New mainsheet block post installed

One of the items that I've needed to change since meeting with Rod Carr earlier this week is to add a new post to mount the mainsheet block to. The reason is that the entire rig is having to be moved aft and for that to fit I can no longer use the original extension. Sigh... Oh well.

This though should work. Yet another hole in my cockpit sole but it's all good.

I'm already working on some sort of wooden fitting to add to the top, or at least around the front and back, in order to add some wood for my mainsheet block eye strap to screw into. It's just too wide to fit onto just the post. More ideas on that as I sleep on it.

I also clear coated the bottom of the hatch that I worked on yesterday. By the way, the added curve idea worked! Yay! So now hopefully when I add the neoprene the outside edges will be pushed down hard enough to seal the hatch. Fingers crossed!

Here's the underside of the hatch. You can also see where I added a strip of clear coating around the outside edges... that is to make a smooth surface that the neoprene will stick to later. If I kept it as the rough fiberglass then it might not seal as well.

Slowly but surely...


Peace!   _/)