This weekend we celebrated my parent's 50th anniversary. It was a lot of fun and I think they enjoyed the party.
The progress is steady. I try to get at least one task done a week. I am working on the main hatch and I've reinforced the underside of the hatch fairing with a layer of fiberglass and epoxy. I ground out a small crack and reinforced the high stress areas. Fiberglass fairing compound will be used to fill in the low spots. I'll sand it smooth tomorrow and then touch it up with some gel-coat. While letting the resin cure. I installed the winch handle pockets today as well as the heel gauge. I'm now beginning to layout the plans for the interior. I will use marine plywood for replacing some of the interior panels. I need to buy some teak for some of the exterior components but it will be very minimal if I use it at all. I am a bit torn at the idea of using a tropical hardwood. The cost of teak is staggering and I have not found a good source. I may travel to Sultan this coming Friday to check out a dealer of teak. I will also call around to find the lowest cost marine plywood. It is 69 dollars a sheet at Crosscut hardwoods. It would be around 100 dollars for the minimal teak I need from Crosscut. I have recycled pretty much all of the teak. I think for the interior trim I will use cherry.
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