesterday after the remedial work was done- this is the forward doubler for the bunk flat, and two extensions of the floor stringers. The bunk doublers to the side of the keel are already attached to the underside of the bunk pieces.

And here's the bunks installed. I have access to all the spaces so far, except the tiny triangles under the mast step at frame #89. There will be an access hatch in the forward part of the bunk, where the seam is, and I have a cooler/toolbox combo that will fit aft of that, acting as a step at the "companionway" as well. Forward of these bunks, I intend to install slat-style cedar panels all the way to frame #53. Later.

I'm stoked with progress this weekend, despite the hangups. I've got the diagonal stiffeners to bond in now, then the hull side panel stringers, and then I need to decide when to put the cockpit sole in place. It'll be a trade off between easy access to its underside or easy access to the chine, depending on which goes in first- the hull side panels or cockpit sole? Hmmm...