Today was a little slow. I'm a volunteer dog walker at the Cherryland Humane Society and was called in to sub for someone so I got a late start. The nose block was laminated up and is curing. I think the supplemental heat will be needed soon as the epoxy takes a long time to cure in this low heat. The shop is around the low 50's. I cut the two long board that runs from station #2 to #9 and form the upper and lower mast step stringer and have all the ply/foam rough cut so I'll be trimming the bulkheads and mast step materials to conform to the side board profiles tomorrow or Saturday and I'll also notch the bulkheads for the stringers.

The seat back is now cut to the finish profile but I'm debating about epoxying it to the ends of the sideboards or routing a slot in each sideboard and sliding the seatback in place to fit and epoxying. I've also figured out a neat lightening hole plan for the seatback while I'll keep a secret until it's done at a later date.

I got to visit Jack soon and get more plywood for the hull bottom and pick his brain a little regarding plank construction. I'll have more photos posted Sunday, check back then.

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