Most of the capping pieces on the port side of our Didi 40 Cr are fitted. The starboard ones are cut and pre- drilled.
The stem head fitting for the forestay is fitted so now I can complete the deck.
The stem head fitting from the anchor locker side showing the laminated beams front and back of the anchor locker hatch.
A sunny weekend means good boat building weather. While I am reluctant to make too much noise on the weekend I cut out the plywood capping strips that cover the gunwhale and the hull to deck join. I managed to glue on the capping pieces for one side and each join was scarfed for maximum strength. The strips for the starboard side are cut, schafed and pre drilled ready for fitting after I do the final noisy trim of the gunwhale.
A less noisy job was fitting the forestay chainplate prior to installing the deck around the anchor locker. The gunwhales and laminated beams around the anchor locker had to be faired to get the final position of the forestay fitting. used a square to line up the drill bit perpendicular to the stem and eyed the mast post to get the side ways alignment. Once the first hole was true I used the stem fitting to get the hole spacing on the inside and drilled the remaining hole half from the stem and half from the anchor locker. I consider fitting the forestay chainplate a significant milestone so am pleased with the weekend progress.