One side cut in they still need clearance for 3M 4200 sealant and squaring up included in the clearance

Ive turned the boat and came home for a bit of lunch before starting on the starboard side after see how far I get its marked out ready to go
The smaller port light is also not as high as the other two did not realize that till I started marking them out. But seem to fit ok . Lots more to do yet.
It will be a couple of weeks before there completed Id say
Ill make a fit a spacer inside to place on the spacer and mark and cut the outer ring depth and add my west red cedar to the sides and make a cover for the but ends next to the port light inner frames and I think after that I'm going to get pissed
Il order some of Bubbles777 brew < ill need these later

Looks great HG. I just hope you do not get bugged by leaks.

Sand badck and fit the outer outer rings tomorrow . My cut was on the caution side meaning I have to take more off for the rings to fit in . I'm happy so far.
Should be fun chasing leaks cisco.
When not in use I'm going to make some plugs that fit into the outer ring for weather protection and also for storm covers.
I still have to make the spacers that go inside , once there made I reduce the outer rings depth and fit up .

SandS said..


looking good HG !!!!

Thank you SandS .I'm trying . I do live in forwards backwards land so I redo things a bit

andy59 said..
Nice job HG

Thanks Andy
I nearly had one stuff up , I didn't realize the smaller port lights were not as high . I just thought the length was different
between the large and smaller port lights. I ran a flick line along the cabin side only to find out when I double checked before I cut there was a difference in height between the larger and smaller port lights its only 20 mm but would have look a bit poor if I didn't correct it .

Fitted the starboard side and started sanding back where the stove bulk head will go

Looks great HG
Scraped and sanded all the crappy old varnish around the hatch, galley and pot bulkheads

FreeRadical said..
Replaced the batteries in the Tacktick wind transmitter. Now get the wind data at night.

Nice photo.

Can I ask what method of climbing is being employed here? How are you holding the camera?

HG02 said..

andy59 said..
Looks great HG
Scraped and sanded all the crappy old varnish around the hatch, galley and pot bulkheads

Looking good Andy

Thanks HG (by the way that was meant to be port bulkheads not pot bulkheads.)

andy59 said..

HG02 said..

andy59 said..
Looks great HG
Scraped and sanded all the crappy old varnish around the hatch, galley and pot bulkheads

Looking good Andy

Thanks HG (by the way that was meant to be port bulkheads not pot bulkheads.)

Sounds like you were multi tasking Andy sand paper in one hand and a cold beer in the other
cant wait to see the final result Andy

Final fitting of my stove bulkhead bought it home to put some thinned epoxy on its edge ready to glass in . Love daylight saving
Mexicans need it

cut out my port light spacers need to open up the cut out deliberately made it tight. \
Next curving them to the same as the port light frame with more out side edge which Ill reduce down to 12 mm so my cedar will rest on the spacer and butt up to the port light frame









This is what Im trying to describe my cedar will rest on the routed side of the spacer and Ill make 12 mm ply strips epoxied to the cabin side so the cedar can be fix to the cabin ( I have 10 mm thick 100 mm wide V joint western red cedar lining the cabin sides)
Once there sanded down so the out ring can slide into the spacer and the cabin cut out I can epoxy the spacer to the cabin side and finish off by sanding down for a good fit,. Once there a sung fit I will glue them in with 3M 4200 and rcew in the retaining screws on the outer rings
Im using boat cote E glue thicken epoxy . from what Ive read you dont over clamp it when using it.
Next step will be finishing off the cabin side paint work .
Also once this is done I can fix my western red cedar to the cabin sides ( it will have a 12mm gap between the cabin fiber glass sides and the cedar Ill fit in some insulation and also so wiring for lights in that space .
last step is making a nice trim piece to cover the but joins against the cedar and port light frame and Then 3M 4200 the port light inner frame to the outer ring they slide inside each other .
Also epoxied edges of my stove bulkhead with thinned epoxy ready to fit to the hull this weekend .

cisco said..
She gonna look flash HG.

If I live long enough to see it cisco shes no Lucy but she makes me happy

Finished off my spacers ready for thinned epoxy. Once there dry Ill glue them into the cabin sides and sand any miss match between the cabin port light cut out and the spacer then touch up with thinned epoxy round the edges.
My work mate dropped in to see the the cabin sides, hes going to finish off the cabin side paint work before the final fit of the port lights.
Once I have painted the spacers today, Ill head down to the boat and epoxy the stove bulk head in and clean the boat out inside its a bloody mess . So maybe tomorrow I can also fix some 12 mm marine ply to the inside of the cabin to make ready for the western red cedar.
I still have not opened the cedar pack I hope its as good a quality as they said it would be .
epoxied spacers done



Stupid man I am I forgot to cut some 12 mm ply strips to do the same thing panic stations see if I can get it done before the thinned epoxy goes off