Bob Easton

There’s a cute little seat back, very light weight. The cross piece pivots in blocks that are screwed into the coamings and carlins. It looks comfortable. Time will tell.

Painting is one of the most difficult jobs for me. I haven’t yet invested in an airbrush. So, I use multiple coats of very thin paint with very sanding in between. The deck and covering boards have 3 coats of Minwax clear Polycrylic. The outside of the hull has 8 coats of green artist acrylic. Since I wanted a bit more gloss, especially for the deck, I then used automotive carnauba wax to complete the job.

The adjustable footrest is completely installed and visible in this picture.

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False stems provide protection against all the things we’ll bump into. They’re replaceable, like bumpers on a car, but a lot cheaper. They are fussy to fit, but no more so than any other curved part. Did I mention that there are no straight parts or 90 degree angles on most boats. Everything is a curve and everything has at least one beveled edge.

For a “wow factor,” I gave about ummm 7 seconds thought to the idea of carving a fiddlehead in one of the false stems.

BTW, here’s another nice view of the gains.

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The four boards for decking need to fit snug to the coamings and slightly overlap the covering boards. They do. Well yes, there was one incident along the way where a tip was broken off during sanding and a new board had to be cut.

Did I mention that this stuff is really thin?

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