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Battery and wiring shelf installed

Last night I glued in two sticks of cedar amidships to hold a shelf for the battery and the bundle of wires. Clear coated them with epoxy and then glued them in place.


Today I clear coated two of the knock-outs that came with the frame kit. They are nice, thin plywood and the shape work well because they keep the center of the hull open so I can see the keel and so the rudder control linkage clears everything. Then I just set them on the cedar sticks. Should work fine.


They sorta look like bench seats.

Then I used the remaining epoxy to give another clear coat to the topside of the keel bulb. This might be the last clear coat for the top of the bulb. I'll need to add some more to the bottom, but otherwise the next step on the fin and the bulb will be to use the Interlux 404/414 Epoxy Primekote on it. Then will sand down that to a fine plasticy finish and then paint it white. More on that later as I get to it.


I know that it still looks a bit rough, but you're seeing through the clear coating to both the bare lead bulb and the thickened epoxy filler. The actual surface is pretty smooth now.


Peace!  _/)




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