Joe is starting with the appendages first until a larger space becomes available for the rest. Here is the rudder.

Barring a permanent facility, the next best thing is a sturdy temporary shelter.

This C/B trunk is just about done. I decided to glass the inside for some additional protection. You will notice that I made the bedlogs in one solid piece rather than bending them on. Also, I left about 5 inches of material extending under the bedlogs. This should expand the gluing surface from just the bedlogs to the bedlogs and the trunk extending down through the keel. My hope is that this will lead to a stronger installation as well as head off any opportunity for leaks. Any excess will be trimmed off later. If I have any trouble fitting it in the upside-down hull, I can always trim this extra off and the revert back to the design in the plans.

I spent the last few days playing with the strong back and attaching frames. A word of caution: build the strong back as low to the floor as possible. Mine was originally 2 feet off the ground which put the bottom of the overturned hull 7 feet up. I lost a day lowering it. The frames are leveled with a craftsman laser mounted forward of the stem and are aligned left/right with a plumb. After all eight frames are mounted, I'll start cross bracing so that they can take the force of bending on plywood.

I now have the chines installed. I used three 1/2 by 2 1/2 inch laminations to make up the chines. It took a bit longer but I think it will yield a stronger result. I will make up the shear clamps using the same method. The material is Vertical Grain Douglas Fir. I'm calling the boat "Fir Ball".

[Ed.] Ooops. This is as far as this project will go as Joe has had some changes in his life. I wish Joe all the best in his next boat building endeavor.