28 April 2020

Woody Runabout upright, ready for decking and fit-out.



The single handed turning upright was not short on suspense as the twin rope slings were attached to the garage roof beams and the weight taken temporarily off the mould/jig. The jig was removed from underneath and then lowered to take the hull down to a comfortable working height. Attached underneath the jig are the same wheel castors as before.

Some rough trimming of the ragged gunnels is done ready to begin the decking.  

It is at this stage I have to decide whether to put in a false floor above closed air chambers or to rely upon the flotation chambers fore and aft. What makes me tend towards a false floor is the myriad water traps that would make baling out difficult without raising floor slats or panels. I will paint the inner floor with a bilge paint/primer in any case.


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