Well, it may not look like I have done much since the last post, but I have finished glassing the hull and also the inside of the deck. I'm totally surprised at how stiff and light the boat is.
I built up the sides of the coaming with wood strips, and today fitted the deck line fittings which arrived last week.
Nigel Dennis himself told me where I could source them, and they are a neat touch, fully recessed, and very tough as they are glass filled nylon and stainless steel. I've set them out exactly the same as my Valley boat.
The purists use webbing or wooden fittings, but I prefer these ones
They can be sanded down so they follow the lines of the deck too.
Next job is cutting out and fitting the hatches and building the spray deck lip.
I lashed out today and bought some carbon fibre cloth for these operations, so fingers crossed!
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