This part was all about finishing off the rear boarding stairs, interior walls and entry bulkhead, and installing the rudder tubes. I used up a lot of scrap ply tessellating everywhere I needed a double thickness bulkhead and then glassed over to ensure full bonding. I deviated from the plans with the rudders giving them a high aspect NACA profile to give them a good amount of bite on the water. This worked well in practice with the boat being very responsive to the helm. It was great to see the boat coming together fast and I often wished that I could have worked on it full time.
what to do with all the scrap ply, use it for any double thickness bulkheads and chuck a layer of glass over the top

tessellations are fun

front anchor locker ply curved glued and screwed

glue coves for strength


a thicknesser is mildly useful


3mm luan ply is nice and light and makes a nice wall to cover up the stringers


rear steers boarding ladder cutout
rear steps being created
this trusty gmc drill cost $40 and probably put in about 30000 screws...



glue coves on all floor pieces





and the main windows and door entry are complete


rudder tube installation




the construction site, ever important plans on the planning table