well it sort of all came together this weekend.
install the hatches
the one at the front is a small one for the little bits you need, so I installed a biscuit barrel...
the ply collar fits around a lip on the barrel holding it in place
and it fits in thus
Then decided it was time to get the frames and gunwhales fitted this is where the fun started.
look at the gap
all the time upside down after the frames were removed has pushed out the sides...
the frames were screwed in place during the fibre glassing so I know they were aligned when that was done
I pulled them back together
the strap being replaced by a clamp as the gunwhales were installed
it's not easy to see but there's a slot in the frames which the inner rail will run.
I'm hoping that the inner rail running through the frame will be enough to spread the force of the sides just pulling away from the frames (the frames are 10mm hoop pine rather than 4mm ply)
I'm still concerned that the sides may just want to spring back out...
if this was a building I'd put in a strainer bar - any other suggestions?
I'm decking the ends
the heat pad helped cure the glue, and a little cutting and planing
still need to fill and sand but you get the idea (and this is all your fault)
"Your" being anyone who builds and comments here and on other building forums.
Each time there's a job to do the standard gets higher ply deck/wooden deck/feature deck/contrasting wooden feature deck you know the evolution...
it almost looks like a canoe
Tor