12, 8 mm bolts holding the chainplate in place. The bolts are cut to length so that most of the bearing on the frame is on solid shank and not on thread. The deck is sealed with Sikaflex and all the holes primed with epoxy.
Dome nuts on the chainplate backing plates for neatness.
Stanchion bases sit on epoxy glass wedges cut from the laminate I showed in the last post. The bolts go through 24 mm of plywood.
Milestones of sorts with all the underside of the deck and cabin top painted and the start of installing the fittings on the deck. All the chainplates that hold up the mast are installed and most of the stanchion bases. The final coat of paint has been applied inside all the main lockers and undercoat applied in the quarter berth. Five of the six coats of paint are on the toe rails so while there is not much progress to see there has been progress nevertheless.