CB-case trim. Main sheet cross member. Bits & pieces

Centerboard case should have been finished before mounting into building frame. I left the final trim to be done when the hull is finished.

Side reinforcements and cup are made in mahogany.

Dry-fitting. As this is a rather crucial alignment I use three guiding screws so that the whole cup does not move during gluing.

Masking tape - to avoid epoxy spills inside the centerboard.

Glue spreaded, bangs hiding screw heads already in place.

While this was curing I milled another piece of mahogany - for main sheet cross member. The kit comes with a nice, ornamental pattern for this piece but I chose to make it in simple shape, just with rounded edges.

While at it - I decided to cover the plywood edge with a thin mahogany veneer, to blend with the main sheet cross member. This edge will be visible every time I open the hatch so it was worth an effort to make it look good. I planed down plywood edge by a millimeter and milled a matching veneer.

Plywood edges on bench-bulkhead connection need to be somehow protected and hidden.

Since I plan to keep the interior bright I milled trimming piece in larch. Glued in place, will be trimmed after epoxy cures.

I finished shaping and dry-fitted oak quarter knees. They will be glued after epoxy coating of the interior.

Last thing for this weekend was drilling holes for gunrail-frames bolts.

I will use massive bronze screws (diameter 8mm) which are leftovers after my work on Meritaten’s frames and floor timbers. They have a bit too wide heads for bangs which I have so I will have to mill them down a bit.

Next weekend I want to epoxy-coat the interior so during the week I need to:

finish CB case trim

sand the interior