In my rush from task to task I had forgotten to show the photos of the wide stern of our Didi 40 Cr Wide Stern version now that the deck around the cockpit is fitted. This is about as good a photo as I can get for a while as there is not a good vantage point to photograph the side decks. Also today due to rain I worked inside the hull on the chart table. I was worried the the plywood for the lid was warped so I am pleased to report that after gluing on some trim it is now flat and ready to have the hinges fitted. The other useful job completed today was to trim the outer edge of the 12 mm plywood floor where it sits on the keel frames. These localized areas are trimmed back to 6 mm to give a large bearing area on the keel frames and to lessen the slope of the floor. Now the floor can be epoxy coated to protect it during the rest of the construction.
Our wide stern version of Dudley Dix’s Didi 40 Cr looks very modern
Today’s job was fitting reinforcing trim on the chart table lid
Chart table with lid in place ready to fit hinges