Our mild and dry fall weather ended dramatically yesterday with a 50 degree drop in temperature and a good bit of snow. I'm reminded this is my second winter on this project and I really need to get my butt in gear if I want to have her in the water this summer. The biggest remaining task is the deck. The plan is to strip plank it with the planking sprung to the sheer. I'm thinking 2 1/2" cover boards will look good on the perimeter. I'll need one more trip to the lumber yard as I'm almost out of mahogany. I started with just over 200 board feet and I expect I'll need another 40 board feet to finish. I just hope the price hasn't gone up too much.
Attaching the carlings was a straight forward process, however, they could be smoother and will require a bit of fairing. I used cold bent 1/4" material, laminated with epoxy. The result seems quite sturdy. Here I'm gluing on the second layer.
The deck beams are all in place, but I still have some under deck blocking to add. If I want knees for extra support now is the time.
I plan to varnish the interior before I build the deck. By doing so I hope to avoid masking everything off twice. The forward beams are notched for the king plank.
Happy holidays!
