I have also permanently mounted the portholes on each side. Unfortunately the inside surrounds did not fit properly as they came in two halves and because of the thickness of the cabin side left a gap when positioned. I ended up getting six 3mm thick aluminium rings CNC cut for just over $100 and drilled them myself to fit which worked out fine.
Below you can see the port side stanchion and bases in place (see below for the silver underwater seal).
As I was doing this I was running electrical cables inside and attaching fans, charging points and lights. The under waterline seal consisted of epoxy sealer/undercoat first (several coats), the same as above the waterline.
And aft:
This was followed by International Primocon (numerous coats). This is in place of the topside paint and is aluminium based I believe and compatible with anti foul paint that will be applied just before launch:
And aft:
I've added the top rudder support, and attached the exhaust transom fitting along with the scupper covers for the cockpit drains. You can see the four holes for the fitting just above the hole in the transom for the tiller.
The last part of September was starting on the rubbing strakes. I laminated these from one layer of 10mm pine and one layer of hardwood, top ones are 70mm wide and the lower ones 40mm. I put a third layer of 10mm hardwood where the chain plates will go to allow for adjustment to make them sit against the hull.
Below is the port side lower one epoxied and screwed in place drying with tape underneath to prevent it sticking to the hull. You can see the third layer comes aft to halfway down the cabin, the clamps are helping keep them all aligned.
Jumping forward a bit here are the two port ones off with sealer/undercoat on the inside. Right one is the longer deck edge one, more on the mast next.
Next post mast work.
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